Dry Your Eyes

"Dry Your Eyes" is a 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 19 July 2004 (see 2004 in music). The song is The Streets' most successful single, reaching number one in the United Kingdom on 25 July 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.

In Australia, the song was ranked #19 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004. In October 2011, NME placed it at number 87 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".^[1]

Music structure

"Dry Your Eyes" is a 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.^[2]

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 Radio 1 competition (listeners were told to call in when they heard this version of the song) and was never officially released, because Chris Martin was not any more agreed with his voice in the track.
• Brian Kennedy on Even Better than the Real Thing Vol. 2
• A parody version was performed by comedian Adam Buxton on the TV Show 2004: The Stupid Version, with the lyrics being about a man getting kicked out by his girlfriend because he repeatedly pees on the toilet seat and wets the bed.

Track listing

UK CD1:

1. "Dry Your Eyes"
2. "It's Too Late (Live Radio Session)"

Australian/UK CD2:

1. "Dry Your Eyes"
2. "Let's Push Things Forward (Live Radio Session)"
3. "Has It Come To This? (Live Radio Session)"
4. "Dry Your Eyes (Enhanced Video)"

References