&Don't Look Back into the Sun& is the fourth single released by The Libertines. NME magazine awarded it single of the week upon its release. It was released as a single only, therefore not appearing on any albums.
In May 2007, NME magazine placed &Don't Look Back into the Sun& at number 5 in its list of the 50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever, one place ahead of &Time for Heroes&. In October 2011, NME placed it at number 71 on its list &150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years&.
In 2007 it was covered by The View on the BBC Radio 1 Established 1967 album, with the song representing the year 2003.
The song features in the 2005 film The Long Weekend. and on the intro for episodes of the BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey. The song was also used at the end of the first episode of The Inbetweeners.