This single marked the Grateful Dead's highest-charting song in their career, a surprising late-career resurgence driven by a popular music video.
- "Touch of Grey" was the Grateful Dead's only Top 40 hit, reaching #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1987.
- The song was released as the lead single from their thirteenth studio album, *In the Dark*, which became their best-selling studio album.
- The accompanying music video, featuring the band members as skeletons, became a staple on MTV and introduced the band to a new generation of fans.
Grateful Dead formed in Palo Alto, California in 1965, is one of the most influential and enduring jam bands, known for their unique blend of psychedelic rock, folk, and country. At the time of "Touch of Grey's" release in 1987, the band had recently achieved their highest-ever chart success with the album *In the Dark*.
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