Rhinosaur
"Rhinosaur" | |
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Single by Soundgarden | |
from the album Down on the Upside | |
A-side | "Ty Cobb" |
Released | April 1997 |
Genre | Grunge |
Length | 3:14 |
Label | A&M |
Songwriter(s) | Chris Cornell, Matt Cameron |
Producer(s) | Adam Kasper, Soundgarden |
"Rhinosaur" is a song by American rock band Soundgarden on their 1996 album Down on the Upside. Despite not being released as its own single it was released as a B-side to the song "Ty Cobb".[1][2] While "Ty Cobb" itself did not chart, "Rhinosaur" charted at 19 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks.[3]
Reception
Chris Cornell said in an interview that the lyrical target of "Rhinosaur" was ambiguous and could be applied to several people or groups.[4] "Rhinosaur" was praised for having a massive groove with "stairstep guitar riffs" said to be adored by Soundgarden's guitarist Kim Thayil.[5] Thayil said that the tuning of the instruments was unusual for Soundgarden. He said during an interview "Ben and I played on dropped-D, but Chris played in standard tuning. That's unusual for us. If one of us is in dropped-D, usually all three of us are."[6] The song also received moderate airplay by rock radio stations in America.
Charts
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[7] | 19 |
References
- ^ "Soundgarden – Ty Cobb (1997, CD)" – via www.discogs.com.
- ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (1997-05-03). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 73.
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has generic name (help) - ^ CMJ Network, Inc. (July 1996). CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. p. 21.
- ^ CMJ Network, Inc. (June 1996). CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. p. 13.
- ^ Guitar World (1998-10-01). Guitar World Presents Nirvana and the Grunge Revolution. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-7935-9006-3.
- ^ "Soundgarden Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
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