"Staring at the Sun" is a song by English

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band

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, featured on their 2005 debut self-titled album. Written by vocalist

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, guitarist Luke Potashnick and producer Steve Robson, the song was released as the second

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from the album on 15 January 2005, reaching number five on the UK Singles Chart and number 33 on the

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—the band's highest chart positions on these charts. According to Atkinson, the song is "being in love and not realizing that, actually, they're a bit of a bitch. It's how love can blind you to a person's faults. Then suddenly it all becomes clear."

Track listings

"Staring at the Sun" was written by

, Luke Potashnick, and Steve Robson; "Come Get Some" was written by Atkinson, Charlie Grant, and Peter Woodroffe. UK CD1 # "Staring at the Sun" # "Staring at the Sun" UK CD2 # "Staring at the Sun" # " Come Get Some" # "Staring at the Sun" # "Staring at the Sun"

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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