Touch of Grey

Infobox Single
Name = Touch of Grey


Artist = Grateful Dead
from Album = In the Dark
Released = 1987
Format = 7"
Genre = Rock
Length = 5:50
Label = Arista Records
Writer = Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter
Producer = John Cutler
Last single =
This single =
Next single = "Touch of Grey" is a 1987 single by the Grateful Dead, sometimes known by its refrain "I will get by." It combines non sequitur lyrics with a pop tempo. The music was written by Jerry Garcia, and the words are by Robert Hunter. It was also released as a music video, the first one by the Grateful Dead.

First performed in 1982, it was finally released on "In the Dark" in 1987, and went to the top 10 on Billboard's Hot 100, the only song by the band ever to do so. [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=33:2srn203c05ja "Touch of Grey" review on All Music Guide] ] It was released as a single with "My Brother Esau" and later "Throwing Stones", and has appeared on a number of albums and collections. [ [http://www.deaddisc.com/songs/Touch_Of_Grey.htm "Touch of Grey" on DeadDisc.com] ]

Music video

Its video gained major airplay on MTV and featured a live performance of the band, first shown to be life-size skeleton marionettes dressed as the band, then as themselves. The video's popularity helped introduce the Grateful Dead to a new generation of fans, resulting in the Grateful Dead gaining mainstream attention after years of existing on the fringes of the music scene. The video was directed by Gary Gutierrez, who had previously created the animation sequences for "The Grateful Dead Movie". [http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=12065]

Video documentary

The Grateful Dead also released a 30-minute documentary called "", about the production of the video. The documentary was directed by Justin Kreutzmann, the son of drummer Bill Kreutzmann. [ [http://www.deaddisc.com/vi/Making.htm "Dead Ringers: The Making of A Touch of Grey" on DeadDisc.com ] ]

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