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2002 single by the Thrills
"Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)"
Single by the Thrills
from the album So Much for the City
B-side
  • "Blue September"
  • "Don't Play It Cool"
Released11 November 2002 (2002-11-11)
Length4:12
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Conor Deasy, the Thrills
Producer(s)Tony Hoffer
The Thrills singles chronology
"Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)"
(2002) 		"One Horse Town"
(2003)

"Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)" is the debut single of Irish band the Thrills, taken from the album So Much for the City. It was released on 11 November 2002 but did not chart anywhere at first. After the song was re-released on 25 August 2003 following the success of "Big Sur", it reached number 17 on the Irish Singles Chart and number 33 on the UK Singles Chart. Q Magazine ranked the song at number 550 on their 2003 list of the "1001 Best Songs Ever Made".

Track listings

All tracks are written by the Thrills

CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)"4:12
2."Blue September"3:39
DVD single
No.TitleLength
1."Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)" 
2."It's So Easy" 
3."Just Travelling Through" 
4."Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)" (Video) 
7-inch vinyl
No.TitleLength
1."Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)" 
2."Blue September" 
3."Don't Play It Cool" 
Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)" (Radio Edit)3:37
2."Blue September"3:39

Charts

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA) 17
Scotland (OCC) 32
UK Singles (OCC) 33

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 11 November 2002
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
 Virgin
United Kingdom (re-release) 25 August 2003
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • DVD

References

  1. "Rocklist.net... Q - 1001 Best Ever Songs". Q Magazine. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  2. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  3. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  4. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  5. "New Releases – For Week Starting 11 November 2002: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 9 November 2002. p. 25. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  6. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 23 August 2003. p. 23. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
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