Steve McQueen (Sheryl Crow song)

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"Steve McQueen"
Sheryl Crow Steve McQueen.jpg
Single by Sheryl Crow
from the album C'mon, C'mon
ReleasedJuly 1, 2002 (2002-07-01)
Studio Various
Length3:25
Label A&M
Songwriter(s) Sheryl Crow, John Shanks
Producer(s) Sheryl Crow, John Shanks
Sheryl Crow singles chronology
"Soak Up the Sun"
(2002)
"Steve McQueen"
(2002)
"C'mon, C'mon"
(2003)

"Steve McQueen" is a song by American singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow. It is the lead track from her fourth studio album, C'mon, C'mon (2002). It was released as the second single from the album on July 1, 2002. The song reached No. 88 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and became a dance hit, peaking at No. 11 on the Billboard Dance Club Play chart. It also won a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance, Crow's fourth win in the category. [1] The single's music video was directed by Wayne Isham and features Crow racing around in various vehicles, recreating scenes from Steve McQueen movies.

Contents

Track listings

US CD single and UK cassette single [2] [3]

  1. "Steve McQueen" – 3:24
  2. "If It Makes You Happy" (live from Abbey Road Studios) – 3:45

UK CD1 [4]

  1. "Steve McQueen" (album version) – 3:24
  2. "The Difficult Kind" (live from Abbey Road Studios) – 6:35
  3. "If It Makes You Happy" (live from Abbey Road Studios) – 3:45
  4. "Soak Up the Sun" (video) – 3:49

UK CD2 [5]

  1. "Steve McQueen" – 3:24
  2. "If It Makes You Happy" (live from Abbey Road Studios) – 3:45
  3. "My Favorite Mistake" (live from Abbey Road Studios) – 4:02

European CD single [6]

  1. "Steve McQueen" (album version) – 3:24
  2. "The Difficult Kind" (live from Abbey Road Studios) – 6:35

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the C'mon, C'mon album booklet. [7]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
United KingdomJuly 1, 2002CD A&M [18]
AustraliaJuly 15, 2002 [19]
United States Triple A radio [20]

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