| "Dog & Butterfly" | ||||
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| Single by Heart | ||||
| from the album Dog & Butterfly | ||||
| B-side | "Mistral Wind" | |||
| Released | January 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
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| Length | 5:22 | |||
| Label | Portrait | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ann Wilson Nancy Wilson Sue Ennis | |||
| Producer(s) | Mike Flicker | |||
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"Dog & Butterfly" is a song recorded by the rock band Heart. It is the title track to the band's fourth studio album Dog & Butterfly and was released as the album's second single.
The song is a more subdued effort from the band, differing from past hard rock-oriented hits, as Ann and Nancy Wilson pulled from their folk music influences. The song charted moderately in the US in 1979, peaking at #34 on the Billboard Hot 100. [1]
Ann has said she was inspired when she looked out a window and saw a dog relentlessly chasing a butterfly. She saw the song as an inspiration when things get tough to "keep going after it." [2]
Cash Box called it a "gentle acoustic ballad which rides a melodic verse and acoustic guitar and easy beat backing." [3]
Although it enjoyed only moderate chart success, the song has remained a setlist staple for Heart consistently through the years.
| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada RPM Top Singles [4] | 51 |
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary [5] | 36 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [6] | 34 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary [7] | 33 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100 | 31 |
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