Dry Your Eyes
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| Single by The Streets from the album A Grand Don't Come for Free |
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| Released | May 31, 2004 | ||||
| Format | CD | ||||
| Genre | Electronica, UK garage | ||||
| Length | 4:32 | ||||
| Label | 679 | ||||
| Writer(s) | The Streets | ||||
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"Dry Your Eyes" is a UK garage song written by English rapper The Streets for his second album A Grand Don't Come for Free (2004). The song describes the persona trying to cope with his girlfriend breaking up with him. It was released as the album's second single on July 19, 2004 (see 2004 in music). The song went to number one in the United Kingdom on July 25, 2004, six days after its release. "Dry Your Eyes" also went straight to number one in Ireland staying there for three weeks in a row.
Follow the English defeat to France in Euro 2004, a remix of the song was made available on the internet, parodying David Beckham and his former Manchester United captain Roy Keane.
Bob Dylan has this song on his playlist for the Episode called 'eyes' on his Theme Time Radio Hour
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[edit] Music structure
"Dry Your Eyes" is a UK garage song composed in the key of A major. It is written in common time and moves at a slow tempo of 80 beats per minute. The song is carried by a first inverted triad.[1]
[edit] Cover versions
- A version of "Dry Your Eyes" featuring Chris Martin of Coldplay singing the chorus surfaced on the internet and received airplay on Los Angeles radio station Indie 103.1. This version was recorded for a BBC Radio1 competition (You had to call in when you heard this version of the song) and was never officially released.
- Brian Kennedy on Even Better than the Real Thing Vol. 2
[edit] Tracklisting
CD1:
- Dry Your Eyes
- It's Too Late (Live Radio Session)
CD2:
- Dry Your Eyes
- Let's Push Things Forward (Live Radio Session)
- Has It Come To This? (Live Radio Session)
- Dry Your Eyes (Enhanced Video)
| Preceded by "Lola's Theme" by Shapeshifters |
UK Singles Chart number one single July 25, 2004 - July 31, 2004 |
Succeeded by "Thunderbirds/3am" by Busted |
[edit] References
- ^ Sheet music for "Dry Your Eyes". Hal Leonard Corporation. 2004.
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