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"Loving Wings" is a song by the American band Dave Matthews Band (DMB). Having been released on 6 different live albums, [1] "Loving Wings" is the most widely released song that has not been recorded for a studio album that Dave Matthews Band has released. [2] It has been fully played a total of 94 times during various concerts. [3]

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History of the song

The initial phase of the song began as an instrumental introduction to the song "Where Are You Going" [3] having first been played live on May 10, 2002 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. [4] Initially started as a guitar riff by Dave Matthews, by the summer of 2002 the song grew into the more commonly known version with every member of the band playing a part.

Live releases

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