Don't Steal Our Sun

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"Don't Steal Our Sun"
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Single by the Thrills
from the album So Much for the City
B-side "Last Night I Dreamed That Somebody Loved Me"
Released24 November 2003 (2003-11-24) [1]
Length2:50
Label Virgin
Composer(s) The Thrills
Lyricist(s) Conor Deasy
Producer(s) Tony Hoffer
The Thrills singles chronology
"Big Sur"
(2003)
"Don't Steal Our Sun"
(2003)
"Whatever Happened to Corey Haim?"
(2004)

"Don't Steal Our Sun" is the fourth and final single released by Irish band the Thrills from their debut album, So Much for the City (2003). Released on 24 November 2003, the song reached number 45 on the UK Singles Chart and number 38 in Ireland.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Conor Deasy (lyrics) and the Thrills (music) except where noted.

UK CD1 [2]
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Steal Our Sun"2:50
2."One Horse Town" (live from Abbey Road Studios)3:18
UK CD2 [3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Don't Steal Our Sun" 2:50
2."Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me"3:36
3."Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)" (acoustic version) 4:05
4."Don't Steal Our Sun" (video) 3:05
UK 7-inch single [4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Don't Steal Our Sun" 2:50
2."The One I Love" (Radio 1 Session)3:12

Charts

Chart (2003)Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA) [5] 38
Scotland (OCC) [6] 48
UK Singles (OCC) [7] 45

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