Black Hole Sun

Soundgarden

About Black Hole Sun

"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.  


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In my eyes, indisposed
In disguises no one knows
Hides the face, lies the snake
The sun in my disgrace
Boiling heat, summer stench
'Neath the black the sky looks dead
Call my name through the cream
And I'll hear you scream again

Black hole sun
Won't you come
And wash away the rain
Black hole sun
Won't you come
Won't you come (won't you come)

Stuttering, cold and damp
Steal the warm wind tired friend
Times are gone for honest men
And sometimes far too long for snakes
In my shoes, a walking sleep
And my youth I pray to keep
Heaven sent hell away
No one sings like you anymore

Black hole sun
Won't you come
And wash away the rain
Black hole sun
Won't you come
Won't you come

Black hole sun
Won't you come
And wash away the rain
Black hole sun
Won't you come
Won't you come (black hole sun, black hole sun)

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Won't you come (black hole sun, black hole sun)
Won't you come (black hole sun, black hole sun)

Hang my head, drown my fear
Till you all just disappear

Black hole sun
Won't you come
And wash away the rain
Black hole sun
Won't you come
Won't you come

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Won't you come
And wash away the rain
Black hole sun
Won't you come
Won't you come (black hole sun, black hole sun)
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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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Written by: Chris Cornell

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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 Release
Chris 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 Performance
The 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.
Byproducts
The song won the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1995. Many bands and artists have since covered "Black Hole Sun."
Title Origins
Chris 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 Video
The 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 Meaning
Despite 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.
Legacy
The song became an anthem of the 1990s grunge movement and remains one of Soundgarden's most popular and enduring songs.
Instrumentation
The 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 Performance
After 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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