Jonathan David (song)

"Jonathan David"
Single by Belle and Sebastian
B-side	"Take Your Carriage Clock and Shove It" "The Loneliness of a Middle Distance Runner"
Released	18 June 2001 (2001-06-18)
Length	3:00
Label	Jeepster Matador Spunk
Songwriter(s)	Isobel Campbell Richard Colburn Mick Cooke Chris Geddes Stevie Jackson Sarah Martin Stuart Murdoch
Producer(s)	Belle and Sebastian Tony Doogan
Belle and Sebastian singles chronology
"Legal Man" (2000) "Jonathan David" (2001) "I'm Waking Up to Us" (2001)

"Jonathan David" is a song by Scottish indie pop band Belle and Sebastian. The song gets its name from the biblical duo of Jonathan and David, while B-side "The Loneliness of a Middle Distance Runner" is a reference to Alan Sillitoe's short story "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner." The front cover features band members Mick Cooke and Bobby Kildea with Gill Dodds. All three tracks from the single were later collected on the Push Barman to Open Old Wounds compilation. The title track was the band's first single to feature lead vocals from guitarist Stevie Jackson.

Upon its release on 18 June 2001, the single reached number nine in Canada, number 31 in the United Kingdom, and number 46 in Sweden.