Bleed Together

Infobox Single
Name = "Bleed Together"
Artist = Soundgarden
from Album = A-Sides


A-side =
B-side =
Format = CD single
Released = November 1997
Recorded = November 1995 – February 1996
Genre = Grunge
Length = 3:54
Label = A&M
Writer = Chris Cornell
Producer = Soundgarden
Last single = "Ty Cobb" (1997)
This single = "Bleed Together" (1997)
Next single =
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album = A-Sides
Type = compilation
prev_track = "Ty Cobb"
prev_no = Track 16
this_track = "Bleed Together"
track_no = Track 17
next_track =
next_no = "Bleed Together" is a song by the American rock band Soundgarden. The song was first released in the United States on the band's post-breakup greatest hits album, "A-Sides" (1997). It had previously appeared as a B-side on some foreign copies of the band's 1996 single, "Burden in My Hand". It was released as a single in November 1997 in support of "A-Sides", and was the last single released by Soundgarden, after the band's breakup in April 1997. The song peaked at number 13 on the "Billboard" Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

Origin and recording

The song was written by frontman Chris Cornell. It was recorded by Soundgarden in Seattle, 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. [http://web.stargate.net/soundgarden/articles/hammer_1-98.shtml "Kim Thayil's A-Sides"] . "Metal Hammer". January 1998.]

Composition

It 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.

Release and reception

"Bleed Together" was released as a promo CD single. It was the final single released by Soundgarden. Thayil said, "We decided it would be a good single and song to promote "A-Sides"." The song peaked at number 13 on the "Billboard" Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and number 32 on the "Billboard" Modern Rock Tracks chart.

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