The Distance to Here

The Distance to Here is the fifth studio album by the band Live, released in 1999. It debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200, selling 138,000 copies in its first week and was certified Platinum by the RIAA on November 19, 1999.^[8][9]

The Distance to Here
Studio album by Live
Released	October 5, 1999 (1999-10-05)
Recorded	At the Site, Village Recorder, A&M Studios and the Plant
Genre	Hard rock, post-grunge
Length	56:04
Label	Radioactive
Producer	Jerry Harrison, Live
Live chronology
Secret Samadhi (1997) The Distance to Here (1999) V (2001)
Singles from The Distance to Here
"The Dolphin's Cry" Released: August 24, 1999[1] "Run to the Water" Released: January 11, 2000[2] "They Stood Up for Love" Released: June 26, 2000[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Entertainment Weekly	C+[5]
Rolling Stone	[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[7]

Ed Kowalczyk discussing The Distance to Here in 2000

Track listing

The Distance to Here track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Dolphin's Cry"	4:24
2.	"The Distance"	3:51
3.	"Sparkle"	4:33
4.	"Run to the Water" (Kowalczyk, Patrick Dahlheimer)	4:28
5.	"Sun"	3:32
6.	"Voodoo Lady" (Kowalczyk, Chad Taylor)	4:19
7.	"Where Fishes Go" (Kowalczyk, Taylor)	4:22
8.	"Face and Ghost (The Children's Song)"	4:30
9.	"Feel the Quiet River Rage"	4:36
10.	"Meltdown"	3:55
11.	"They Stood Up for Love" (Kowalczyk, Dahlheimer, Taylor)	4:35
12.	"We Walk in the Dream"	4:22
13.	"Dance with You"	4:37
Total length:		56:04

All tracks are written by Ed Kowalczyk, except where noted

Personnel

Live

• Ed Kowalczyk – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Chad Taylor – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Patrick Dahlheimer – bass
• Chad Gracey – drums

Additional musicians

• Jerry Harrison – keyboards
• Adam Kowalczyk – rhythm guitar
• Michael "Railo" Railton – keyboards
• Christopher Thorn – rhythm guitar, slide guitar on "Face and Ghost" and "Dance with You"

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1999–2000) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 1 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] 11 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 1 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] 47 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[14] 1 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] 2 Europe (European Top 100 Albums)[16] 8 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[17] 24 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18] 13 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[19] 2 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[20] 2 Scottish Albums (OCC)[21] 48 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[22] 6 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 47 UK Albums (OCC)[24] 56 US Billboard 200[25] 4

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[26] 36 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[27] 20 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[28] 22 US Billboard 200[29] 192 Chart (2000) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[30] 34 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[31] 1 Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[32] 137 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[33] 8

Singles

Song	Peak chart positions
	US	US (M.R.)	AUS	BEL (FL)	FIN	NED	NZ	UK
"The Dolphin's Cry"[34][35][36]	78	3	25	7	—	10	48	62
"Run to the Water"[35][37]	—	14	34	—[A]	15	49	44	—
"They Stood Up for Love"[35][38]	—	31	—	1	—	44	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

• A^ : "Run to the Water" did not chart on the Flemish Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 17 on the Ultratip chart.

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[39]	2× Platinum	140,000^
Belgium (BEA)[40]	Gold	25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[41]	Platinum	100,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[42]	Platinum	100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[43]	Platinum	15,000^
United States (RIAA)[44]	Platinum	1,000,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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