signed with DreamWorks Records

After two years of touring, Morphine signed with DreamWorks Records , who released their major label debut, Like Swimming , in 1997. It was a critical success, but did not break the band into the domestic mainstream as had been hoped. DreamWorks released a music video for the single “Early to Bed”; directed by Jamie Caliri and released in March 1997, the nightmarish yet humorous video became an instant favorite among fans and was later nominated for a Grammy Award . The band also released B-Sides and Otherwise , a collection of B-sides and live recordings, on Rykodisc this same year.