Chasing Rainbows (song)

"Chasing Rainbows"
Single by Shed Seven
from the album Let It Ride
B-side
  • "In Command"
  • "The Skin I'm In"
Released4 November 1996 (1996-11-04)
GenreBritpop
Length4:17
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Chris Sheldon
Shed Seven singles chronology
"On Standby"
(1996)
"Chasing Rainbows"
(1996)
"She Left Me on Friday"
(1998)

"Chasing Rainbows" is a song by Britpop band Shed Seven. It was released in November 1996 as the first single from their third studio album, Let It Ride, over a year before the album was released in June 1998. The homesickness-inspired song was written by band members Paul Banks and Rick Witter while on tour promoting their previous album, A Maximum High, and it was produced by Chris Sheldon.

The song was released on 4 November 1996 and debuted at number 17 on the UK Singles Chart on 17 November, becoming the band's ninth consecutive top-40 hit in the UK. On 3 July 2020, "Chasing Rainbows" received a silver certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), denoting sales and streams exceeding 200,000 units.