Seven Days in the Sun explained

Seven Days in the Sun
Cover:	Sevendaysinthesun.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Feeder
Album:	Echo Park
B-Side:	"Just a Day" "Home for Summer" "Reminders" "Forever Glow"
Length:	3:39
Label:	Echo
Producer:	Feeder Gil Norton
Prev Title:	Buck Rogers
Prev Year:	2000
Next Title:	Turn
Next Year:	2001

"Seven Days in the Sun" is a song by Welsh rock band Feeder, released as the second single from their Echo Park album. It was released on 2 April 2001 and reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart the same month. CD1 of the single includes "Just a Day", which was later released as a single.

Music video

The music video for the song features band members Grant Nicholas, Taka Hirose, and the late Jon Lee on a beach shot in Cape Town, South Africa, 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 Grant that succeeds to impress. Nine years since the video was shot, Feeder released via their Facebook page previously unreleased behind-the-scenes footage.

Track listings

UK CD1 and cassette single^{[1] [2]}

1. "Seven Days in the Sun" (radio edit) – 3:31
2. "Just a Day" – 4:03
3. "Home for Summer" – 3:25

UK CD2^[3]

1. "Seven Days in the Sun" (album version) – 3:39
2. "Reminders" – 3:04
3. "Forever Glow" – 2:22
4. "Seven Days in the Sun" (video)

UK 7-inch blue-vinyl single^[4]

A. "Seven Days in the Sun" – 3:39

B. "Just a Day" – 4:03

Japanese CD single^[5]

1. "Seven Days in the Sun" (radio edit) – 3:31
2. "Satellite News" – 4:26
3. "Home for Summer" – 3:25
4. "Reminders" – 3:04
5. "Forever Glow" – 2:22
6. "We the Electronic" – 4:00
7. "W.I.T." – 2:31
8. "High" (acoustic) – 3:49
9. "Dry" (acoustic) – 3:49

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United Kingdom	2 April 2001		Echo	^[7]
	9 April 2001	7-inch vinyl		^[8]
Japan	18 July 2001	CD		^[9]

In popular culture

In 2001, the track appeared on the PAL-version soundtrack to the racing game alongside two other Feeder songs: "Buck Rogers" and "Just a Day".^[10]

Notes and References

1. Seven Days in the Sun. Feeder. 2001. UK CD1 liner notes. Echo Records. ECSCD107.
2. Seven Days in the Sun. Feeder. 2001. UK cassette single sleeve. Echo Records. ECSMC107.
3. Seven Days in the Sun. Feeder. 2001. UK CD2 liner notes. Echo Records. ECSCX107.
4. Seven Days in the Sun. Feeder. 2001. UK 7-inch single sleeve. Echo Records. ECS 107.
5. Seven Days in the Sun. Feeder. 2001. Japanese CD single liner notes. Echo Records. PCCY-01521.
6. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 18. 17. 11. 21 April 2001. 27 July 2020.
7. New Releases – For Week Starting April 2, 2001: Singles. Music Week. 31. 31 March 2001. 10 August 2021.
8. New Releases – For Week Starting April 9, 2001: Singles. Music Week. 23. 7 April 2001.
9. Web site: セヴン・デイズ・イン・ザ・サン フィーダー. Seven Days in the Sun Feeder. Oricon. ja. 8 October 2023.
10. Web site: Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec soundtrack at RacingSoundtracks.com . 24 February 2024 . racingsoundtracks.com.