Seven Days in the Sun

Infobox Single
Name = Seven Days in the Sun


Artist = Feeder
from Album = Echo Park
Released = April 2001
Format = CD, 7" single
Recorded = late 2000
Genre = Indie
Length = 3 mins 39 s
Label = Echo
Producer = Feeder and Gil Norton
Chart position = * #14 (UK)
* #10 (UK Airplay)
* Top 40 (5FM top 40- South Africa)
* #31 (Europe)| Last single = "Buck Rogers"
(2001)
This single = "Seven Days in the Sun"
(2001)
Next single = "Turn"
(2001)

"Seven Days in the Sun" is a song by Feeder, released as the second single from their "Echo Park" album. It was released in April 2001 and reached #14 in the UK charts. It was a minor success in Europe reaching #31 on the Eurochart top 40.

The music video for the song featured band members Grant Nicholas, Taka Hirose, and the late Jon Lee on a beach, 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 Taka that succeeds to impress. Lyrically, the song also matches the theme in its video with that being holiday romances.

The track also appeared in the game .

The video appeared in the "Indie 500" on VH2 in 2004 at #407.proboards forum - VH2 Indie 500- Feeder fan site messageboard discussion thread] The chart was a rundown of the channels top 500 indie tracks of all time.

CD1 of the single features the popular "Just a Day", which was later released as a single itself.

Track listing

CD1

#"Seven Days in the Sun [Edit] " - 3:30
#"Just a Day" - 4:05
#"Home for Summer" - 3:25

CD2

#"Seven Days in the Sun" - 3:39
#"Reminders" - 3:06
#"Forever Glow" - 2:24
# "Seven Days In The Sun" (Video)

MC

#"Seven Days in the Sun" - 3:39
#"Just a Day" - 4:05
#"Home for Summer" - 3:25

Vinyl (Dark Blue 7")

#"Seven Days In The Sun
#"Just A Day"

References