"Catch" is a song by British

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group

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. Written by the group members—

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, and Darren Beale—"Catch" was included on Kosheen's 2001 debut album, ''

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'', as the third track. The song was originally released in November 2000 as a

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with "Demonstrate" but did not experience success in the United Kingdom until a re-release in 2001, when "Catch" by itself reached number 15 on the UK Singles Chart. The song additionally became a top-40 hit in four European countries and Australia.

Release and reception

In the United Kingdom, Moksha Recordings released "Catch" as a

with "Demonstrate", which would become the opening track of ''

''. Issued on 6 November 2000 across four formats, the single stalled at number 86 on the UK Singles Chart. Much like " Hide U", "Catch" was a success in Belgium and the Netherlands upon its initial release, reaching number five on

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chart and number 16 on the

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. In 2001, "Hide U" was re-released in the United Kingdom via

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and reached a new peak of number six, which prompted a solo re-release of "Catch" on 10 December 2001. This time, the song reached number 15 on the UK Singles Chart, staying in the top 100 for eight weeks. In 2002, the song experienced chart success in Europe and Australia, entering the top 40 in Australia, Finland, and Germany. In Ireland, the single peaked at number 44, while in Sweden, it reached number 52.

Track listings

2000

UK CD single # "Catch" (Kosheen radio mix) – 3:21 # "Catch" ( Way Out West mix) – 3:25 # "Catch" (Young Offendaz mix) – 3:17 # "Catch" (

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mix) – 2:45 # "Catch" (Grayed Out mix) – 3:25 # "Catch" (Decoder & Substance mix) – 3:20 UK 12-inch single 1 :A. "Catch" (Decoder & Substance mix) – 6:26 :AA. "Demonstrate" (Decoder & Substance mix) – 6:55 UK 12-inch single 2 :A. "Catch" (Way Out West mix) – 4:54 :AA. "Catch" (Grayed Out mix) – 7:34 UK 12-inch single 3 :A1. "Catch" (Young Offendaz street mix) – 7:02 :AA1. "Catch" (Rennie Pilgrem instrumental) – 5:33 :AA2. "Catch" (Rennie Pilgrem vocal remix) – 5:30

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CD1 # "Catch" (Kosheen radio edit) # "Catch" (Grayed Out vocal edit) Benelux CD2 # "Catch" (Kosheen radio edit) # "Catch" (original version) # "Catch" (Decoder & Substance mix) # "Catch" (Young Offendaz vocal mix edit) # "Catch" (Grayed Out vocal mix) # "Catch" (Way Out West vocal mix)

2001

UK CD1 and Australasian CD single # "Catch" (Kosheen radio edit) – 3:32 # "Catch" (Gordon Kaye remix) – 5:45 # "Catch" (Decoder vocal remix) – 4:25 # "Catch" (Hiver & Hammer 'Flight Over Hamburg' mix) – 6:09 UK CD2 # "Catch" (Kosheen radio edit) – 3:32 # "Repeat to Fade" – 4:52 # "Hold Me Down" – 4:17 UK 12-inch single :A1. "Catch" (Gordon Kaye vocal remix) – 5:45 :A2. "Catch" (Hiver & Hammer 'Flight Over Hamburg' mix) – 6:09 :B1. "Catch" (

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vocal remix) – 7:21 European CD single # "Catch" (Kosheen radio edit) – 3:32 # "Catch" (Gordon Kaye vocal remix) – 5:45 # "Catch" (Decoder vocal remix) – 4:25 # "Catch" (Ferry Corsten vocal remix) – 7:21

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the UK CD singles liner notes. Studios * Recorded at Ledge Studios One (

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, England) * Mastered at Ledge Mastering (Bristol, England) Personnel *

– writing *

– writing * Darren Beale – writing * Decoder & Substance – production, mixing * RD2Media.com – design and art direction (2000 artwork) * Tim Berry – photography (2000 artwork) * Blue Source – design (2001 artwork) * Patrice Hanicotte – photography (2001 artwork)

Charts

Original release

2001 re-release

Year-end charts

Release history

References

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