The name "Spoonman" is credited to Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam. While on the set of the movie Singles, Jeff, who was part of the fictional band featured in the movie, came up with a list of possible titles. Chris Cornell took it as a challenge to write a list of songs using those titles, and "Spoonman" was one of them. The song, and its video, featured Artis the Spoonman, who is a street entertainer in Seattle.
The album shows a Beatles influence, particularly on "Black Hole Sun" and "Head Down". In a 1994 interview with Guitar World, Kim Thayil explains this: "We looked deep down inside the very core of our souls and there was a little Ringo sitting there. Oh sure, we like telling people it's John Lennon or George Harrison; but when you really look deep inside of Soundgarden, there's a little Ringo wanting to get out"
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Track listing
"She Likes Surprises" only appears on the European version of the albumCharting singles
1994 Superunknown The Billboard 200 No. 1
1994 Black Hole Sun Mainstream Rock Tracks No. 1
1994 Fell On Black Days Mainstream Rock Tracks No. 4
1994 My Wave Mainstream Rock Tracks No. 11
1994 Spoonman Mainstream Rock Tracks No. 3
1994 Black Hole Sun Modern Rock Tracks No. 2
1994 Fell On Black Days Modern Rock Tracks No. 13
1994 My Wave Modern Rock Tracks No. 18
1994 Spoonman Modern Rock Tracks No. 9
1994 Black Hole Sun Top 40 Mainstream No. 9
1995 The Day I Tried To Live Mainstream Rock Tracks No. 13
1995 The Day I Tried To Live Modern Rock Tracks No. 25
Personnel
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