Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)

"Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)"
Single by the Thrills
from the album So Much for the City
B-side	"Blue September" "Don't Play It Cool"
Released	11 November 2002 (2002-11-11)
Length	4:12
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Conor Deasy the Thrills
Producer(s)	Tony Hoffer
The Thrills singles chronology
"Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)" (2002) "One Horse Town" (2003)

"Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)" is a song by Irish band the Thrills, released as the lead single from their first album, So Much for the City . It was released on 11 November 2002 as the band's debut single but did not chart anywhere at first. After the song was re-released on 25 August 2003 following the success of "Big Sur", it reached number 17 on the Irish Singles Chart and number 33 on the UK Singles Chart. Q Magazine ranked the song at number 550 on their 2003 list of the "1001 Best Songs Ever Made". ^[1]

Track listings

All tracks are written by the Thrills.

CD single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)"	4:12
2.	"Blue September"	3:39

DVD single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)"
2.	"It's So Easy"
3.	"Just Travelling Through"
4.	"Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)" (Video)

7-inch vinyl

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)"
2.	"Blue September"
3.	"Don't Play It Cool"

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)" (Radio Edit)	3:37
2.	"Blue September"	3:39

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA) [2]	17
Scotland (OCC) [3]	32
UK Singles (OCC) [4]	33

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	11 November 2002	7-inch vinyl CD	Virgin	[5]
Japan	26 March 2003	CD		[6]
United Kingdom (re-release)	25 August 2003	7-inch vinyl CD DVD		[7]

References

1. "Rocklist.net... Q - 1001 Best Ever Songs". Q Magazine . Archived from the original on September 9, 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
2. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
3. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
4. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
5. "New Releases – For Week Starting 11 November 2002: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 9 November 2002. p. 25. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
6. "ザ・スリルズ | Santa Cruz EP" [The Thrills | Santa Cruz EP] (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved 24 March 2025.
7. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 23 August 2003. p. 23. Retrieved 8 September 2021.