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Drowning (Hootie & the Blowfish song)

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Wikipedia article




"'Drowning'" is a song by American alternative rock band Hootie & the Blowfish. It was released in November 1995 as the fifth and final single from their debut album 'Cracked Rear View' (1994). The song originally appeared on the group's 1991 cassette EP 'Time'.

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The song centers on themes of prejudice and racism, and drew attention to the "rebel" flags displayed at the South Carolina State House at the time, twenty years before that symbol was removed by a vote of the state's legislature. The lyrics reference rap group Public Enemy: PEs coming is all I gotta say. Wanna turn and run away. They're just telling you how they see it. They also reference singer Nanci Griffith, and her 1989 song "It's a Hard Life Wherever You Go.

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"Drowning" was not as successful as 'Cracked Rear View's first four singles, and failed to chart anywhere else but the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, where it peaked at number 21 in November 1995.

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Category:1991 songs

Category:1995 singles

Category:Hootie & the Blowfish songs

Category:Songs written by Darius Rucker

Category:Song recordings produced by Don Gehman

Category:Atlantic Records singles

Category:Songs written by Jim Sonefeld

Category:Songs written by Mark Bryan

Category:Songs against racism and xenophobia


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