Song · Crowded House
“Distant Sun” by Crowded House
From the album Together Alone (1993)
“Distant Sun” by Crowded House appears on 11 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 1993 and 2022. It was first released in 1993 on the album Together Alone. Its best result is #44 on the Radio & Records Top 94 Songs of 1994. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #169 alternative song of 1994 and #2,403 alternative song of all time.
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"Distant Sun" led the way for Together Alone, Crowded House's fourth album, arriving on Capitol in September 1993. Neil Finn wrote it, and it's one of his loveliest puzzles, a melody that keeps climbing and folding back on itself. Youth produced with the band and Bob Clearmountain mixed, and the sound is warm and a little rough at the edges, guitars chiming under a vocal that aches without ever begging.
It went top five in Canada and New Zealand and reached 19 in the UK, though it stalled at 23 at home in Australia. America got a remix in March 1994 that climbed to 26 on the Modern Rock chart, and a live take recorded at the Hammersmith Apollo on 12 November 1993 turned up on the "Locked Out" single. Curtis Wehrfritz directed the video.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 60 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1993 | 100 |
| 1994 | 44 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 94 Songs of 1994 | 94 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1080 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 1999 | 751 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) | 1002 |
| 2000 | 1082 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1083 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1082 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 1067 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1067 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1067 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
| 2022 | 695 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s | 900 |
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