What does the song 41 mean by Dave matthews band?

Answer 1

When DMB was just starting out, Dave had a business relationship with a Charlottesville, VA lawyer named Ross Hoffman. Hoffman was one of the first who encouraged Dave to form a band, and he owned the famous Pink Warehouse (as in the song "Warehouse). The contract between the two pertained to the publishing rights of the band's songs, which were controlled by the company the two founded, called Colden Grey, Ltd. In 1995, after the band had become a hit with Under The Table & Dreaming, which had sold several million copies, Hoffman sued Dave for partial control over the publishing rights to the songs that were under the Colden Grey name. The two eventually settled out of court, but Dave was shaken by what he felt was the betrayal of an old friend, and the experience led to the lyrics of #41. As for the title, it simply reflects the song's place in the order of songs the band had written (i.e., it was the 41st song written by the band).