Catch Your Wave

"Catch Your Wave" is a song by American power pop band the Click Five. It was released on November 8, 2005, as the second single from their debut studio album Greetings from Imrie House. The song peaked at number 37 on the US Pop Airplay chart.

"Catch Your Wave"
Single by the Click Five
from the album Greetings from Imrie House
Released	November 8, 2005
Recorded	2005
Genre	Rock power pop[1]
Length	2:52
Label	Lava
Songwriters	Ben Romans Joe Guese Ethan Mentzer
Producer	Mike Denneen
The Click Five singles chronology
"Just the Girl" (2005) "Catch Your Wave" (2005) "Jenny" (2007)
Music video
"Catch Your Wave" on YouTube

Background and composition

"Catch Your Wave" was released as a single and serviced to contemporary hit radio on November 8, 2005.^[2] The digital release was released on November 22, and contains a cover of Til Tuesday's "Voices Carry".^[3] The track was written by Ben Romans, Joe Guese and Ethan Mentzer, while production was handled by Mike Denneen.^[4]

Live performances

The group performed the song on MTV Live in July 2005.^[5] The band also appeared at the 2005 MLS Cup half-time show where they performed the song.^[6] They performed at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in November 2005, playing the track.^[7]

Critical reception

Billboard gave the song a positive review writing, "Witty, metaphorically blissful lyrics are blended with guitar-driven hooks and lush harmonies, a perfect recipe to quench pop-parched airwaves," as well as noting, "This flawless pop gem, [taken from the quintet's Greetings From Imrie House], is sure to follow in the footsteps of previous top 20 'Just the Girl'."^[8]

Chart performance

"Catch Your Wave" debuted on the US Pop Airplay chart at number 40 for the week ending December 24, 2005.^[9] The song later peaked at number 37. It also reached number 68 on the US Pop 100 chart.^[10] It was one of the most added songs on contemporary hit radio in Canada, in November 2005.^[11]

Music video

The music video for "Catch Your Wave" premiered on November 7, 2005, via MTV. It was directed by Vem.^[12] The video debuted on the top ten on the MTV Total Request Live countdown.^[13]

Track listing

CD single^[14]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Catch Your Wave"	2:52

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Catch Your Wave" (album version)	2:52
2.	"Voices Carry" (main version)	3:53

Personnel

Credits for "Catch Your Wave" adapted from album's liner notes.^[4]

The Click Five Eric Dill – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Joe Guese – lead guitar, backing vocals Ben Romans – synthesizers, backing vocals Ethan Mentzer – bass, backing vocals Joey Zehr – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Production Mike Denneen – producer, mixing, engineer Wayne Sharp – executive producer Andy Vandette – mastering Matt Beaudoin – recording Matt Tahaney – assistant engineering

Charts

Chart performance for "Catch Your Wave"

Chart (2006)	Peak position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[15]	8
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[16]	37
US Pop 100 (Billboard)[10]	68

Release history

Release history and formats for "Catch Your Wave"

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
United States	November 8, 2005	Contemporary hit radio	Atlantic	[2]
Various	November 22, 2005	Digital download		[17]