alternative rock
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Live
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* ''Live!'' (2007 film), 2007 American film
* ''Live'' (2014 film), a 2014 Japanese film
*'' ''Live'' (Apocalyptica DVD)
Music
*Live (band), American alternative rock band
* List of albums ...
, released on August 24, 1999, as the lead single from their fourth studio album, ''
The Distance to Here
''The Distance to Here'' is the fifth studio album by the band Live, released in 1999. It debuted at #4 on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 138,000 copies in its first week and was certified Platinum by the RIAA on November 19, 1999.
''. The song was co-produced by
Jerry Harrison
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of
Talking Heads
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, and features
Adam Duritz
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of
Counting Crows
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on backing vocals. It reached number one on the Canadian ''
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Mainstream Rock
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chart. Internationally, "The Dolphin's Cry" peaked at number one in Iceland, number seven in
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, and number 10 in the Netherlands while reaching the top 50 on the
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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''
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chart and number three on the ''Billboard''
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chart. In Canada, the song topped the ''
RPM
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'' Top 30 Rock Report. The single also reached number one in Iceland, number seven the
Flanders
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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
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. In Australia, the single earned a Gold certification for shipments in excess of 35,000.
Music video
The music video, directed by Martin Weisz, 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
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)
European CD single
# "The Dolphin's Cry" (radio edit)
# "Vine Street"
Australian and South African CD single
# "The Dolphin's Cry" (radio edit)
# "Vine Street"
# "Sun" (loop version)
Credits and personnel
Credits are lifted from the US promo CD liner notes and ''
The Distance to Here
''The Distance to Here'' is the fifth studio album by the band Live, released in 1999. It debuted at #4 on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 138,000 copies in its first week and was certified Platinum by the RIAA on November 19, 1999.
'' album booklet.
Studios
* Recorded at The Site (
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),
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),
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Sausalito, California
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)
* Mixed at South Beach Studios (
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, Florida) and Encore Studios (
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)
* Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City)
Live
*
Ed Kowalczyk
Edward Joel Kowalczyk (; born July 16, 1971)"Edward Kowalczyk IMDb entry" '' – lyrics, music, lead vocals, guitar
* Chad Taylor – lead guitar
*
Patrick Dahlheimer
Patrick Michael "Pat" Dahlheimer (born May 30, 1971, in York, Pennsylvania) is the former bassist for Live and bassist for The Gracious Few. Live have sold over 20 million records, including the 8× platinum album ''Throwing Copper''.
– bass
*
Chad Gracey
Chad Alan Gracey (born July 23, 1971, in York, Pennsylvania, US) is the drummer for the bands Live and The Gracious Few. Live have sold over 20 million records, including the 8× platinum album ''Throwing Copper''.Jerry Harrison
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– production
*
Gary Kurfirst
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– executive production
*
Tom Lord-Alge
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Ted Jensen
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– mastering
* David Sestak – management
* Peter Freedman – management
* Sagmeister Inc. – art direction
* Motoko Hada – artwork design and illustration
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
In popular culture
This song was featured in ''
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