| "Chasing Rainbows" | ||||
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| Single by Shed Seven | ||||
| from the album Let It Ride | ||||
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| Released | 4 November 1996 | |||
| Genre | Britpop[1] | |||
| Length | 4:17 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Chris Sheldon[2] | |||
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"Chasing Rainbows" is a song by Britpop band Shed Seven. It was released in November 1996 as the first single from their third studio album, Let It Ride, over a year before the album was released in June 1998.[3] 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.
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-40 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 units.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Australian-charts.com – Shed Seven – Chasing Rainbows". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Shed Seven – Let It Ride". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 14 January 2020.