Released March 28, 2000 Length 4:27 | Format CD Label Radioactive Records | |
Genre Alternative rock
Post-grunge Writer(s) Ed Kowalczyk, Patrick Dahlheimer | ||
"Run to the Water" is a song by alternative rock group Live, which was released in 2000 as the second single from their 1999 album, The Distance to Here.
Contents
Australian CD single
- "Run to the Water" – 4:27
- "The Dolphin's Cry" (Acoustic) – 5:08
- "I Alone" (Recorded live for Y100) – 5:06
- "The Dolphin's Cry" (Radio Mix) – 3:59
- "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
- "Run to the Water" – 4:27
- "The Dolphin's Cry" (Acoustic) – 5:08
- "I Alone" (Recorded live for Y100) – 5:06
- "The Dolphin's Cry" (Radio Mix) – 4:01
German CD single
- "Run to the Water" – 4:27
- "The Dolphin's Cry" (Acoustic) – 5:08
Music video
The official music video for the song 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 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 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 Modern Rock Tracks Chart and #17 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart. In Canada "Run To The Water" reached #10 on the RPM Rock / Alternative Chart.
The single also charted at #15 in Finland, #34 in Australia, #44 in New Zealand and #49 in The Netherlands.