Sly (The Cat Empire song)

"Sly"
Single by the Cat Empire
from the album Two Shoes
B-side	"1001" "No Sense" "Swing Sly"
Released	28 March 2005 (2005-03-28) [1]
Studio	EGREM
Length	3:47
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]

Track listing

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

Australian CD single ^[4]

No.	Title	Writer(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 (2005-2007)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA) [6]	23
US Adult Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [7]	18

References

1. "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 28th March 2005" (PDF). ARIA. 28 March 2005. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
2. Official Website ^{[ full citation needed ]}
3. "Search | Hottest 100 Archive | triple j". www.abc.net.au. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
4. Sly (Australian CD single liner notes). The Cat Empire. EMI Records. 2005. 7243 8 69567 2 9.
5. "1001". APRA Works Search. Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 28 October 2023. Note: user may have to click on 'Search again' and add details e.g. at 'Enter a title:' 1001, or at 'Performer:' Cat Empire
6. "The Cat Empire – Sly". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
7. "The Cat Empire Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 April 2025.