Sun Hits the Sky
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"Sun Hits the Sky" is a song by the Britpop
band Supergrass
. It was the third single from the band's second album In It for the Money
. It was released in June 1997, and reached #10 in the UK Singles Chart
. The B-side "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
" is a cover of The Smiths
' song of the same name, and is a slightly more rock based version than the original.
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Britpop
Britpop is a subgenre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. Britpop emerged from the British independent music scene of the early 1990s and was characterised by bands influenced by British guitar pop music of the 1960s and 1970s...
band Supergrass
Supergrass
Supergrass was an English alternative rock band from Oxford. The band consisted of brothers Gaz and Rob Coombes , Mick Quinn and Danny Goffey ....
. It was the third single from the band's second album In It for the Money
In It for the Money
In It for the Money is the second album by Supergrass, released in 1997. NME called it "more fun than watching a wombat in a washing machine" and named it the 10th best album of the year. In 1998, Q readers voted it the 68th greatest album of all time, while in 2000 the same magazine placed it at...
. It was released in June 1997, and reached #10 in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
. The B-side "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
"Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others" is a song by The Smiths, recorded in autumn 1985 and first released on their 1986 album The Queen Is Dead. It was also released as a single in Germany.-Composition and recording:...
" is a cover of The Smiths
The Smiths
The Smiths were an English alternative rock band, formed in Manchester in 1982. Based on the song writing partnership of Morrissey and Johnny Marr , the band also included Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce...
' song of the same name, and is a slightly more rock based version than the original.
Track listing
CD CDR6469- "Sun Hits the Sky" (4:53)
- " Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others" MorrisseyMorrisseySteven Patrick Morrissey , known as Morrissey, is an English singer and lyricist. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as the lyricist and vocalist of the alternative rock band The Smiths. The band was highly successful in the United Kingdom but broke up in 1987, and Morrissey began a solo career,...
/Johnny MarrJohnny MarrJohnny Marr is an English musician and songwriter. Marr rose to fame in the 1980s as the guitarist in The Smiths, with whom he formed a prolific songwriting partnership with Morrissey. Marr has been a member of Electronic, The The, and Modest Mouse...
(3:03) - "Sun Hits The Sky (Radio 1 Evening Session)" (4:29)
LTD. ED. White 7" R6469 / TC TCR6469
- "Sun Hits the Sky" (4:53)
- "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others" (3:03)