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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.
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  • Throwing Copper
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  • Awake: The Best of Live
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  • Awake: Best Of Live
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  • Awake The Best Of Live
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  • gferro1

    One of the best alternative rock songs ever... Timeless...

    11 days ago

  • tarheeltaz70

    It's alright, the good rock and Roll will some back around like this

    last month

  • Dannviolet

    What a song..amazing <3

    last month

  • LyssaFacey

    <3 <3

    March 2012

  • darkcleavage

    greatest song ever they come up with some of the most beautiful and epic tracks. gotta love them. ;..)

    February 2012

  • lord_of_beer

    Definatly a good song,and Throwing Coppers was an awesome album. I never got to see them live, which sucked.

    February 2012

  • nitty_look

    Never heard it before. Interesting song. Will listen to it again, sure.

    February 2012

  • zs6djm

    Great Album!

    February 2012

  • WestEndIrish

    Great version!

    January 2012

  • PostSong

    BEST LYRIC EVER WRITTEN. ♥

    November 2011

  • drssmewhnibld

    ♥

    November 2011

  • Haradadan

    I knew someone who died due to childbirth complications, and this song chokes me up every time. I purchased Metal Jewelry the day it came out, but Throwing Copper made them magic.

    October 2011

  • intheluminol

    ah, high school... just hearing this creates powerful nostalgic imagery

    September 2011

  • Zanzani

    I've loved this from the VERY 1st time I saw this video and never got tired of the song, even when they played it to death summer of 1995 I never got tired. I showed this video to my mom she said something about "a bald-headed angel" or something heheh.

    September 2011

  • mrfootball70

    Live live...nice

    September 2011

  • DanChorley

    Such a powerful song...

    August 2011

  • MelindaHarley

    best treck ever

    August 2011

  • BandGenius

    Brilliant... Has to be in the top ten songs of all time. [2]

    August 2011

  • keyrose10

    I HAVE ONLY HEARD THE RADIO VERSION OF "LIGHTNING CRASHES"...IT SOUNDS COOL TO HEAR EVERYONE SINGING THE WORDS TO THIS SONG...I WOULD LIKE TO SEE LIVE IN CONCERT

    August 2011

  • shutthesirensup

    it took me about a million years to find out what this song was but it was totally worth it-- so amazing how much feeling is there..

    July 2011
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