"Big Sur" is song by Irish band the Thrills, released as the third single from their debut album, So Much for the City (2003). The song contains elements from the 1966 song "(Theme from) The Monkees". "Big Sur" was released on 21 May 2003 in Japan and on 9 June in the United Kingdom. The song reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart, making it the most successful single release from the band in the United Kingdom. In their native Ireland, the song reached number nine, giving them their second top-10 single, after "One Horse Town". Elsewhere, the song reached number 44 in Italy and number 55 in the Netherlands.