"Catch Us If You Can" is a 1965 song from The Dave Clark Five, written by group's drummer Dave Clark and guitarist Lenny Davidson. The song was one of DC5's top hits, reaching number 5 on the UK Singles Chart in the late summer of 1965 and number 4 on the U.S. pop singles chart, later that fall. Starting with guitar and finger snapping accompaniment, the hook was instantaneous: As such, it served as the title song to John Boorman's well-regarded DC5 vehicle and pop scene film Catch Us If You Can of the same year. The title phrase was seemingly a take-off on the 1959 crime filmCatch Me If You Can and similar phrases, with "me" turned to the group's "us". In years since, "Catch Us If You Can" is played near the start of Shrewsbury Town F.C. matches as the footballers run onto the pitch. This has been happening on and off since the 1974-1975 season and "Catch" is thus seen by home fans as Shrewsbury's de facto theme tune. Such was its significance to Shrewsbury Town that a local band, Hello Cleveland, and Shrewsbury fans released a cover version of the song, with a percentage of the proceeds going to children's charityHope House. The song was made available for purchase on Amazon and on . In the U.S., "Catch" remains one of the DC5's most played tunes on oldiesradio stations. In Australia, the Candid Camera-style television showCatch Us If You Can was named after the song. Author Emlyn Williams used this song's lyric as an epigraph in , his book about the serial killersIan Brady and Myra Hindley. "Catch Us If You Can" was a hit song on British radio during part of the time the Moors murders were being committed. The song was also used in a Walkers advert in 1995 around May for their now discontinued crinkle-cut range ; the song seemed appropriate as it was saying "catch us crinkle cut crisps if you can". The song was also featured in the opening sequence of the ESPN broadcast of the 1989 Winston 500NASCAR race held at Talladega Superspeedway. "Catch Us If You Can" was also used for video clips of baseball highlights on The George Michael Sports Machine. The song was also used in the opening sequence of the TBS broadcast of the 1987 NBA Playoffs between the Los Angeles Lakers against the Seattle SuperSonics in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals. It is also used in the opening credits of the 1990 movieLook Who's Talking Too, when baby Julie is conceived.
