"Dog & Butterfly" | ||||
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Single by Heart | ||||
from the album Dog & Butterfly | ||||
B-side | "Mistral Wind" | |||
Released | January 1979 | |||
Recorded | 1978 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 4:48 (Single Version) 5:21 (Album Version) | |||
Label | Portrait | |||
Songwriter(s) |
Ann Wilson Nancy Wilson Sue Ennis | |||
Producer(s) | Mike Flicker | |||
Heart singles chronology | ||||
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"Dog & Butterfly" is a song recorded by the rock band Heart. It is the title track to the band's fourth studio album Dog & Butterfly and was released as the album's second single.
The song is a more subdued effort from the band, differing from past hard rock-oriented hits, as Ann and Nancy Wilson pulled from their folk music influences. The song charted moderately in the US in 1979, peaking at #34 on the Billboard Hot 100. [1]
Ann has said she was inspired when she looked out a window and saw a dog relentlessly chasing a butterfly. She saw the song as an inspiration when things get tough to "keep going after it." [2]
Cash Box called it a "gentle acoustic ballad which rides a melodic verse and acoustic guitar and easy beat backing." [3] Record World called it a "a light romantic ballad that should suit adult and pop playlists." [4]
Although it enjoyed only moderate chart success, the song has remained a setlist staple for Heart consistently through the years.
Chart (1979) | Peak position |
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Canada RPM Top Singles [5] | 51 |
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary [6] | 36 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [7] | 34 |
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary [8] | 33 |
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 | 31 |