Released 31 May 2004 Genre Alternative hip hop Label 679 | Format CD Length 4:32 Writer(s) The Streets | |
"Dry Your Eyes" is a song by English rappers The Streets. It was released in May 2004 as the second single from their second album A Grand Don't Come for Free (2004). The song describes the protagonist trying to cope with his girlfriend breaking up with him. It was released in the UK on 19 July 2004. The song is The Streets' most successful single, reaching number one in the United Kingdom on 25 July 2004, six days after its release. "Dry Your Eyes" also went straight to number one in Ireland staying there for three weeks in a row.
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In Australia, the song was ranked #19 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004. In October 2011, NME placed it at number 87 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".
Music structure
"Dry Your Eyes" is a composed in the key of A major. It is written in common time and moves at a slow tempo of 80 beats per minute. The song is carried by a first inverted triad.
The radio edit of the song, lasting 3:22, omits the bridge and third verse. The official video uses this edit.
The melody was taken straight from a royalty-free samples CD released in 1999. A plagiarism claim by unknown artist Epic was reported in the press in 2004, but no case was ever made.
Cover versions
Track listing
UK CD1:
- "Dry Your Eyes"
- "It's Too Late (Live Radio Session)"
Australian/UK CD2:
- "Dry Your Eyes"
- "Let's Push Things Forward (Live Radio Session)"
- "Has It Come To This? (Live Radio Session)"
- "Dry Your Eyes (Enhanced Video)"