Drowning (Hootie & the Blowfish song)
| "Drowning" | ||||
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| Single by Hootie & the Blowfish | ||||
| from the album Cracked Rear View | ||||
| Released | November 1995 | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, roots rock | |||
| Length | 5:01 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Writer(s) | Mark Bryan, Bob Dylan, Darius Rucker, Jim Sonefeld | |||
| Producer(s) | Don Gehman | |||
| Hootie & the Blowfish singles chronology | ||||
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"Drowning" is a song by American rock group Hootie & the Blowfish. It is the seventh track on their debut album Cracked Rear View (1994), and was released as the album's last single in late 1995. The song centers on themes of prejudice and racism, and drew attention to the "rebel" flags displayed at the South Carolina State House at the time, twenty years before that symbol was removed by a vote of the state's legislature. The lyrics also reference singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith, and her 1989 song "It's A Hard Life Wherever You Go."
Reception
"Drowning" was not as successful as Cracked Rear View's first four singles, and failed to chart anywhere else but the Mainstream Rock Tracks, where it peaked at #21 in November 1995.[1][2]
Charts
| Chart (1995–96) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 21 |
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