The Dolphin's Cry

"The Dolphin's Cry"
Single by Live
from the album The Distance to Here
ReleasedAugust 24, 1999 (1999-08-24)
Studio
Length
  • 4:25 (album version)
  • 4:02 (radio edit)
LabelRadioactive
Songwriter(s)Ed Kowalczyk
Producer(s)
Live singles chronology
"Rattlesnake"
(1997)
"The Dolphin's Cry"
(1999)
"Run to the Water"
(2000)
Music video
"The Dolphin's Cry" on YouTube

"The Dolphin's Cry" is a song by American alternative rock band Live, released on August 24, 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 Flanders, and number 10 in the Netherlands while reaching the top 50 on the Australian and New Zealand music charts.