7 (Catfish and the Bottlemen song)

"7" is the ninth single by Welsh indie rock band Catfish and the Bottlemen. It is the second single of their second album, The Ride. It was released on 1 April 2016. The single did not contain a B-side.

"7"
Single by Catfish and the Bottlemen
from the album The Ride
Released	1 April 2016
Genre	Alternative rock garage rock pop rock[1]
Length	4:16
Label	Island Communion
Songwriter(s)	Van McCann
Producer(s)	Dave Sardy
Catfish and the Bottlemen singles chronology
"Soundcheck" (2016) "7" (2016) "Glasgow" (2016)
Music video
"7" on YouTube

The song reached number 81 on the UK Singles Chart, and number eight on the US Alternative Songs chart.

7 was written about Alana Haim from the band Haim. If you look closely on the lyric sheet of the song, you will see that the lyric “promise again that I would call her..” the name ‘Alana’ was scratched out and was replaced with the word ‘again’.[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"7"	4:16
Total length:		4:16

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)[3]	81
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[4]	8
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[5]	35

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[6]	Platinum	600,000
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

1. "Catfish And The Bottlemen – 7". Discogs. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
2. "Pin on #beats". Pinterest. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
3. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
4. "Catfish and the Bottlemen Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
5. "Catfish and the Bottlemen Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
6. "British single certifications – Catfish & The Bottlemen – 7". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 11 December 2020. Select singles in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type 7 in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

External links

• 7 - Single at Discogs