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{{Infobox song
| name       = Cath...
| cover      = Cath... (2008 Death Cab for Cutie single).jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Death Cab for Cutie]]
| album      = [[Narrow Stairs]]
| B-side     = Styrofoam Plates (Daytrotter Sessions)
| released   = July 21, 2008
| recorded   = 2007
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = [[Indie rock]]
| length     = 3:50
| label      = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]], [[Barsuk Records|Barsuk]]
| writer     = [[Ben Gibbard]]
| producer   = [[Chris Walla]]
| prev_title = [[I Will Possess Your Heart]]
| prev_year  = 2008
| next_title = [[No Sunlight]]
| next_year  = 2008
| misc       = {{Audio sample
 | type = single
 | file = Cath.ogg
}}
}}

"'''Cath...'''" is a song by American [[indie rock]] band [[Death Cab for Cutie]], the second single from their sixth studio album, ''[[Narrow Stairs]]'', released on July 21, 2008, in the United Kingdom as a 7" single.

The song did not earn placement on many worldwide charts or the main [[Billboard Hot 100|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100]] pop chart, but it managed to reach number ten on the [[Alternative Songs|U.S. Modern Rock Tracks]] chart.

==Music video==
The music video of the song was directed by [[Autumn de Wilde]]. The video reflects the song's lyrics, and the story they tell: A woman named "Cath" (portrayed by [[Beth Riesgraf]]) is about to be wed to a "well-intentioned man," yet she does not love him, and is still infatuated with a former love (portrayed by [[Lukas Haas]]) who watches the ceremony. The video was inspired by [[Emily Brontë]]'s famous novel ''[[Wuthering Heights]]'', reflecting [[Catherine Earnshaw]] and her torment over marrying [[Edgar Linton]] (the "well-intentioned man") when she loves [[Heathcliff (Wuthering Heights)|Heathcliff]]. The band is occasionally shown sitting in what seems to be a dressing room with a grassy floor, with all four members mouthing the lyrics to the song.

For promotion, the video was available for remixing on [[MTV]]'s online video mixer.

==Track listing==
'''UK 7" vinyl'''
#"Cath..."
#"Styrofoam Plates" (Daytrotter Sessions)

'''U.S. promo CD single'''
#"Cath..." (Radio edit)
#"Cath..."

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
!Chart (2008)
!Peak<br />position
|-
{{single chart|Billboardcanadarock|35|artist=Death Cab for Cutie|rowheader=true|access-date=December 15, 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|10|artist=Death Cab for Cutie|rowheader=true|access-date=December 15, 2021}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Death Cab for Cutie}}

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[[Category:2008 singles]]
[[Category:Death Cab for Cutie songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Ben Gibbard]]
[[Category:2008 songs]]
[[Category:Atlantic Records singles]]

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