Bleed Together

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"Bleed Together"
A-Sides
ReleasedNovember 1997
RecordedNovember 1995 – February 1996
Length3:54
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)Chris Cornell
Producer(s)Adam Kasper, Soundgarden
Soundgarden singles chronology
"Ty Cobb"
(1997)
"Bleed Together"
(1997)
"Black Rain"
(2010)

"Bleed Together" is a song by the American

Mainstream Rock Tracks
chart.

Origin and recording

"Bleed Together" was written by frontman

Washington, during the Down on the Upside sessions. Guitarist Kim Thayil
on the song:

That came from the Down on the Upside session and originally the record company was interested in it being on the album, but we weren't interested in putting it on the album because we weren't happy with the mix we got for it. Also, we had to concern ourselves with the length of the record and how much time we could fit on one disc, so we never finished it before Down on the Upside came out. This was one of many mixes we had tried at the time.[1]

Composition

"Bleed Together" is one of the few Soundgarden songs written in the key of E. Thayil said, "It's a fast, energetic, punk rock type song with a hooky melody. Chris sings aggressively, but definitely melodically—as opposed to screaming—over these fast punk rock chords."

paradiddle
for effect on the ride cymbal during the bridge of the song.

Release and reception

"Bleed Together" was released as a promo CD single. It was the final single released by Soundgarden until "

Modern Rock Tracks chart. In Canada
, "Bleed Together" charted on the Alternative Top 30 chart where it peaked at number 28.

Charts

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Canada Rock/Alternative (RPM)[2] 28
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[3] 13
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[4] 32

References