My Own Sunrise

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"My Own Sunrise"
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Single by Crash Test Dummies
from the album A Worm's Life
ReleasedJanuary 1997
Recorded Compass Point Studios, The Bahamas
Genre
Label
Songwriter(s) Brad Roberts
Producer(s)
Crash Test Dummies singles chronology
"He Liked to Feel It"
(1996)
"My Own Sunrise"
(1997)
"Keep a Lid on Things"
(1999)

"My Own Sunrise" is a song by Canadian group Crash Test Dummies and was the second and last single from their 1996 album A Worm's Life .

Music video

The music video for the song features the band dressed in suits and top hats singing in a world filled with many ladders.

Charts

Chart (1997)Peak
Position
Canadian Singles Chart 33


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