Catch Us If You Can

For other uses, see Catch Us If You Can (disambiguation).

"Catch Us If You Can" is a 1965 song by The Dave Clark Five, written by the group's drummer Dave Clark and guitarist Lenny Davidson.^[1]

"Catch Us If You Can"
Single by the Dave Clark Five
from the album Having a Wild Weekend
B-side	"Move On" (UK) "On The Move" (US)
Released	2 July 1965 (UK) 5 August 1965 (US)
Recorded	1965
Studio	Lansdowne, London
Genre	Pop rock
Length	1:54
Label	Columbia
Songwriters	Dave Clark Lenny Davidson
Producer	Dave Clark
The Dave Clark Five UK singles chronology
"Come Home" (1965) "Catch Us If You Can" (1965) "Over and Over" (1965)
The Dave Clark Five US singles chronology
"I Like It Like That" (1965) "Catch Us If You Can" (1965) "Over and Over" (1965)
Audio
"Catch Us If You Can" on YouTube

Reception

Cash Box described it as a "rollicking, fast-moving rocker with a contagious, funky rhythmic undercurrent," saying it could be a "blockbuster."^[2] Record World said that "it moves and grooves for the groovy movers."^[3] Billboard described the song as a "pulsating rocker."^[4]

Chart performance

The song was one of DC5's top hits, reaching number 5 on the UK Singles Chart in the late summer of 1965,^[5] and number 4 on the U.S. pop singles chart.^[6]

Cover versions

Given the song's significance to Shrewsbury Town F.C. – the club's fans consider it Shrewsbury's theme song – a local Shropshire band, Hello Cleveland, and Shrewsbury fans released a cover version in 2011, with a percentage of the proceeds going to children's charity Hope House.^[7]

Popular culture

• The song was also featured in the opening sequence of the ESPN broadcast of the 1989 Winston 500 NASCAR race, held at Talladega Superspeedway.^[8]