41 (song)

Infobox Song
Name = #41


SorA = album
Artist = Dave Matthews Band
Album = Crash
Released = April 30, 1996
track_no = 5
Recorded = Bearsville Studios, Woodstock, New York & Green Street Recording Studios, New York City, New York
Genre = Rock
Length = 6:39
Writer = David J. Matthews
Composer = Dave Matthews Band
Label = RCA
Producer = Steve Lillywhite
Chart position =
prev = "Too Much"
prev_no = 4
next = "Say Goodbye"
next_no = 6

"#41" is a song by the Dave Matthews Band, featured on the 1996 album "Crash".

ong history

"#41" was originally written by Dave Matthews as a reply to lawsuits brought forth by Ross Hoffman, a former associate and manager of the band. Hoffman owned rights to a number of the band's songs in the early 1990s; however, due to creative differences, he was eventually fired by the band, and the band's present manager, Coran Capshaw, was hired. As an owner to the band's songs, Hoffman felt he deserved a share of the profits, which later caused a legal dispute between him and the band. Matthews wrote the song based upon the broken-hearted feelings he was experiencing as he was going through legal disputes with a former mentor of his.

On April 7, 1995, "#41" debuted under the title "41 Police." As the band had not come up with an official title for the song, the number 41 was used as it was the band's 41st song, and it sounded similar to a song by The Police, hence the original title, "41 Police." The original performance was played at Cameron Indoor Stadium at Duke University, and lasted around nine minutes. This version of the song was played a total of 19 times before evolving into the "#41" that exists today.

In fall 1995, the song was officially named "#41" after several lyric and chord changes were made. This song was the band's fourth "numbered" song at the time, following "#34," "#36," and "#40." After "41 Police" became a defunct song, the first performance of the "#41" live was played on October 4, 1995 at the Tinker Street Café in Woodstock, NY. The show featured frequent collaborator Tim Reynolds on the electric guitar. In the fall of 1995 the band, along with Reynolds, recorded the song in the studio for the album "Crash" with producer Steve Lillywhite. On the album, a flute bridge by LeRoi Moore segues the song into the following track, "Say Goodbye," and was often played in this fashion during live shows after the song's debut. During that year, "#41" became the most played song on their summer tour. In December 2000, lyrics from the band's song "Everyday," off the album of the same name, were added during the outro of the song, hence the creation of the "Everyday outro," which is often sung by Matthews during live performances.

Live collaborations

Throughout the years that the song has been performed live, the band has featured many guests to join them on stage and jam out the song, usually averaging around 15-20 minutes of play time, however sometimes longer. On New Year's Eve 1996, the band featured guests Béla Fleck, Victor Wooten, Futureman and Paul McCandless, who make up the jazz fusion band, Béla Fleck and the Flecktones. During the live performance of "#41," an interpolation of the Flecktones' song "Sojourn of Arjuna" was played live for the first time. Interpolations of "Arjuna," featured on the Flecktones' album, "Left of Cool", would be played during future live performances of "#41" featuring guest appearances by Flecktones members.

Since the song's debut, Dave Matthews Band has played "#41" live over 400 times, occasionally featuring the Flecktones as musical guests. Currently, the longest live performance of "#41" is also the band's longest performance of any song, and was played on April 20, 2002 at the former Corel Centre in Kanata, Ontario, Canada. The jam featured all of the Flecktones and lasted for 32 minutes and 3 seconds. This performance was later released on the bonus disc for "The Best of What's Around Vol. 1".

pecial guest performers

Since its introduction, the Dave Matthews Band will often have special guest performers come and jam the song out with them. Among the most memorable guests are:

*Tim Reynolds
*Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
*Warren Haynes of the Allman Brothers Band
*Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine
*John Mayer
*Victor Wooten

Official live releases

This is a complete list of albums which have featured "#41" as a live track.

*"Listener Supported"
**1999 concert for PBS released as both a DVD and 2-CD set
*"The Warehouse 5"
**first volume of exclusive live albums for Warehouse club members
**features guests Tim Reynolds, Béla Fleck, and Jeff Coffin
*"Live at Luther College"
**1996 acoustic show with Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds
*"Live in Chicago 12.19.98"
**Winter 1998 concert
**features guest Tim Reynolds and Victor Wooten
*"The Gorge"
**Summer 2002 3-night stand "(track available only on 6-disc special edition set from band's online store)"
*"Live Trax Vol. 1"
**Winter 1998 concert
**features guests Tim Reynolds, Béla Fleck, and Jeff Coffin
**same performance featured on "The Warehouse 5"
*"Live Trax Vol. 2"
**2004 charity show
*"Live Trax Vol. 4"
**1996 "Crash" release show
*"Weekend on the Rocks"
**Summer 2005 4-night stand
**features guest Rashawn Ross
*"The Best of What's Around Vol. 1 (Encore CD)"
**exclusive bonus disc for Warehouse club members who pre-ordered "The Best of What's Around Vol. 1"
**features Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
**official live recording of the #41 half-hour jam
*"Live Trax Vol. 7"
**Winter 1996 concert
**features guests Béla Fleck and the Flecktones and Paul McCandless
*"Live Trax Vol. 8"
**8-7-2004 Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Tro, WI
**The song's 13th official release including Warehouse membership releases
*"Live Trax Vol. 10"
**Recent spring show in Lisbon, Portugal
**features guest Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine on acoustic guitar
*"Live in Chicago"
**features Victor Wooten playing a bass solo during #41
*"Live at Radio City"
**2007 acoustic show with Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds

External links

* [http://dmbalmanac.com/SongStats.aspx?sid=41 DMB Almanac Listing]
* [http://www.dmbtabs.com/song.php?sid=27 Guitar Tabs @ DMBTabs.com]
* [http://antsmarching.org/tour/ViewSongShows.php?SongID=42 Lyrics and Song History @ antsmarching.org]