Song · Doves
“Catch the Sun” by Doves
From the album Lost Souls (2000)
“Catch the Sun” by Doves appears on 17 radio countdowns from 10 stations between 2001 and 2026. It was first released in 2000 on the album Lost Souls. Its best result is #63 on The End Top 107 Songs of 2001. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #148 alternative song of 2001 and #3,864 alternative song of all time.
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"Catch the Sun" was the second single from Lost Souls, the 2000 debut by English band Doves, whose earlier incarnation as Sub Sub still turned up on the single's B-sides. Jimi Goodwin and the brothers Andy and Jez Williams wrote it, and Steve Osborne produced and mixed it for Heavenly.
It surges where you expect it to sulk: chiming guitars, a driving beat and a chorus that swells like the clouds are finally parting. It came out in the UK on 29 May 2000 and got to number 32 on the singles chart, then crossed to American rock radio in February 2001, climbing to 40 on Radio & Records' alternative chart. Sophie Muller directed the video, a swirling, kaleidoscopic trip.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 83 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2001 | 91 |
| 2001 | 86 | WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2001 | 100 |
| 2001 | 63 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 107 Songs of 2001 | 107 |
| 2001 | 64 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2001 | 101 |
| 2001 | 95 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2001 | 99 |
| 2001 | 161 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2001 | 191 |
| 2001 | 79 | 99X Atlanta, GA | 99X Top 99 Songs of 2001 | 99 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 201 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) | 498 |
| 2002 | 452 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) | 500 |
| 2003 | 431 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) | 500 |
| 2005 | 431 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) | 500 |
| 2006 | 396 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) | 499 |
| 2022 | 667 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2022 | 1009 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time | 1055 |
| 2024 | 317 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
| 2025 | 577 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs | 800 |
| 2026 | 724 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound | 1055 |
Also listed as: Catch The Sun.
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