Catch Us If You Can

"Catch Us If You Can" is a 1965 song by The Dave Clark Five, written by the group's drummer Dave Clark and guitarist Lenny Davidson. After their success had waned slightly in the UK, the Dave Clark Five focused on America. There, Clark met with Jack L. Warner and envisioned the movie Catch Us If You Can for release in 1965. "Catch Us If You Can" was inspired by Mary Wells and Major Lance and recorded at Lansdowne Studios in London with audio engineer Adrian Kerridge and produced by Clark. Musically, "Catch Us If You Can" features a sparse arrangement during the opening and verses that feature prominent finger snapping and has a harmonica solo, which was rare on a record by the band. Lyrically, the song features elements of youth liberation and anti-establishment.

The initial release of "Catch Us If You Can" occurred on the American soundtrack album Having a Wild Weekend on 28 June 1965. Shortly before Catch Us If You Can (retitled Having a Wild Weekend in the US) premiered, "Catch Us If You Can" was released as a single A-side in the UK on 2 July 1965 through Columbia Records and on 5 August 1965 through Epic Records in the US. It was a commercial success, reaching number five on the Record Retailer chart in the UK, where it was their first top-ten single in over a year, and number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 in addition to reaching the top-ten in various other countries. Critically, the song was praised for being a "rocker", but criticized for being more commercial than their previous singles. Retrospectively, the song has received praise, and has influenced other songwriters.