Sunnyroad

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"Sunnyroad"
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Single by Emilíana Torrini
from the album Fisherman's Woman
Released14 February 2005
Genre Indie pop, pop-folk
Label Rough Trade
Songwriter(s) Emilíana Torrini, Dan Carey
Emilíana Torrini singles chronology
"Lifesaver"
(2004)
"Sunnyroad"
(2005)
"Heartstopper"
(2005)

"Sunnyroad" is the second single for the Fisherman's Woman record, released by Emiliana Torrini in 2005. It reached number 82 on the UK Singles Chart. [1]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Sunnyroad" (album version)
  2. "Sunnyroad" (radio version)
  3. "Sunnyroad" (Manasseh mix)
  4. "Sunnyroad" (Atom TM's Future Folk mix)
  5. "Sunnyroad" (music video)

Charts

Chart performance for "Sunnyroad"
Chart (2005)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) [1] 82

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