Hunted Down
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| Single by Soundgarden from the album Screaming Life (EP) |
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| B-side | "Nothing to Say" | ||||
| Released | June 1987 | ||||
| Format | Vinyl | ||||
| Recorded | 1987 at Reciprocal Recording, Seattle, Washington | ||||
| Genre | Alternative metal, grunge | ||||
| Length | 2:42 | ||||
| Label | Sub Pop | ||||
| Writer(s) | Chris Cornell, Kim Thayil | ||||
| Producer | Jack Endino, Soundgarden | ||||
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"Hunted Down" is a song by the Seattle grunge band Soundgarden. It appears as the first track on the band's first release, the Screaming Life EP (1987). The song was released as the band's first single in June 1987.
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[edit] Origin and recording
The song features lyrics written by frontman Chris Cornell and music written by guitarist Kim Thayil. Guitarist Kim Thayil on the song:
That song wasn't supposed to be as heavy sounding as it turned out. We just started jamming on the riff and it took on the 'noise rock' dimensions, kind of a rhythmic thing. And that solo is a noise solo. It's very dissonant.[1]
[edit] Composition
The song is representative of the early "grunge" sound - with its dirty guitar, dissonant atmosphere and lyrics concerning entrapment and escape.
[edit] Release and reception
It was the only single released from Screaming Life. The single was pressed on blue vinyl as a limited edition with only 500 copies made, and has since become a Soundgarden collector's item. "Nothing to Say" was the B-side of the single. Oddly, this B-side, rather than "Hunted Down", later appeared on the Soundgarden compilation A-Sides.
"Hunted Down" was the first song on Sub Pop's "hold music" tape. According to guitarist Kim Thayil, "You would call them up, and when they put you on hold you heard 'Hunted Down'."[1] Upon hearing the song, record labels began contacting the band, which eventually led to the band signing with A&M Records.
The song also appears on the Fuck Me I'm Rich compilation album.
[edit] Formats and track listing
- Blue 7"
- "Hunted Down" (Chris Cornell, Kim Thayil) – 2:42
- "Nothing to Say" (Cornell, Thayil) – 3:56
[edit] References
- ^ a b Gilbert, Jeff. "Primecuts: Kim Thayil". Guitar School. May 1994.
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