"Sofa Song" is a song by British rock the Kooks and is featured on their debut studio album, Inside In/Inside Out (2006). It was released on 17 October 2005 as the second single from that album, charting at number 28 in the UK Singles Chart.

"Sofa Song"
Single by the Kooks
from the album Inside In/Inside Out
Released17 October 2005 (2005-10-17)[1]
Length2:13
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Luke Pritchard, Hugh Harris, Max Rafferty, Paul Garred
Producer(s)Tony Hoffer
The Kooks singles chronology
"Eddie's Gun"
(2005)
"Sofa Song"
(2005)
"You Don't Love Me"
(2006)
DVD cover

Songwriting

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Luke Pritchard stated in NME that Morrissey (of The Smiths) is one of his heroes and that "Sofa Song" was an attempt to write a song like Morrissey and Johnny Marr used to write during the Smiths' lifetime; a playful melody with a dark underbelly and lyrics.

Track listings

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  • CD (VSCDT1904)
  1. "Sofa Song" – 2:15
  2. "Be Mine" – 2:35
  • 7-inch (VS1904)
  1. "Sofa Song" – 2:15
  2. "Be Mine" - 2:35
  3. "Something to Say" – 2:41
  • DVD (VSDVD1904)
  1. "Sofa Song" (video) – 2:21
  2. "Eddie's Gun" (video) – 2:14
  3. "Put Your Back to My Face"

Charts

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Chart (2005) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[2] 28

References

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  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 15 October 2005. p. 25.
  2. ^ "The Kooks - Sofa Song - Music Charts". acharts.us. Retrieved 30 November 2007.