"In the Blood" is a song by American alternative rock group Better Than Ezra. It was released in June 1995 as the second single from the band's major-label debut album Deluxe. The song peaked at number four on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and number six on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The song was not eligible to chart on the Hot 100 because no commercial single was made available for purchase. However, the song received enough radio airplay to peak at number 48 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart.
In an interview with Brian Ives (October 4, 2021), frontman Kevin Griffin stated: "But the lyrics⦠I usually donâÂÂt tell people where my head was, but my girlfriend at the time, her uncle had had AIDS and he was in the last stage of battling AIDS. He passed away in âÂÂ96. It was really about AIDS and it was literally about: whatâÂÂs in your blood? Do you really know the person youâÂÂre with and who did they love before you and who did they love before them? And it was really just a very literal lyric to me. It was really about her uncle Patrick, who was an amazing guy. He was an editor for The Advocate. He lived in West Hollywood and he was still somewhat healthy. But dealing with it was a tough time. But thatâÂÂs what the lyrics are about. So it really wasnâÂÂt about a relationship. It was really about this man. I rarely told people about that because itâÂÂs kind of heavy."
The music video for the song was directed by Frank W. Ockenfels III. As with "Good", the band's previous single, "In the Blood" saw radio success before the video aired on MTV.
Note: Promotional CD.