Catching the Butterfly

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"Catching the Buttlerfly"
Urban Hymns
Song by The Verve
From the album Urban Hymns
Album released September 29, 1997
Recorded Unknown 1996/1997
Genre Britpop
Song Length 6:26
Record label Virgin
Producer The Verve, Chris Potter
The Drugs Don't Work
(Track 4)
Catching The Butterfly
(Track 5)
Neon Wilderness
(Track 6)

"Catching the Butterfly" is a song by The Verve, released on their last album Urban Hymns. The song retained some of the band's early 1990's psychedelic style - i.e. having very loosely double-tracked vocal which fades in and out of sync - whilst also showing signs of their new style - i.e. simple chords, with quite a laid back approach.

[edit] Lyrics

The lyrics for the song appear to be inspired by a dream, and Ashcroft is trying to remember something from it, but cannot quite figure it out. The 'thing' that he is trying to remember is described as a 'butterfly'. This could be described as a link to drugs, and the 'freedom' that drugs can give.


The Verve
Nick McCabe | Richard Ashcroft | Simon Jones | Peter Salisbury | Simon Tong
Discography
Studio albums: A Storm in Heaven | A Northern Soul | Urban Hymns
EPs: Verve EP | FIve by Five
Compilations: No Come Down | This is Music: The Singles 92-98
Singles: "All in the Mind" | "She's a Superstar" | "Gravity Grave" | "Blue" | "Slide Away" | "This Is Music" | "On Your Own" | "History" | "Bitter Sweet Symphony" | "The Drugs Don't Work" | "Lucky Man" | "Sonnet"
Tours: Gravity Grave Tour | Urban Hymns Tour
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