"Mrs. Potter's Lullaby" is a single by American rock band Counting Crows.

[2] The band's frontman, Adam Duritz, has stated that the song was written about actress Monica Potter.

[4] They ended up meeting for the first time at dinner with entertainment industry friends on the day the band was recording the song, and Potter returned to the studio with Duritz to watch them work.

[4] At the end of the session, a production assistant gave Potter a recording of one of the takes.

[4] Afterwards, Duritz told Potter the song was being dropped because over production after the recording session had ruined it.