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, released on August 24, 1999, as the lead single from their fifth studio album, ''

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''. The song was co-produced by

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on backing vocals. It reached number one on the Canadian ''

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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''

chart and number three on the ''Billboard''

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chart. In Canada, the song topped the ''

'' Top 30 Rock Report. The single also reached number one in Iceland, number seven the

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

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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 ''

'' album booklet. Studios * Recorded at The Site (

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) * Mixed at South Beach Studios (

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) * Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City) Live *

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– lyrics, music, lead vocals, guitar * Chad Taylor – lead guitar *

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– bass *

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– production *

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– executive production *

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– mixing * Karl Derfler – engineering * Doug McKean – additional engineering *

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– mastering * 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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References

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