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"Black Hole Sun" is a song by the American rock band Soundgarden. Written by frontman Chris Cornell, the song was released in 1994 as the third single from the band's fourth studio album Superunknown (1994). It is arguably the band's most recognizable and most popular song, and remains a well known song from the 1990s. The song topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, where it spent a total of seven weeks at number one. Despite peaking at number two on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, "Black Hole Sun" finished as the number-one track of 1994 for that listing. Worldwide, the single topped the Icelandic Singles Chart for a week and reached the top 10 in Australia, Canada, France and Ireland. "Black Hole Sun" was included on Soundgarden's 1997 greatest hits album A-Sides and also appeared on the 2010 compilation album Telephantasm. more »
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Soundgarden
Soundgarden is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984 by singer and rhythm guitarist Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto. Matt Cameron became the band's full-time drummer in 1986, while bassist Ben Shepherd became a permanent replacement for Yamamoto in 1990. more »
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Rock
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Acoustic, Alternative Rock, Grunge
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Written by: Chris Cornell
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10 facts about this song
Genre Classification"Black Hole Sun" is a mixture of grunge, psychedelic rock, and alternative rock music. It has some elements of Indian music too. |
Creation and ReleaseChris Cornell reportedly wrote the song in about 15 minutes. It was released as the third single from Soundgarden's fourth studio album "Superunknown" in 1994. |
Chart PerformanceThe song reached number one on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, peaking at number two on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. It also reached number nine on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Soundgarden their first and only top 10 single on that chart. |
ByproductsThe song won the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1995. Many bands and artists have since covered "Black Hole Sun." |
Title OriginsChris Cornell said that he got the title from something he heard on the news. He thought he heard "black hole sun" but the anchor actually said something else. |
Music VideoThe music video for "Black Hole Sun," directed by Howard Greenhalgh, is surreal and dystopian, with images of a black hole swallowing up everything in a suburban neighborhood. The video was a staple on MTV and won the Best Metal/Hard Rock Video at the 1994 MTV Video Music Awards. |
Lyrical MeaningDespite its bleak title, the meaning of "Black Hole Sun" is not specifically dystopian. Cornell said he simply liked the words "black hole sun" and built the song around them, not intending any specific interpretation. |
LegacyThe song became an anthem of the 1990s grunge movement and remains one of Soundgarden's most popular and enduring songs. |
InstrumentationThe song is known for its unusual, spinning bridge section where the guitar tuning goes into a spiral sound. The song also makes use of unusual time signatures. |
Posthumous PerformanceAfter Chris Cornell's death in 2017, the song received renewed attention as musicians and fans alike paid tribute to his work. |
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