The Dolphin's Cry

"The Dolphin's Cry" is a song by American alternative rock band Live, released in August 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 Flemish Belgium and number 10 in the Netherlands while reaching the top 50 on the Australian and New Zealand music charts.

For the 1986 Soviet science fiction film, see The Dolphin's Cry (film).
"The Dolphin's Cry"
Single by Live
from the album The Distance to Here
B-side"Vine Street"
ReleasedAugust 21, 1999
Recorded1999
Studio
Genre
Length
  • 4:25 (album version)
  • 4:02 (radio edit)
LabelRadioactive (US)
Songwriter(s)Ed Kowalczyk
Producer(s)
Live singles chronology
"Rattlesnake"
(1997)		 "The Dolphin's Cry"
(1999)		 "Run to the Water"
(2000)

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.[1][2][3] In Canada the song topped the RPM Top 30 Rock Report.[4] The single also reached 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.[5][6] In the latter country, the song topped the UK Rock Chart.[7] In Australia the single earned a Gold certification for shipments in excess of 35,000.[8]

Music video

The music video, directed by Martin Weisz,[9] 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

All songs written by Ed Kowalczyk, except where noted:

US version (Promo)

  1. "The Dolphin's Cry" (Radio Edit) – 4:02
  2. "The Dolphin's Cry" (Album Version) – 4:27
  3. "The Dolphin's Cry" (Suggested Callout Hook) – 0:21

South African and Australian version

  1. "The Dolphin's Cry" (Radio Edit) – 4:02
  2. "Vine Street" – 3:19
  3. "Sun" (Loop Version) – 4:42

European version 1

  1. "The Dolphin's Cry" (Album Version) – 4:24
  2. "Vine Street" – 3:19
  3. "Lakini's Juice" (Sippin' on Lakini's Juice Remix) (Kowalczyk, Live) – 7:42

European version 2

  1. "The Dolphin's Cry" (Album Version) – 4:24
  2. "Sun" (Loop Version) – 4:42
  3. "Turn My Head" (Recorded live in Melbourne, Australia 1997) (Kowalczyk, Live) – 4:14
  4. "The Dolphin's Cry" (Video)

German version 1

  1. "The Dolphin's Cry" – 4:24
  2. "Vine Street" – 3:19

German version 2

  1. "The Dolphin's Cry" – 4:24
  2. "Vine Street" – 3:19
  3. "Sun" (Loop Version) – 4:42

Charts and certifications

This song was featured in The Sopranos episode University when Caitlin Rucker interrupts Meadow Soprano and Noah Tannenbaum kissing.[22], and was also used in the film Urban Legends: Final Cut.[23]

References
  1. "Live Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  2. "Live Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  3. "Live Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard.
  4. "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 7272." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  5. "Australian-charts.com – Live – The Dolphin's Cry". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  6. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  7. "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  8. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  9. "Live - The Dolphins Cry" mvdbase.com
  10. "Ultratop.be – Live – The Dolphin's Cry" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  11. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 20 (10.2 – 16.2 2000)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). February 11, 2000. p. 12. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  12. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 44, 1999" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  13. "Dutchcharts.nl – Live – The Dolphin's Cry" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  14. "Charts.nz – Live – The Dolphin's Cry". Top 40 Singles.
  15. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  16. "Live Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  17. "Jaaroverzichten 1999" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  18. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 100". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). January 5, 2001. p. 10. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  19. "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1999". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  20. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1999" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  21. "1999 – The Year in Music" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 111 no. 52. December 25, 1999. p. 138. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  22. "Soundtracks for The Sopranos - University (2001)" IMDb
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