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“Lightning Crashes” is a song by alternative rock group Live from their 1994 album, Throwing Copper.
While it wasn’t officially released as a commercially purchasable single in the United States, the song received enough radio airplay to peak at the #12 position on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay music chart in 1995. The song also topped the Billboard Album Rock Tracks (10 weeks) and Hot Modern Rock Tracks (9 weeks) charts also in 1995. Because it was not released as a commercial single in the United States, it was ineligible for the Billboard Hot 100. Despite this, the song is considered to be the biggest hit of Live’s career.
The song was also a top 40 hit in the United Kingdom. The U.K. single was released in several formats and versions.
The band dedicated the song to Barbara Lewis, a 19 year-old friend of the band who was killed in 1993 by a drunk driver who was fleeing from the police after a robbery in York, Pennsylvania. Barbara had many of her organs donated including a liver to a 10 month old baby, and the song lyrics reflect how her death enabled others to continue living.
While it wasn’t officially released as a commercially purchasable single in the United States, the song received enough radio airplay to peak at the #12 position on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay music chart in 1995. The song also topped the Billboard Album Rock Tracks (10 weeks) and Hot Modern Rock Tracks (9 weeks) charts also in 1995. Because it was not released as a commercial single in the United States, it was ineligible for the Billboard Hot 100. Despite this, the song is considered to be the biggest hit of Live’s career.
The song was also a top 40 hit in the United Kingdom. The U.K. single was released in several formats and versions.
The band dedicated the song to Barbara Lewis, a 19 year-old friend of the band who was killed in 1993 by a drunk driver who was fleeing from the police after a robbery in York, Pennsylvania. Barbara had many of her organs donated including a liver to a 10 month old baby, and the song lyrics reflect how her death enabled others to continue living.
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a-lucidmemory wrote:
down that same ol road
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kleef01 wrote:
This song, loved it for so many years, can´t get enough off this
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lolwhut wrote:
this song does something awesome to my brain
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David_J1973 wrote:
Just added it to my sex mix.
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shawntunes wrote:
Great lyrics I dont know anyone that doesent like this song
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SSBlackbeard3 wrote:
pale blue colored eyes
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LouCardsLady wrote:
This song is still amazing all these years later! Ed is such a powerful singer!
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Omega_Borealis wrote:
such a magnificent and beautiful masterpiece of a song.
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creighton10 wrote:
GET BACK TOGETHER LIVE!!! GOOD LUCK!!!
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thegr8t1 wrote:
I love the vocals on this one!!
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HeinJr wrote:
Saai!(e vent)!
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johnTMcNeill wrote:
that first breath - in the same room with the last- lightning crashes again! Mind blowing joy // heart numbing pain
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veruschkan wrote:
I can't even imagine how a husband copes between the joy of having a new baby and at the same losing the wife at childbirth! This is definitely a profound song.
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archgeo wrote:
This song is great. I will always remember the concert in Nürnberg!
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Frenchtoast1814 wrote:
Okay I LOVE how on your station I go from Janet Jackson "Nasty" to Live "Lightening Crashes" You know me SO WELL whoreface! :) Thanks for the gift by the way your the BEST!
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srynne13 wrote:
one of the best tripping songs ever, so emotional, perfect ending
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puddindeth wrote:
This is in my top ten list of best 90s song...if I had a list...
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jaggerandrea wrote:
I know, I love a lot of their songs--including this one--but the placenta line I could have done without
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CAVermeer wrote:
Some of the lyrics are a bit weird honestly, but the sound feel is overwhelmingly good.
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traubster wrote:
I can feel it coming back again...
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