Catch Me Now I'm Falling
| "Catch Me Now I'm Falling" | ||||
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| Single by the Kinks | ||||
| from the album Low Budget | ||||
| B-side | "Low Budget" | |||
| Released | 5 September 1979 (US) | |||
| Recorded | January – June 1979 | |||
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| Length | 5:58 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ray Davies | |||
| Producer(s) | Ray Davies | |||
| The Kinks US singles chronology | ||||
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| Low Budget track listing | ||||
11 tracks
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| Alternative cover | ||||
American single label | ||||
"Catch Me Now I'm Falling" is a song written by Ray Davies and first released by the Kinks as the second track on their 1979 album Low Budget. Written as a criticism of America's allies, the song depicts the fall of Captain America as a symbol of the United States' dire circumstances at the time. The song features multiple solos on different instruments as well as a riff similar to "Jumpin' Jack Flash".
The song saw single release in the United States and in the Netherlands. In the U.S. it had 'Low Budget' on the B-side, while in the Netherlands the B-side was 'In a Space'. The song has since made appearances on compilations and live albums.