Seven Days in the Sun

"Seven Days in the Sun" is a song by Welsh rock band Feeder, released as the second single from their Echo Park album. It was released on 2 April 2001 and reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart the same month. CD1 of the single includes "Just a Day", which was later released as a single.

"Seven Days in the Sun"
Single by Feeder
from the album Echo Park
B-side	"Just a Day" "Home for Summer" "Reminders" "Forever Glow"
Released	2 April 2001 (2001-04-02)
Length	3:39
Label	Echo
Songwriter(s)	Taka Hirose Jon Lee Grant Nicholas
Producer(s)	Feeder Gil Norton
Feeder singles chronology
"Buck Rogers" (2000) "Seven Days in the Sun" (2001) "Turn" (2001)
Music video
"Seven Days in the Sun" on YouTube

Music video

The music video for the song features band members Grant Nicholas, Taka Hirose, and the late Jon Lee on a beach shot in Cape Town, South Africa, implementing various methods of reeling in some girls. Grant dresses up as a bike salesman, and gets the girls' passports in exchange for bicycles, Taka, a waiter in order to "demonstrate" his cooking skills, and Jon, in drag, possibly to show them his feminine side. However, it is only Grant that succeeds to impress. Nine years since the video was shot, Feeder released via their Facebook page previously unreleased behind-the-scenes footage.

Track listings

UK CD1 and cassette single^[1][2]

1. "Seven Days in the Sun" (radio edit) – 3:31
2. "Just a Day" – 4:03
3. "Home for Summer" – 3:25

UK CD2^[3]

1. "Seven Days in the Sun" (album version) – 3:39
2. "Reminders" – 3:04
3. "Forever Glow" – 2:22
4. "Seven Days in the Sun" (video)

UK 7-inch blue-vinyl single^[4]

A. "Seven Days in the Sun" – 3:39

B. "Just a Day" – 4:03

Japanese CD single^[5]

1. "Seven Days in the Sun" (radio edit) – 3:31
2. "Satellite News" – 4:26
3. "Home for Summer" – 3:25
4. "Reminders" – 3:04
5. "Forever Glow" – 2:22
6. "We the Electronic" – 4:00
7. "W.I.T." – 2:31
8. "High" (acoustic) – 3:49
9. "Dry" (acoustic) – 3:49

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6]	54
Scotland (OCC)[7]	12
UK Singles (OCC)[8]	14
UK Indie (OCC)[9]	2

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	2 April 2001	CD cassette	Echo	[10]
	9 April 2001	7-inch vinyl		[11]
Japan	18 July 2001	CD		[12]

In popular culture

In 2001, the track appeared on the PAL-version soundtrack to the racing game Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec alongside two other Feeder songs: "Buck Rogers" and "Just a Day".^[13]