Chasing Rainbows (song)

"Chasing Rainbows" is a song recorded by Britpop band Shed Seven in 1996. It was released in November the same year as the first single from their third studio album, Let It Ride, over a year before the album was released in June 1998.[4] The homesickness-inspired song was written by band members Paul Banks and Rick Witter while on tour promoting their previous album, A Maximum High, and it was produced by Chris Sheldon.

"Chasing Rainbows"
Single by Shed Seven
from the album Let It Ride
B-side
  • "In Command"
  • "The Skin I'm In"
Released4 November 1996[1]
Recorded1996
GenreBritpop[2]
Length4:17
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Chris Sheldon[3]
Shed Seven singles chronology
"On Standby"
(1996)		 "Chasing Rainbows"
(1996)		 "She Left Me on Friday"
(1998)

The song was released on 4 November 1996 and debuted at number 17 on the UK Singles Chart on 17 November, becoming the band's ninth consecutive top-forty hit in the UK. On 3 July 2020, "Chasing Rainbows" received a Silver certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), denoting sales and streams exceeding 200,000.

Background

"Chasing Rainbows" was written while Shed Seven were in Germany promoting their prior album, A Maximum High. Rick Witter said in an interview with Songwriting Magazine that they wrote the song during a murky afternoon while waiting to do their soundcheck. He was sitting in the band's tour bus with bandmate Paul Banks when Banks began composing the main riff on his guitar, then they wrote the lyrics quickly afterwards, inspired by their homesickness resulting from constant travel.[1] The two then took the song into soundcheck and received positive feedback, allowing them to record and release the song. Witter believed that if the song had been released on another week, it would have reached number one.[1]

Track listings

UK 7-inch/CD/cassette single

  1. "Chasing Rainbows" – 4:17
  2. "In Command" – 3:25
  3. "The Skin I'm In" – 2:43

German CD single

  1. "Chasing Rainbows" – 4:24
  2. "In Command" – 3:29

Charts
Chart (1996) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] 61
Scotland (OCC)[6] 9
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 17

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[8] Silver 200,000

sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References
  1. "How I wrote 'Chasing Rainbows' by Shed Seven's Rick Witter". 4 November 2019.
  2. Peacock, Tim (18 October 2019). ""We've Stood The Test Of Time": Shed Seven on Surviving Britpop and 'Going For Gold'". uDiscoverMusic. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  3. "Australian-charts.com – Shed Seven – Chasing Rainbows". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  4. "Shed Seven – Let It Ride". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  5. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13 no. 48. 30 November 1996. p. 11. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  6. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  7. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  8. "British single certifications – Shed Seven – Chasing Rainbows". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
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