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"Run to the Water" is a song by
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, released on January 11, 2000, as the second single from their fifth studio album, ''
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'' (1999). It became a moderate hit in early 2000, reaching the top 40 in Australia, Finland, and the Netherlands as well as on the American and Canadian rock charts. In Iceland, the song topped the chart for three weeks, becoming Live's second consecutive number-one single.


Chart performance

The song was not released as a single in the United States but reached at number 14 on the ''
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chart and number 17 on the ''Billboard''
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chart. In Canada, "Run to the Water" reached number 10 on the ''
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'' Top 30 Rock Report. The single also charted at number 15 in Finland, number 25 in the Netherlands, number 34 in Australia, and number 44 in New Zealand. It peaked at number one in Iceland for three weeks, from April 28 to May 12, 2000, and became the band's second consecutive number-one single.


Music video

The official
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for the song was directed by Martin Weisz. In the video,
Ed Kowalczyk Edward Joel Kowalczyk (; ; born July 16, 1971)"Edward Kowalczyk IMDb entry"
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sings the song in a dilapidated bathroom, while the people in the street below, including the other band members, are harassed by the police. Kowalczk descends to the street where he and the other band members stand facing the riot police. Conflict seems inevitable until it begins to rain and the tension is released. Soon after, a bomb, thrown by the police, explodes and the water turns to fire, into which the band members jump. Kowalczyk wakes with a start to discover that he has been dreaming and smiles ecstatically as he washes his face in the sink. There's also a second version of that video where, at the end, Kowalczyk comes out a pond on another plane of dimension, giving the story her full meaning.


Track listings

European CD single # "Run to the Water" – 4:27 # " The Dolphin's Cry" (acoustic) – 5:09 European maxi-CD single # "Run to the Water" (album version) – 4:27 # "The Dolphin's Cry" (acoustic version) – 5:09 # "
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" (recorded live for Y100) – 5:06 # "The Dolphin's Cry" (radio mix) – 4:01 Australian CD single # "Run to the Water" (album version) # "The Dolphin's Cry" (acoustic version) # "I Alone" (recorded live for Y100) # "The Dolphin's Cry" (radio mix) # "Turn My Head" (recorded live in Melbourne, Australia, May 1997) * This single was included as a bonus disc on the Australian release of ''
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''.


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 (
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),
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),
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(Hollywood, California), and The Plant (
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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 – lyrics, vocals, guitar *
Patrick Dahlheimer Patrick Michael Dahlheimer (born May 30, 1971) is the former bass guitar, bassist for Live (band), Live and bassist for The Gracious Few. Live have sold over 20 million records, including the RIAA certification, 8× platinum album ''Throwing Coppe ...
– lyrics, music, bass * Chad Taylor – lead guitars *
Chad Gracey Chad Alan Gracey (born July 23, 1971) is the former 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 Jeremiah Griffin Harrison (born February 21, 1949) is an American musician, songwriter, producer, and entrepreneur. He began his professional music career as a member of the band the Modern Lovers, before becoming keyboardist and guitarist for ...
– production *
Gary Kurfirst Gary Kurfirst (8 July 1947 – 13 January 2009) was an American music promoter, producer, manager, publisher, and record label executive. Kurfirst founded Radioactive Records, whose acts included Live, Black Grape, Ramones, Big Audio Dynami ...
– executive production *
Tom Lord-Alge Tom Lord-Alge (born January 17, 1962) is an American music engineer and mixer. He began his career at Unique Recording in New York. Subsequently, he was the resident mixer at what used to be known as "South Beach Studios", located on the ground ...
– mixing * Karl Derfler – engineering * Doug McKean – additional engineering *
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– mastering


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Release history


References

{{Authority control 1999 songs 2000 singles Live (band) songs Music videos directed by Martin Weisz Number-one singles in Iceland Radioactive Records singles Song recordings produced by Jerry Harrison Songs written by Ed Kowalczyk Songs written by Patrick Dahlheimer Universal Music Australia singles