Sun Hits the Sky explained

Sun Hits the Sky
Cover:	Supergrass Sun Hits The Sky.jpg
Border:	yes
Type:	single
Artist:	Supergrass
Album:	In It for the Money
B-Side:	Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
Studio:	Sawmills (Golant, UK)
Genre:	Psychedelic rock^[1]
Length:	4:55
Label:	Parlophone
Producer:	Supergrass John Cornfield
Prev Title:	Richard III
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	Late in the Day
Next Year:	1997

"Sun Hits the Sky" is a song by English rock band Supergrass. It was released as the third single from the band's second album, In It for the Money (1997), in June 1997. The single reached number 10 on the UK Singles Chart and reached the top 20 in Iceland. The B-side, "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others", is a cover of the 1986 Smiths song.

Track listings

UK and Australian CD single^{[2] [3]}

1. "Sun Hits the Sky"
2. "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others"
3. "Sun Hits the Sky" (Radio 1 Evening Session)

UK 7-inch and cassette single^{[4] [5]}

1. "Sun Hits the Sky" (radio edit)
2. "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others"

Japanese mini-album^[6]

1. "Sun Hits the Sky" (radio edit)
2. "Cheapskate"
3. "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others"
4. "Sun Hits the Sky" (Radio 1 Evening Session)
5. "Odd?" (original version)
6. "Melanie Davis"

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the In It for the Money album liner notes.^[7]

Studio

• Recorded at Sawmills Studio (Golant, UK)

Personnel

• Supergrass – writing, production, mixing
• Rob Coombes – writing
• Satin Singh – percussion
• John Cornfield – production, mixing

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[8]	44
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)^[9]	16

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United Kingdom	9 June 1997		Parlophone	^[10]
Japan	19 July 1997	CD		^[11]

Notes and References

1. Book: Segretto, Mike. 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. 2022. 1997. 564. Backbeat. 9781493064601.
2. Sun Hits the Sky. Supergrass. 1997. UK CD single liner notes. Parlophone. CDR 6469, 7243 8 84187 2 0.
3. Sun Hits the Sky. Supergrass. 1997. Australian CD single liner notes. Parlophone. 7243 8 84207 2 3.
4. Sun Hits the Sky. Supergrass. 1997. UK 7-inch single sleeve. Parlophone. R 6469, 7243 8 84187 7 5.
5. Sun Hits the Sky. Supergrass. 1997. UK cassette single sleeve. Parlophone. TCR 6469.
6. Sun Hits the Sky. Supergrass. 1997. Japanese mini-album liner notes. Parlophone, EMI Music Japan. TOCP-50238.
7. In It for the Money. In It for the Money. Supergrass. 1997. UK CD album liner notes. Parlophone. CDPCS 7388, 7243 8 55228 2 6.
8. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 14. 26. 18. 28 June 1997. 17 October 2020.
9. News: Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (10.7. '97 – 16.7. '97). Dagblaðið Vísir. is. 22. 11 July 1997. 3 October 2019.
10. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 33. 7 June 1997. 29 June 2021.
11. Web site: サン・ヒッツ・ザ・スカイ(ジャパン・オンリー・ミニ・アルバム) スーパーグラス. Sun Hits the Sky (Japan Only Mini Album) Supergrass. Oricon. ja. 23 January 2024.