So Many Nights (song)

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"So Many Nights"
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Single by The Cat Empire
from the album So Many Nights
B-side "Dumb Things"
ReleasedDecember 8, 2007 (2007-12-08)
Recorded2007
Genre Alternative
Length3:35
Label EMI/Virgin
Songwriter(s) Felix Riebl
The Cat Empire singles chronology
"No Longer There"
(2007)
"So Many Nights"
(2007)
"Fishies"
(2008)

"So Many Nights" is the title track from The Cat Empire's 2007 album of the same name. It was the second single released from the album and was released as an EP on the iTunes Store. The second track from the EP is a cover, taken from the Paul Kelly album, Under the Sun .

Contents

"So Many Nights" was ranked number 50 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2007. [1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Felix Riebl, [2] unless otherwise indicated.

iTunes EP release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."So Many Nights" 3:35
2."Dumb Things" Paul Kelly 3:52
3."So Many Nights" (with the Australian Youth Orchestra) 4:37
Total length:12:04

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References

  1. Triple J Hottest 100, 2007
  2. "How to Explain". APRA Works Search. Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 4 May 2015. Note: user may have to click on 'Search again' and add details e.g. at 'Enter a title:' How to Explain, or at 'Performer:' Cat Empire