Touch of Grey

"Touch of Grey"
Single by Grateful Dead
from the album In the Dark
B-side"My Brother Esau"
Released1987
RecordedJanuary 1987
GenrePop rock
Length5:50 (album version)
4:35 (single version)
LabelArista
Songwriters
ProducerJohn Cutler
Grateful Dead singles chronology
"Dire Wolf"
(1981)
"Touch of Grey"
(1987)
"When Push Comes to Shove"
(1987)

"Touch of Grey" is a 1987 single by the Grateful Dead, and is from the album In the Dark. The music was composed by Jerry Garcia, and the lyrics were written by Robert Hunter. The song was released as the first single from In the Dark and became the band's only top 10 hit on Billboard Hot 100. Peaking at No. 9, it also reached No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.