Dog & Butterfly (song)

"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]

"Dog & Butterfly"
Single by Heart
from the album Dog & Butterfly
B-side"Mistral Wind"
ReleasedJanuary 1979
Recorded1978
Genre
Length5:22
LabelPortrait
Songwriter(s)Ann Wilson
Nancy Wilson
Sue Ennis
Producer(s)Mike Flicker
Heart singles chronology
"Straight On"
(1978)		 "Dog & Butterfly"
(1979)		 "Even It Up"
(1979)

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]

Although it enjoyed only moderate chart success, the song has remained a setlist staple for Heart consistently through the years.

Chart performance
Chart (1979) Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles[3] 51
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[4] 36
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] 34
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[6] 33
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 31

References
  1. "Heart - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  2. "The Story Behind the Song". Chicken Soup for the Soul. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  3. "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  4. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1979-04-07. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  5. "Heart - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  6. Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 108.



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