SHAB isn’t asking anyone for permission on “Catch Me If You Can,” a cheeky, combustible dance-pop dare that she describes as flirty with a little danger in it. The Persian American singer and songwriter, who fled Tehran at eight and later arrived alone in New York as a young teenager, has earned every ounce of this swagger. Nothing here sounds borrowed.

The track coils itself tight in the verses, a driving, syncopated groove and heavy low-end pulse tensing like a sprinter’s calves on the blocks. Then the chorus bursts wide open, all bright layered harmonies and punchy accents, before that chant-like “Na-Na-Na” refrain grabs the wheel. Tribal beats and Persian hooks thread through the electropop sheen, a proud nod to the roots she carried with her across continents.

Lyrically, she taunts a rival to match her drive, insisting victory never arrives by luck; it gets clawed out through resilience and skill. Written with Damon Sharpe, Bonnie McKee and JHart, the song moves like a confident stride into a crowded room, chin up, daring someone to follow.

I caught myself walking faster after one listen. Maybe that is the whole trick: when the chase is this thrilling, who honestly wants to be caught?

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