Touch of Grey

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"Touch of Grey"

Single by Grateful Dead
from the album In the Dark
Released	1987
Format	7"
Genre	Rock
Length	5:47
Label	Arista Records
Writer(s)	Robert Hunter
Producer(s)	John Cutler
Chart positions
#6 (1987)(US)

"Touch of Grey" is a 1987 single by the Grateful Dead often known by its refrain "I will get by." Its combines non sequitur lyrics with a poppy tempo. It is also the first song ever by the Grateful Dead to receive a video.

"Touch of Grey" video

First performed in 1982, it was finally released on In the Dark and went to the top 10 on Billboard's Hot 100 in 1987, appearing as a single alongside "My Brother Esau" and later "Throwing Stones" and has appeared on a number of albums and collections.

Its video gained major airplay on MTV and featured a live performance of the band, first shown to be life size skeleton marionettes dressed as the band then as themselves. The video's popularity helped introduce the Grateful Dead to a new generation of fans, resulting in the Grateful Dead gaining mainstream attention after years of existing on the fringes of the music scene.

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Discography
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Jerry Garcia • Bob Weir • Vince Welnick • Phil Lesh • Bill Kreutzmann • Mickey Hart
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Studio albums: The Grateful Dead \| Anthem of the Sun \| Aoxomoxoa \| Workingman's Dead \| American Beauty \| Wake of the Flood \| Grateful Dead from the Mars Hotel \| Blues for Allah \| Terrapin Station \| Shakedown Street \| Go to Heaven \| In the Dark \| Built to Last
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Compilations/Box Sets: Skeletons from the Closet: The Best of Grateful Dead \| What a Long Strange Trip It's Been \| Dead Zone: The Grateful Dead CD Collection (1977-1987) \| The Arista Years \| Selections from the Arista Years \| So Many Roads (1965-1995) \| The Golden Road (1965-1973) \| Postcards of the Hanging \| Birth of the Dead \| The Very Best of the Grateful Dead \| Beyond Description (1973-1989) \| The Complete Fillmore West 1969 \| Fillmore West 1969 \| Grayfolded \| Live at the Cow Palace \|
Lyricists
Robert Hunter • John Perry Barlow • Gerrit Graham • Bobby Petersen
Spin-off Bands
Jerry Garcia Band • Ratdog • Phil Lesh and Friends • Rhythm Devils • The Other Ones • The Dead • Bobby and the Midnights
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