"The Dolphin's Cry" is a song by American alternative rock band Live, released on August 24, 1999, as the lead single from their fifth studio album, The Distance to Here. Written by lead singer Ed Kowalczyk, the song was co-produced by the band and Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads. "The Dolphin's Cry" reached number one on the Canadian RPM Top 30 Rock Report and number two on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Internationally, "The Dolphin's Cry" peaked at number one in Iceland, number seven in Flanders, and number 10 in the Netherlands.
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,"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
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 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 Sagmeister Inc. – art direction Motoko Hada – artwork design and illustration
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1999–2000)PeakpositionIceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)1
Year-end charts Chart (1999)PositionBelgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)85Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)4Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)58Netherlands (Single Top 100)94US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard)25US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)31 Chart (2000)PositionUS Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard)38US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)51
Certifications
Release history RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)United StatesAugust 24, 1999RadioactiveUnited KingdomJanuary 24, 2000CD
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."Soundtracks for The Sopranos – University (2001)" IMDb
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