Sly (The Cat Empire song)

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"Sly"
Sly.JPG
Single by the Cat Empire
from the album Two Shoes
B-side
  • "1001"
  • "No Sense"
  • "Swing Sly"
Released28 March 2005 (2005-03-28) [1]
Length3:47
Label EMI
Songwriter(s) Felix Riebl
Producer(s)
  • The Cat Empire
  • Jerry Boys
  • Felix Riebl
The Cat Empire singles chronology
"The Chariot"
(2004)
"Sly"
(2005)
"The Car Song"
(2005)

"Sly" is a song by Australian rock band the Cat Empire that was the first single released from their 2005 album, Two Shoes . [2] The song peaked at number 23 on the Australian Singles Chart and placed at number 38 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2005. [3]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Felix Riebl, except where noted.

Australian CD single [4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sly" (radio edit) 3:47
2."1001"Ryan Monro, Felix Riebl, Oliver McGill [5] 5:11
3."No Sense" 6:46
4."Swing Sly" 4:39
Total length:20:23

Charts

Chart (2005)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [6] 23

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