"When the Thought of You Catches Up with Me" is a country music

Country music

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 song written and recorded by American

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 country music singer David Ball. It was released in August 1994 from his 1994 album, Thinkin' Problem

Thinkin' Problem

Thinkin' Problem is the title of an album by American country music artist David Ball. It was released in 1994 on Warner Bros. Records Nashville...

as the follow-up to the successful title track. This song managed to reach #7 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs

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) chart, and #6 on Canada's RPM

RPM (magazine)

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country chart.

Content

In the song, Ball describes instances when the memory of a lost love resurfaces, whether it be a beautiful day or in the dead of night.

Chart positions

"When the Thought of You Catches Up with Me" debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of September 10, 1994.

Chart (1994)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	7
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100	7
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	6