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{{Infobox song
| name       = When the Thought of You Catches Up with Me
| cover      = whenthethoughtofyoucatchesupwithme.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[David Ball (country singer)|David Ball]]
| album      = [[Thinkin' Problem]]
| B-side     = "Don't Think Twice"<ref name="whitburn">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|year=2008|page=39|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}</ref>
| released   = August 29, 1994
| recorded   =
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = [[Country music|Country]]
| length     = 3:01 (album version)
| label      = [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros. Nashville]]
| writer     = David Ball
| producer   = [[Blake Chancey]]
| prev_title = [[Thinkin' Problem (song)|Thinkin' Problem]]
| prev_year  = 1994
| next_title = [[Look What Followed Me Home]]
| next_year  = 1995
}}
"'''When the Thought of You Catches Up with Me'''" is a song written and recorded by American [[country music]] singer [[David Ball (country singer)|David Ball]].  It was released in August 1994 as the second single from the album ''[[Thinkin' Problem]]'' as the follow-up to the successful title track.  This song reached number 7 on the [[Hot Country Singles & Tracks]] (now [[Hot Country Songs]]) chart, and number 6 on Canada's ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' 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.
==Music video==
The music video was directed by Chris Rogers.
==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.
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!align="left"|Chart (1994)
!align="center"|Peak<br />position
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{{singlechart|Canadacountry|6|chartid=2674|publishdate=December 5, 1994|accessdate=August 4, 2013}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardbubbling100|7|artist=David Ball}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|7|artist=David Ball}}
|}
==References==
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{{David Ball}}
[[Category:1994 singles]]
[[Category:1994 songs]]
[[Category:David Ball (country singer) songs]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Blake Chancey]]
[[Category:Warner Records singles]]
[[Category:Songs written by David Ball (country singer)]]
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