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"Big Sur (Song)"
Single by the Thrills
from the album So Much for the City
B-side"No-One Likes To Be Upstaged"
Released9 June 2003
GenreAlternative rock
Length3:07
LabelVirgin Records
Songwriter(s)Tommy Boyce, Ben Carrigan, Conor Deasy, Bobby Hart, Kevin Horan, Padraic McMahon, Daniel Ryan
Producer(s)Tony Hoffer
The Thrills singles chronology
"One Horse Town"
(2003) 		"Big Sur (Song)"
(2003) 		"Don't Steal Our Sun"
(2003)

"Big Sur" is the third single released by Irish band the Thrills, off their debut album So Much for the City. It was released on 9 June 2003. The song reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart, making it the most successful single release from the band. In their home country, the song reached number nine, giving them their second top-ten single after "One Horse Town". Elsewhere, "Big Sur" reached number 44 in Italy and number 55 in the Netherlands. The song contains elements from "(Theme from) The Monkees".

Track listings

All tracks are written by the Thrills except "Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me", written by Morrissey and Johnny Marr

UK and European enhanced CD single[1]
No.TitleLength
1."Big Sur"3:07
2."No-One Likes to Be Upstaged"3:24
3."One Horse Town" (demo)3:12
4."Big Sur" (video)3:07
UK 12-inch single[2]
No.TitleLength
1."Big Sur"3:07
2."Your Love Is Like Las Vegas" (acoustic version)3:09
Japanese EP[3]
No.TitleLength
1."Big Sur" 
2."No-One Likes to Be Upstaged" 
3."Your Love Is Like Las Vegas" (acoustic version) 
4."Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me" 
5."Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)" 

Charts

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[4] 57
Ireland (IRMA)[5] 9
Italy (FIMI)[6] 44
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 55
Scotland (OCC)[8] 12
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 17

References

  1. ^ Big Sur (UK & European enhanced CD single liner notes). The Thrills. Virgin Records. 2003. vscdt 1852, 7243 5 47177 0 3.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Big Sur (UK 12-inch single sleeve). The Thrills. Virgin Records. 2003. VS1852.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Big Sur (Japanese EP liner notes). The Thrills. Virgin Records. 2003. VJCP-61072.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 21, no. 27. 28 June 2003. p. 12. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  5. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Big Sur". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  6. ^ "The Thrills – Big Sur". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  7. ^ "The Thrills – Big Sur" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 December 2018.



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