"Catch You" is a pop

Pop music

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 dance

Dance music

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 song written by Cathy Dennis

Cathy Dennis

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 and Greg Kurstin, produced by Kurstin for Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

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's third album Trip the Light Fantastic. It was released as the album's first single on 19 February 2007.

Background

The single was first announced on New Year's Eve 2006, where Ellis Bextor performed the song on the BBC

BBC

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's "New Year Live" show. The music video was subsequently filmed in Venice

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 by Sophie Muller

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, and was released on 13 January 2007. The video has been compared to the movie Don't Look Now

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. When the song was released, it's immediate competition included Kelis

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's single "Lil Star

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", The Fray

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's "How to Save a Life

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", Take That

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's "Shine

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", Justin Timberlake

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's "What Goes Around..." and Mika's "Grace Kelly

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". "Catch You" peaked at #8 on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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. The single also peaked at #33 on the ARIA Singles Chart and at #7 on the ARIA Dance Chart. The song also reached the B-list of Radio 1's official playlist and the A-list of BBC Radio 2

BBC Radio 2

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's official playlist. The song stayed in the UK Top 40 for two months and went to sell 120,000 copies.

Track listing

• 2-Track Single

1. "Catch You" — 3:17
2. "Down with Love" — 3:55

• Maxi Single

1. "Catch You" — 3:17
2. "Down with Love" — 3:55
3. "Catch You" (Moto Blanco Radio Edit) — 3:31
4. "Catch You" (Riff & Rays Radio Edit) — 3:35
5. "Catch You" (Music Video) — 3:27

• 12" Vinyl

1. "Catch You" (Moto Blanco Club Mix) — 8:29
2. "Catch You" (Moto Blanco Dub) — 6:49
3. "Catch You" (Digital Dog Mix) — 6:37
4. "Catch You" (Riff & Rays Mix) — 8:19

• 12" Picture Disc

1. "Catch You" — 3:17
2. "Catch You" (Jay Cox's Fizzekal Half Dub Remix) — 6:08
3. "Catch You" (Moto Blanco Radio Edit) — 3:31
4. "Catch You" (Digital Dog Mix) — 6:37

Chart performance

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	44
Australian ARIA Dance Chart	7
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Canadian Singles Chart Canadian Recording Industry Association Music Canada is a Toronto-based, non-profit trade organization that was founded 9 April 1963 to represent the interests of companies that record, artists, manufacture, production, promotion and distribution of music in Canada...	88
Ireland Singles Chart	29
14
New Zealand singles chart	35
Netherlands Singles Chart	84
Romanian Singles Chart	50
Russian Singles Chart	20
Switzerland Singles Chart	92
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	8
UK Upfront Club Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	1
UK Dance Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	2
UK Year-End Chart (2007)	105
US Hot Dance/Club Chart	14

Personnel

Catch You

• Written by Cathy Dennis and Greg Kurstin
• Vocal production by Cathy Dennis
• Engineered by Dario Dendi, assisted by Zoe Smith at Eden Studios
• Assistant vocal recording engineer: Eddie Miller at Echo Studios
• Programming and instruments by Greg Kurstin
• Additional programming by Brio Taliaferro
• Additional guitar: Tim Van Der Kuil
• All music produced and played by Greg Kurstin
• Recorded at Echo Studios

Down With Love

• Written by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Rob Davis and Jewels & Stone