Fell on Black Days
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| Single by Soundgarden from the album Superunknown |
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| B-side | "Kyle Petty, Son of Richard" / "Fell on Black Days" (video version) | |||||||||||||
| Released | 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Format | CD single, Vinyl | |||||||||||||
| Recorded | July 1993–September 1993 at Bad Animals Studio, Seattle, Washington | |||||||||||||
| Genre | Alternative rock, grunge | |||||||||||||
| Length | 4:42 | |||||||||||||
| Label | A&M | |||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Chris Cornell | |||||||||||||
| Producer | Michael Beinhorn, Soundgarden | |||||||||||||
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"Fell on Black Days" is a song by the Seattle band Soundgarden. It appears as the third track on the band's 1994 album Superunknown and was released as a single. The song peaked at number four on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. It would later appear on the band's greatest hits album A-Sides and the 2007 Chris Cornell compilation The Roads We Choose - A Retrospective.
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[edit] Composition
The song was written by frontman Chris Cornell. The time signature of the song is on 6/4.[1]
[edit] Release and reception
It was released as a single in a large number of different versions, each with different B-sides. Several of the singles featured an original demo version of the song. This demo is completely different from the more familiar version. It features different lyrics and music, with considerably heavier drop-D guitar. Only the chorus contains lyrical similarities to the final version. Soundgarden performed this version live on Pearl Jam's Self-Pollution radio broadcast in early 1995.
The song peaked at number four on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and number 13 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
After the September 11, 2001 attacks, Clear Channel included the song on its list of possibly inappropriate songs.
[edit] Lyrical meaning
Chris Cornell on the song:
"Fell on Black Days" was like this ongoing fear I've had for years...It's a feeling that everyone gets. You're happy with your life, everything's going well, things are exciting - when all of a sudden you realise you're unhappy in the extreme, to the point of being really, really scared. There's no particular event you can pin the feeling down to, it's just that you realise one day that everything in your life is FUCKED![2]
[edit] Music video
In the music video, the band was filmed performing the song in-studio, with Brendan O'Brien producing the recording. The video was directed by Jake Scott. The video was released in November 1994.[3] It is available on the CD-ROM Alive in the Superunknown. The video version of the track can be found on the "Fell on Black Days" single and Songs from the Superunknown.
[edit] Live performances
A live version of the song appears on the "Black Hole Sun" and "Fell on Black Days" singles.
In 2005, when Audioslave toured with Seether, Chris Cornell sang "Fell on Black Days" with Shaun Morgan, Seether's lead vocalist.
[edit] Cover versions
In 2006, Classic Case did a cover of "Fell on Black Days" on the band's Black Unicorn Split EP with "He is Legend".
[edit] Accolades
| Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
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| The Movement | New Zealand | "The 77 Best Singles of the 90s"[4] | 2004 | 52 |
[edit] Formats and track listing
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[edit] Chart positions
Information taken from various sources.[5][6][7][8][9]
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1994 | Dutch Singles Chart | 45 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay | 54 | |
| US Mainstream Rock Tracks | 4 | |
| US Modern Rock Tracks | 13 | |
| 1995 | Irish Singles Chart | 14 |
| UK Singles Chart | 24 |
[edit] References
- ^ Rotondi, James. "Alone in the Superunknown." Guitar Player. June 1994.
- ^ True, Everett. "Journey into the Superunknown". Melody Maker. March 19, 1994.
- ^ Soundgarden music videos. Music Video Database. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
- ^ The 77 Best Singles of the 90s. The Movement. Retrieved on 2008-05-06.
- ^ EveryHit.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
- ^ Soundgarden Artist Chart History. Billboard. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
- ^ Soundgarden – Billboard Singles. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
- ^ The Irish Charts - All there is to know. Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
- ^ Dutch Single/Album Chart / Soundgarden / Longplay. dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved on 2008-02-19.
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