Seven Days in the Sun

"Seven Days in the Sun"
Single by Feeder
from the album Echo Park
B-side
  • "Just a Day"
  • "Home for Summer"
  • "Reminders"
  • "Forever Glow"
Released2 April 2001 (2001-04-02)
Length3:39
LabelEcho
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Feeder singles chronology
"Buck Rogers"
(2000) 		"Seven Days in the Sun"
(2001) 		"Turn"
(2001)
Music video
"Seven Days in the Sun" on YouTube

"Seven Days in the Sun" is a song by Welsh rock band Feeder, released as the second single from their Echo Park album. It was released on 2 April 2001 and reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart the same month. CD1 of the single includes "Just a Day", which was later released as a single.

Music video

The music video for the song features band members Grant Nicholas, Taka Hirose, and the late Jon Lee on a beach shot in Cape Town, South Africa, implementing various methods of reeling in some girls. Grant dresses up as a bike salesman, and gets the girls' passports in exchange for bicycles, Taka, a waiter in order to "demonstrate" his cooking skills, and Jon, in drag, possibly to show them his feminine side. However, it is only Grant that succeeds to impress. Nine years since the video was shot, Feeder released via their Facebook page previously unreleased behind-the-scenes footage.

Track listings

UK CD1 and cassette single[1][2]

  1. "Seven Days in the Sun" (radio edit) – 3:31
  2. "Just a Day" – 4:03
  3. "Home for Summer" – 3:25

UK CD2[3]

  1. "Seven Days in the Sun" (album version) – 3:39
  2. "Reminders" – 3:04
  3. "Forever Glow" – 2:22
  4. "Seven Days in the Sun" (video)

UK 7-inch blue-vinyl single[4]

A. "Seven Days in the Sun" – 3:39
B. "Just a Day" – 4:03

Japanese CD single[5]

  1. "Seven Days in the Sun" (radio edit) – 3:31
  2. "Satellite News" – 4:26
  3. "Home for Summer" – 3:25
  4. "Reminders" – 3:04
  5. "Forever Glow" – 2:22
  6. "We the Electronic" – 4:00
  7. "W.I.T." – 2:31
  8. "High" (acoustic) – 3:49
  9. "Dry" (acoustic) – 3:49

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6] 54
Scotland (OCC)[7] 12
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 14
UK Indie (OCC)[9] 2

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 2 April 2001
  • CD
  • cassette
 Echo [10]
9 April 2001 7-inch vinyl [11]
Japan 18 July 2001 CD [12]

In 2001, the track appeared on the PAL-version soundtrack to the racing game Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec alongside two other Feeder songs: "Buck Rogers" and "Just a Day".[13]

References

  1. ^ Seven Days in the Sun (UK CD1 liner notes). Feeder. Echo Records. 2001. ECSCD107.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Seven Days in the Sun (UK cassette single sleeve). Feeder. Echo Records. 2001. ECSMC107.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Seven Days in the Sun (UK CD2 liner notes). Feeder. Echo Records. 2001. ECSCX107.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Seven Days in the Sun (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Feeder. Echo Records. 2001. ECS 107.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Seven Days in the Sun (Japanese CD single liner notes). Feeder. Echo Records. 2001. PCCY-01521.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 18, no. 17. 21 April 2001. p. 11. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  10. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting April 2, 2001: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 31 March 2001. p. 31. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  11. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting April 9, 2001: Singles". Music Week. 7 April 2001. p. 23.
  12. ^ "セヴン・デイズ・イン・ザ・サン | フィーダー" [Seven Days in the Sun | Feeder] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  13. ^ "Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec soundtrack at RacingSoundtracks.com". racingsoundtracks.com. Retrieved 24 February 2024.