Catch the Sun

"Catch the Sun"
"Catch the Sun"
Single by Doves
from the album Lost Souls
Released	29 May 2000
Recorded	1999
Genre	Indie rock; post-Britpop;
Length	4:13 (radio edit); 4:48 (album version)
Label	Heavenly Records
Songwriters	Jez Williams, Jimi Goodwin, Andy Williams
Producers	Doves, Steve Osborne
Doves singles chronology
Music video
	"Catch the Sun" on YouTube

"Catch the Sun" is the second single from Doves' debut studio album Lost Souls. The single was released on 29 May 2000 in the UK on 2 CDs and 10" vinyl, and charted at number 32 on the UK Singles Chart. The psychedelic, kaleidoscopic music video for "Catch the Sun" was directed by Sophie Muller. Jamie Cullum covered "Catch the Sun" on his album Catching Tales.

"Down to Sea" is an early demo of "Sea Song." The B-sides for CD2 are songs from Doves' previous incarnation as Sub Sub. The versions of "Crunch" and "Lost in Watts" differ slightly from those found on Sub Sub's album Delta Tapes. "Crunch" is an edit, and "Lost in Watts" is an alternate mix omitting some background vocals (which are prominent on the Delta Tapes version).

The B-side "Valley" features the piano riff from The Beach Boys' Smile-era songs "Do You Like Worms" and "Heroes And Villains".

The song was also featured in the soundtrack of the video game Project Gotham Racing.

Track listings

All tracks are written by Jez Williams, Jimi Goodwin, and Andy Williams.

Promo CD (HVN96CDRP)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Catch the Sun"	4:48

UK CD1 (HVN96CDS) and 10" vinyl (HVN9610)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Catch the Sun"	4:48
2.	"Valley"	4:23
3.	"Down to Sea"	4:36

UK CD2 (HVN96CD)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Catch the Sun"	4:48
2.	"Crunch"	4:00
3.	"Lost in Watts"	4:56

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Scotland (OCC)^[2]	33
UK Singles (OCC)^[3]	32

Chart (2001)	Peak position
US Radio and Records Alternative^[4]	40

References

^ Blyweiss, Adam; Terich, Jeff; Whitacre, Wesley (22 March 2018). "10 Essential Post-Britpop tracks". Treble Zine. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
^ "Radio & Records" (PDF). Americanradiohistory.com. 13 April 2001. Retrieved 8 August 2025.

This 2000s rock song-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] Blyweiss, Adam; Terich, Jeff; Whitacre, Wesley (22 March 2018). "10 Essential Post-Britpop tracks". Treble Zine. Retrieved 20 October 2024.

[sc_Scotland_-2] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 31, 2023.

[sc_UK_Doves-3] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[4] "Radio & Records" (PDF). Americanradiohistory.com. 13 April 2001. Retrieved 8 August 2025.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

v t e Doves
Jez Williams Jimi Goodwin Andy Williams Martin Rebelski
Studio albums	Lost Souls The Last Broadcast Some Cities Kingdom of Rust The Universal Want Constellations for the Lonely
Singles	"The Cedar Room" "Catch the Sun" "The Man Who Told Everything" "There Goes the Fear" "Pounding" "Caught by the River" "Black and White Town" "Snowden" "Sky Starts Falling" "Kingdom of Rust" "Winter Hill" "Andalucia"
EPs	Cedar EP Sea EP Here It Comes Live at Eden Some Cities Live EP
Compilations	Lost Sides Instrumentals of Rust The Places Between: The Best of Doves So, Here We Are: Best of Doves
DVDs	Where We're Calling From
Related articles	Discography Sub Sub Odludek

Catch the Sun

Hub talks

Catch the Sun

Catch the Sun

Catch the Sun

Hub overview

Add your contribution

Inside this hub

Media Collections

Timelines

Articles

Notes collections

Notes

Days in Chronicle

Root Wikipedia Article

Catch the Sun

Track listings

Charts

References

Add your contribution

Related Hubs

Catch the Sun

Hub talks

Welcome to #editors!