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The Dolphin's Cry
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Wikipedia article
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| type = single
| artist = Live
| album = The Distance to Here
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| label = Radioactive
| writer = Ed Kowalczyk
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| prev_title = Rattlesnake
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = Run to the Water
| next_year = 2000
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"'The Dolphin's Cry'" is a song by American alternative rock band Live, released on August 24, 1999, as the lead single from their fourth studio album, 'The Distance to Here'. The song was co-produced by Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads, and features Adam Duritz of Counting Crows on backing vocals. It reached number one on the Canadian 'RPM' Top 30 Rock Report and number two on the US 'Billboard' Mainstream Rock chart. Internationally, "The Dolphin's Cry" peaked at number one in Iceland, number seven in Flanders, and number 10 in the Netherlands while reaching the top 50 on the Australian and New Zealand music charts.
Chart performance
In the United States "The Dolphin's Cry" reached number 78 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100, number two on the 'Billboard' Mainstream Rock chart and number three on the 'Billboard' Modern Rock Tracks chart. In Canada, the song topped the 'RPM' Top 30 Rock Report. The single also reached number one in Iceland, number seven the Flanders region of Belgium, number 10 in the Netherlands, number 25 in Australia, number 48 in New Zealand, and number 62 in the United Kingdom. In the latter country, it topped the UK Rock Chart. In Australia, the single earned a Gold certification for shipments in excess of 35,000.
Music video
The music video, directed by Martin Weisz,[http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=16731 "Live The Dolphins Cry"] 'mvdbase.com' features the band playing in an alley as successively larger waves of water flow towards them. The other people in the alley grow more panicked as the waves get larger. Towards the end of the song, the largest wave sweeps through the alley and knocks the band down, but they get back up and resume playing.
Track listings
'US promo CD'
# "The Dolphin's Cry" (radio edit) 3:58
# "The Dolphin's Cry" (album version) 4:23
# "The Dolphin's Cry" (suggested callout hook) 0:20
'South African and Australian CD single'
# "The Dolphin's Cry" (radio edit)
# "Vine Street"
# "Sun" (loop version)
'European CD single'
# "The Dolphin's Cry" (radio edit)
# "Vine Street"
'UK CD1'
# "The Dolphin's Cry"
# "Vine Street"
# "Lakini's Juice" (Sippin on Lakini's Juice remix)
'UK CD2'
# "The Dolphin's Cry" (album version)
# "Sun" (loop version)
# "Turn My Head" (recorded live in Melbourne, Australia 1997)
# "The Dolphin's Cry" (video)
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, music, lead vocals, guitar
* Chad Taylor lead guitar
* Patrick Dahlheimer bass
* 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
* David Sestak management
* Peter Freedman management
* Sagmeister Inc. art direction
* Motoko Hada artwork design and illustration
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
In popular culture
This song was featured in 'The Sopranos' episode University when Caitlin Rucker interrupts Meadow Soprano and Noah Tannenbaum kissing and was also used in the film 'Urban Legends: Final Cut'.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0705291/soundtrack "Soundtracks for The Sopranos University (2001)"] 'IMDb'
References
Category:1999 singles
Category:1999 songs
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:Universal Music Australia singles
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