Sunburn (Fuel song)

"Sunburn"
Single by Fuel
from the album Sunburn
ReleasedMay 7, 1999
GenreAlternative rock, post-grunge
Length4:23
3:59 (radio edit)
Label550 Music, Epic
Songwriter(s)Carl Bell
Fuel singles chronology
"Bittersweet"
(1998)
"Sunburn"
(1999)
"Jesus or a Gun"
(1999)
Music video
"Sunburn" on YouTube

"Sunburn" is a song by American rock band Fuel. It was released in 1999 as the third single from their debut studio album Sunburn. It spent 9 weeks on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart in 1999, peaking at No. 31.[1]

The song was featured on the Scream 3 movie and in a soundtrack movie Scream 3: The Album. A live acoustic version was also featured on the charitable album Live in the X Lounge.

"Sunburn" was released as the second track on a double A-side maxi single "Shimmer / Sunburn" in Australia on May 7, 1999. It spent 29 weeks on Australian charts, reaching No. 16 in August 1999.[2][3]

Track listing

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Radio promo (1999)

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  1. "Sunburn" (radio mix) – 3:59
  2. "Sunburn" (album version) – 4:23

Maxi single (Australia)

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  1. "Shimmer" – 3:34
  2. "Sunburn" – 4:25
  3. "Shimmer" (acoustic) – 3:20
  4. "Sunday Girl" – 3:16
  5. "Walk the Sky" – 3:20

Charts

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Chart performance for "Sunburn"
Chart (1999) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 16
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[4] 31

References

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  1. ^ Billboard singles chart history for Fuel Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  2. ^ "Hits of the World, Australia (ARIA) Singles chart 08/09/99". Billboard. 111 (34). Nielsen Business Media: 46. August 21, 1999. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Fuel – Shimmer / Sunburn". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  4. ^ "Fuel Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
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