Dry Your Eyes

This article is about the song by The Streets. For the BBC Northern Ireland comedy series, see Dry Your Eyes (TV series). For the song by Neil Diamond and Robbie Robertson, see The Last Waltz.

"Dry Your Eyes"
Single by The Streets
from the album A Grand Don't Come for Free
Released	19 July 2004
Format	CD
Genre	Electronica, Hip-Hop
Length	4:32
Label	679
Writer(s)	The Streets
Producer	The Streets
The Streets singles chronology
"Fit But You Know It" (2004) "Dry Your Eyes" (2004) "Blinded by the Lights" (2004)

"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".

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.

Shortened version

There is a shorter version of the song (lasting 3:22), which is missing a section after the second chorus, as well as the third chorus itself. The missing section starts at 2:16 and lasts till 3:33 in the full length version. The shorter version was featured in the official video.

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)"

Preceded by "Lola's Theme" by Shapeshifters

UK Singles Chart number-one single 25 July 2004 – 31 July 2004

Succeeded by "Thunderbirds/3am" by Busted