Cats on the Ceiling
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- Ruel Vincent Van Dijk
- Elias Danielsen
- Sam Romans
- Jake Torrey
- Mark Landon
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| Released | 18 October 2024 | |||
| Length | 3:33 | |||
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"Cats on the Ceiling" is a song recorded by Australian singer-songwriter, Ruel. It was released on 18 October 2024 through Recess Records and Giant Music. It was Ruel's first original solo track since "I Don't Wanna Be Like You" in March 2023.[1]
"Cats on the Ceiling" was written by Ruel Vincent Van Dijk, Elias Danielsen, Sam Romans, Jake Torrey, Mark Landon, with the latter serving as the co-producer of the song under his stage name, M-Phazes, alongside Joshua Shpak.[2]
On the single release, Ruel commented: "I think there is so much more out there for us to experience in this life if we can just 'let go' of all that pent up self-control from time to time. I wrote 'Cats' to express the joy that comes from giving in to the great unknown and I want people to be able interpret that in whatever way feels good to them."[1]
Music video
Reception
The Note called it a "joyous and shiny pop tune addressing love, loss and letting go."[1]
Nicole Otero from Euphoriazine said "'Cats on the Ceiling' opens with a shiny pop production that comes with buoyancy and makes you feel like you're floating. Also saying "The song also comes with a very specific narrative that expands onto the relationship of two people bringing the best out of each other, a whimsical concept very well presented."[4]
Track listings
- Digital download and streaming
- "Cats on the Ceiling" — 3:33
- Digital download and streaming (Purrfectly Altered)
- "Cats on the Ceiling" — 3:33
- "Cats on the Ceiling" (acoustic) — 3:32
- "Cats on the Ceiling" (catnip version) — 3:04
- "Cats on the Ceiling" (catnap version) — 4:22
- "Cats on the Ceiling" (acapella) — 3:33
- "Cats on the Ceiling" (hisstrumental) — 3:33
- 12" Record Store Day 2025 Exclusive[5]
Side A:
- "Cats on the Ceiling"
- "Cats on the Ceiling" (Stripped)
- "Bonus Track #1"
Side B:
- "Made it Awkward"
- "Made it Awkward" (Stripped)
- Bonus Track #1
Personnel
Credits adapted from Apple Music.[2]
- Ruel Vincent Van Dijk – vocals, composer, lyrics
- Elias Danielsen – composer, lyrics, guitar
- Sam Romans – composer, lyrics
- Jake Torrey – composer, lyrics
- M-Phazes (Mark Landon) – producer, composer, lyrics, synthesizer, drums, percussion, drum machine
- Joshua Shpak – producer, trumpet, keyboards, synthesizer, background vocals, guitar
- Jack Siegel – guitar
- Pera Krstajic – bass
- Adam Moore – guitar, background Vocals
- Meredith Moore – keyboards, background vocals
- Leonard "Kaeyos" Latouche – drums
- Philip Saabye – mastering engineer, mixing engineer