"Drowning" is a song by American rock group Hootie & the Blowfish. It was released in November 1995 as the fifth and final single from their debut album Cracked Rear View (1994).

The song centers on themes of prejudice and racism, and drew attention to the "rebel" flags displayed at the South Carolina State House at the time, twenty years before that symbol was removed by a vote of the state's legislature. The lyrics also reference singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith, and her 1989 song "It's a Hard Life Wherever You Go".

"Drowning" was not as successful as Cracked Rear View's first four singles, and failed to chart anywhere else but the Mainstream Rock Tracks, where it peaked at #21 in November 1995.

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