"Run to the Water" is a song by alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 group Live

Live (band)

Live is an American rock band from York, Pennsylvania, composed of Chad Taylor , Patrick Dahlheimer , and Chad Gracey . Lead singer and principal songwriter Ed Kowalczyk left the band in November 2009....

, which was released in 2000 as the second single from their 1999 album, The Distance to Here

The Distance to Here

The Distance to Here is the fourth studio album by the band Live, released in 1999. It debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200, selling 138,000 copies in its first week and was certified Platinum by the RIAA on November 19, 1999.-Track listing:...

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Australian CD single

1. "Run to the Water" – 4:27
2. "The Dolphin's Cry" (Acoustic) – 5:08
3. "I Alone" (Recorded live for Y100) – 5:06
4. "The Dolphin's Cry" (Radio Mix) – 3:59
5. "Turn My Head" (Recorded live in Melbourne, Australia, May 1997) – 4:07

This single was included as a bonus disc on the Australian release of The Distance to Here.

European CD single

1. "Run to the Water" – 4:27
2. "The Dolphin's Cry" (Acoustic) – 5:08
3. "I Alone" (Recorded live for Y100) – 5:06
4. "The Dolphin's Cry" (Radio Mix) – 4:01

Music Video

The video for "Run To The Water" was directed by Martin Weisz. In the video Ed Kowalczyk sings the song in a dilapidated bathroom, while the people in the street below, including the other band members, are harrassed 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 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.

Chart positions

The song was not released as a single in the US, but reached at #14 on the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

Modern Rock Tracks Chart and #17 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart. In Canada "Run To The Water" reached #10 on the RPM

RPM (magazine)

RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...

Rock / Alternative Chart

Canadian rock/alternative chart

The Canadian rock/alternative chart was first published on June 11, 1995 by RPM magazine under the name Alternative 30. The song which held the number-one spot on this first chart was "More Human than Human" by White Zombie...

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The single also charted at #15 in Finland, #34 in Australia, #44 in New Zealand and #49 in The Netherlands.

External links

• Official band website via Live's VEVO
  Vevo
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