Interstate Love Song
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| Single by Stone Temple Pilots from the album Purple |
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| B-side | "Lounge Fly" | |||||||||||||
| Released | 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Format | CD single, Vinyl |
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| Recorded | 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Genre | Hard Rock, Alternative Rock | |||||||||||||
| Length | 3:14 | |||||||||||||
| Label | Atlantic | |||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Music: Robert DeLeo Lyrics: Scott Weiland |
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| Producer | Brendan O'Brien | |||||||||||||
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"Interstate Love Song" is a song by rock band Stone Temple Pilots, from the band's second album Purple, released in 1994. The song, considered to be one of the band's biggest hits, hit #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in the September 17, 1994 issue Billboard. The song it replaced at #1 was "Vasoline", also by Stone Temple Pilots. The song stayed at #1 for 15 weeks, a record at the time.
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[edit] Composition
The song features a memorable opening guitar riff, containing a sound very reminiscent of the alternative music scene of the time. The riff was created by Robert DeLeo while riding in the back of a U-Haul truck the band used for touring. It also has a notably country-western or Southern rock feel to it, reflective of the "leaving on a southern train" lyrics. It is therefore unique in the Stone Temple Pilots catalogue. The song also includes a riff from Jim Croce's song, "I Got A Name."
[edit] Music video
The music video, directed by Kevin Kerslake, has a washed-out color effect throughout the majority of the video and features a long-nosed protagonist escaping from an unseen pursuer.
[edit] Notable appearances
- "Interstate Love Song" is available as a downloadable track for the music video game Rock Band.
- Has been featured on the game show Rock Star: INXS.
[edit] Cover versions
- During Scott Weiland's time with Velvet Revolver, the band would play this song during live performances.
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