Black Hole Sun
original song written and composed by Chris Cornell; first recorded by Soundgarden
"Black Hole Sun" is a 1994 grunge song by the American grunge band Soundgarden, from their fourth studio album Superunknown, which was released in 1994. The song was written by Chris Cornell. It is a playable song in the video game, Rock Band.[1]
| "Black Hole Sun" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Song by Soundgarden | ||||
| from the album Superunknown | ||||
| B-side | "Like Suicide" (acoustic) / "Kickstand" (live) | |||
| Released | May 1994 | |||
| Recorded | July–September 1993 at Bad Animals Studio, Seattle, Washington | |||
| Genre | Grunge, psychedelic rock | |||
| Length | 5:20 (Album) 4:31 (Edit) | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Chris Cornell | |||
| Producer(s) | Michael Beinhorn | |||
| Soundgarden singles chronology | ||||
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The song won the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance and it was also nominated for Best Rock Song.[2] The music video for Black Hole Sun won a MTV Video Music Award for Best Metal/Hard Rock Video in 1994.[3]
References
change- ↑ "Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden". My Rock Band Songs. Retrieved 2014-11-11.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "37th Grammy Awards - 1995". Rock On The Net. Retrieved 2014-11-11.
- ↑ "1994 MTV Video Music Awards". Rock On The Net. Retrieved 2014-11-11.
