| "Don't Drink the Water" | ||||
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| Single by Dave Matthews Band | ||||
| from the album Before These Crowded Streets | ||||
| Released | March 28, 1998 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 7:03 (Album Version) 4:35 (Radio Edit) | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dave Matthews [1] | |||
| Producer(s) | Steve Lillywhite | |||
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"Don't Drink the Water" is a song by the Dave Matthews Band, released as the first single from their album Before These Crowded Streets. The song, which features guest vocals by Alanis Morissette and banjo playing by Béla Fleck, addresses the persecution of the Native Americans in the United States.
Music videos were made to promote three singles from the album, with "Don't Drink the Water" as the first.
- ^ ASCAP entry for the song[permanent dead link] ASCAP. Accessed on September 6, 2010.