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Wikipedia article




{{Infobox song

| name = Run to the Water

| cover = LiveRunToTheWater.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Live

| album = The Distance to Here

| released =

| recorded =

| studio =

* The Site (San Rafael, California)

* Village Recorder (West Los Angeles)

* A&M (Hollywood, California)

* The Plant (Sausalito, California)

| genre =

| length = 4:27

| label = Radioactive

| composer =

* Ed Kowalczyk

* Patrick Dahlheimer

| lyricist = Ed Kowalczyk

| producer =

* Jerry Harrison

* Live

| prev_title = The Dolphin's Cry

| prev_year = 1999

| next_title = They Stood Up for Love

| next_year = 2000

| misc =

}}

"'Run to the Water'" is a song by alternative rock group Live, released on January 11, 2000, as the second single from their fifth studio album, 'The Distance to Here' (1999). It became a moderate hit in early 2000, reaching the top 40 in Australia, Finland, and the Netherlands as well as on the American and Canadian rock charts. In Iceland, the song topped the chart for three weeks, becoming Live's second consecutive number-one single.

Chart performance



The song was not released as a single in the United States but reached at number 14 on the 'Billboard' Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 17 on the 'Billboard' Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. In Canada, "Run to the Water" reached number 10 on the 'RPM' Top 30 Rock Report. The single also charted at number 15 in Finland, number 25 in the Netherlands, number 34 in Australia, and number 44 in New Zealand. It peaked at number one in Iceland for three weeks, from April 28 to May 12, 2000, and became the band's second consecutive number-one single.

Music video



The official music video for the song was directed by Martin Weisz.[http://mvdbase.com/video.php?id=16732 "Run to the Water"] 'mvdbase.com' In the video, Ed Kowalczyk sings the song in a dilapidated bathroom, while the people in the street below, including the other band members, are harassed by the police. Kowalczk descends to the street where he and the other band members stand facing the riot police. Conflict seems inevitable until it begins to rain and the tension is released. Soon after, a bomb, thrown by the police, explodes and the water turns to fire, into which the band members jump. Kowalczyk wakes with a start to discover that he has been dreaming and smiles ecstatically as he washes his face in the sink.

There's also a second version of that video where, at the end, Kowalczyk comes out a pond on another plane of dimension, giving the story her full meaning.

Track listings



'US promo CD'

# "Run to the Water" 4:27

'European CD single'

# "Run to the Water" 4:27

# "The Dolphin's Cry" (acoustic) 5:09

'European maxi-single'

# "Run to the Water" (album version) 4:27

# "The Dolphin's Cry" (acoustic version) 5:09

# "I Alone" (recorded live for Y100) 5:06

# "The Dolphin's Cry" (radio mix) 4:01

'Australian CD single'

# "Run to the Water" (album version)

# "The Dolphin's Cry" (acoustic version)

# "I Alone" (recorded live for Y100)

# "The Dolphin's Cry" (radio mix)

# "Turn My Head" (recorded live in Melbourne, Australia, May 1997)

* This single was included as a bonus disc on the Australian release of 'The Distance to Here'.

Credits and personnel



Credits are lifted from the US promo CD liner notes and 'The Distance to Here' album booklet.

'Studios'

* Recorded at The Site (San Rafael, California), Village Recorder (West Los Angeles), A&M Studios (Hollywood, California), and The Plant (Sausalito, California)

* Mixed at South Beach Studios (Miami Beach, Florida) and Encore Studios (Burbank, California)

* Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City)

'Live'

* Ed Kowalczyk lyrics, vocals, guitar

* Patrick Dahlheimer lyrics, music, bass

* Chad Taylor lead guitars

* Chad Gracey drums

* Live production

'Other personnel'

* Jerry Harrison production

* Gary Kurfirst executive production

* Tom Lord-Alge mixing

* Karl Derfler engineering

* Doug McKean additional engineering

* Ted Jensen mastering

* Phil Schuster A&R, production coordinator

* David Sestak management

* Peter Freedman management

Charts



Weekly charts



Year-end charts



Release history



References



Category:1999 songs

Category:2000 singles

Category:Live (band) songs

Category:Music videos directed by Martin Weisz

Category:Number-one singles in Iceland

Category:Radioactive Records singles

Category:Song recordings produced by Jerry Harrison

Category:Songs written by Ed Kowalczyk

Category:Songs written by Patrick Dahlheimer

Category:Universal Music Australia singles

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