Sofa Song

"Sofa Song"
Single by The Kooks
from the album Inside In/Inside Out
Released	17 October 2005
Genre	Indie pop
Length	2:13
Label	Virgin Records
Songwriter(s)	Luke Pritchard, Hugh Harris, Max Rafferty and 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

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

Songwriting

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

• CD VSCDT1904

1. "Sofa Song" – 2:15
2. "Be Mine" – 2:35

• 7" 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"

Chart performance

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