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"The Space Between" is a song written by the Dave Matthews Band
Dave Matthews Band

Dave Matthews Band is an United States rock music band formed in Charlottesville, Virginia, Virginia in 1991. Founding members include singer-songwriter and guitarist Dave Matthews, bass guitar Stefan Lessard, violinist Boyd Tinsley, and drum kit Carter Beauford....
. It was released on their 2001 album, Everyday
Everyday (Dave Matthews Band album)

Everyday is the fourth studio album by Dave Matthews Band, released on February 27, 2001....
. It was the album's first hit single and the band's first top 40 hit, with its peak at #22 in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. It is also featured on the Dave Matthews Band compilation album The Best of What's Around Vol. 1. It was played for the first time in 1446 days at Leroi Moore's final concert, on June 28, 2008.

music video, directed by Dave Meyers, was filmed on a pond surrounded by CGI
Computer-generated imagery

Computer-generated imagery is the application of the field of computer graphics or, more specifically, 3D computer graphics to special effects in films, television programs, Television commercials, simulators and simulation generally, and printed media....
 factories and power plants near Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida

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"The Space Between" is a song written by the Dave Matthews Band
Dave Matthews Band

Dave Matthews Band is an United States rock music band formed in Charlottesville, Virginia, Virginia in 1991. Founding members include singer-songwriter and guitarist Dave Matthews, bass guitar Stefan Lessard, violinist Boyd Tinsley, and drum kit Carter Beauford....
. It was released on their 2001 album, Everyday
Everyday (Dave Matthews Band album)

Everyday is the fourth studio album by Dave Matthews Band, released on February 27, 2001....
. It was the album's first hit single and the band's first top 40 hit, with its peak at #22 in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. It is also featured on the Dave Matthews Band compilation album The Best of What's Around Vol. 1. It was played for the first time in 1446 days at Leroi Moore's final concert, on June 28, 2008.

Music video

The music video, directed by Dave Meyers, was filmed on a pond surrounded by CGI
Computer-generated imagery

Computer-generated imagery is the application of the field of computer graphics or, more specifically, 3D computer graphics to special effects in films, television programs, Television commercials, simulators and simulation generally, and printed media....
 factories and power plants near Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida

Orlando is a major city in Central Florida, United States and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida, Florida. It is also the principal city of Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area....
. The video starts out with Dave Matthews playing an acoustic guitar on a cloudy day on the dock of the pond. Right before the first chorus, an old man in a boat appears, as well as the rest of the band on the dock. The old man appears throughout the rest of the video.

Following the first chorus, a boy and girl sitting in the back of an old pickup truck (in the water) appear. The two appear to be dating, or in love. Also, a young woman in the water, played by actress Jaime Pressly, appears holding her baby. After the verse "We're strange allies with warring hearts, what a wild eyed beast you be," the song enters the rising action stage. Things become a bit more intense, and the music becomes a faster more upbeat rhythm. Also, dancers in the waters appear.

After the verse "All we can do my love is hope we don't take this ship down," the music pauses. A few seconds later, Matthews resumes singing, and it begins to rain, yet the band plays on. The woman holding her baby brings it even closer to her, and the boy and girl in the pickup embrace. The rain gets harder and harder, and, at one point, the drums that Carter Beauford is playing starts gushing large amounts of water. After the verse "Love is all we need here," Beauford pounds on the drums for a second before stopping.

Following the stopping of the drums, the rain goes away, and again it's just Matthews singing on the dock, this time it's a clear night with a full moon. A woman approaches, and the music slowly fades out, while Matthews walks off with her.

The video deals with issues such as pollution
Pollution

Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into an environment that causes instability, disorder, harm or discomfort to the ecosystem i.e. physical systems or living organisms ....
, race and separation
Separation

Separation may refer to several different subjects:*Separation is a British feature film written by and starring Jane Arden and directed by Jack Bond...
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Track listings


U.S. promo single

  1. "The Space Between" — 4:02
  2. "I Did It
    I Did It

    "I Did It" is a song by the Dave Matthews Band, released as the lead single from their album Everyday . It reached #71 on the Billboard Hot 100, #5 on the Modern Rock Tracks, and #20 on the Adult Top 40....
    " (Acoustic) — 3:27


Australia promo single

  1. "The Space Between" (Remix) — 3:34
  2. "The Space Between" — 4:02
  3. "What You Are" — 4:33


European promo single

  1. "The Space Between" (Radio Edit Remix) — 3:34


UK promo CD single 1

  1. "The Space Between" (Album Edit) — 4:02
  2. "Fool to Think" — 4:13
  3. "The Space Between" (Video) — 3:38


UK promo CD single 2

  1. "The Space Between" (Radio Edit) — 3:34
  2. "What You Are" — 3:48
  3. "I Did It
    I Did It

    "I Did It" is a song by the Dave Matthews Band, released as the lead single from their album Everyday . It reached #71 on the Billboard Hot 100, #5 on the Modern Rock Tracks, and #20 on the Adult Top 40....
    " (Video) — 3:38


Charts

Chart (2001)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard Single popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on airplay and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the airplay tracking-week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday....
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U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks
Modern Rock Tracks

Hot Modern Rock Tracks is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. It lists the forty most-played songs on modern rock radios, most of which are alternative rock songs....
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U.S. Billboard Adult Top 404
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream
Top 40 Mainstream

Top 40 Mainstream Chart is an airplay chart from Billboard Magazine and is featured in both sister publications Billboard and R&R . It is often mistaken for and confused with the Pop 100 Airplay charts ....
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