Run to the Water

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"Run to the Water"
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Single by Live
from the album The Distance to Here
ReleasedJanuary 11, 2000 (2000-01-11)
Studio
Length4:27
Label Radioactive
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s) Ed Kowalczyk
Producer(s)
Live singles chronology
"The Dolphin's Cry"
(1999)
"Run to the Water"
(2000)
"They Stood Up for Love"
(2000)
Music video
"Run to the Water" on YouTube

"Run to the Water" is a song by alternative rock group Live, released on January 11, 2000, as the second single from their fifth studio album, The Distance to Here (1999). It became a moderate hit in early 2000, reaching the top 40 in Australia, Finland, and the Netherlands as well as on the American and Canadian rock charts. In Iceland, the song topped the chart for three weeks, becoming Live's second consecutive number-one single.

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Chart performance

The song was not released as a single in the United States but reached at number 14 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 17 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. [1] [2] In Canada, "Run to the Water" reached number 10 on the RPM Top 30 Rock Report. [3] The single also charted at number 15 in Finland, number 25 in the Netherlands, number 34 in Australia, and number 44 in New Zealand. [4] [5] It peaked at number one in Iceland for three weeks, from April 28 to May 12, 2000, and became the band's second consecutive number-one single. [6] [7]

Music video

The official music video for the song was directed by Martin Weisz. [8] 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, thrown by the police, 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.

There's also a second version of that video where, at the end, Kowalczyk comes out a pond on another plane of dimension, giving the story her full meaning.

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the US promo CD liner notes and The Distance to Here album booklet. [13] [14]

Studios

Live

Other personnel

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesJanuary 11, 2000 Radioactive [22]
January 25, 2000 Contemporary hit radio [23]
April 3, 2000 Hot adult contemporary radio [24]

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