"Big Sur" is the third single released by Irish band the Thrills, taken from their debut album, So Much for the City (2003).

[2] "Big Sur" was released on 9 June 2003 and reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart, making it the most successful single release from the band.

In their home country, the song reached number nine, giving them their second top-10 single, after "One Horse Town".

[3] Elsewhere, the song reached number 44 in Italy and number 55 in the Netherlands.

All tracks are written by the Thrills and Conor Deasy except "Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me", written by Morrissey and Johnny MarrCredits are lifted from the So Much for the City album booklet.