Catch Me in the Air

"Catch Me in the Air" was debuted at SWG3 in Glasgow, Scotland in November 2021 during Sawayama's debut album tour as a teaser for her yet-to-be-announced second album. The album, Hold the Girl, was announced in May 2022, with a release date of 2 September 2022. The lead single, "This Hell", was followed by "Catch Me in the Air" in June 2022. In an interview with Zane Lowe, Sawayama noted that "Catch Me in the Air" was inspired by the music of Gwen Stefani. == Composition ==

"Catch Me in the Air" uses a key change for a "lifting" effect. The song is a tribute to her mother, who raised Sawayama as a single parent. It was written during the pandemic. When Sawayama debuted the song during the Sawayama tour at Glasgow's SWG3, she told the crowd: “I wrote this song because, in these unprecedented times, I am touring my first record at the same time as finishing my second record. I thought that the first record was really personal – and it was – but this new record is even more personal. This song, I wrote it about my mum, who is a single mum. You know how intense that relationship is – they feel like a sister or a brother. I felt throughout my life that my mum and I have caught each other when we’re falling.” == Credits ==

• Rina Sawayama – performer, songwriter • Stuart Price – songwriter, producer • Clarence Clarity – producer • Grace Barker – songwriter • Oscar Scheller – songwriter • Adam Crisp – songwriter == Charts ==