	Track	Duration	Listeners
1	Let Me Drown	3:52	192,150
2	My Wave	5:13	204,711
3	Fell On Black Days	5:28	321,577
4	Mailman	4:26	146,960
5	Superunknown	5:13	194,266
6	Head Down	6:09	137,083
7	Black Hole Sun	4:31	639,595
8	Spoonman	4:07	324,947
9	Limo Wreck	5:47	133,967
10	The Day I Tried to Live	5:19	216,205
11	Kickstand	1:34	137,063
12	Fresh Tendrils	4:15	130,768
13	4th of July	5:09	136,333
14	Half	2:14	110,959
15	Like Suicide	7:02	127,413

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About this album

A&M (1994) Released: 8 Mar 1994 15 tracks (70:19)

Superunknown is the fourth album by the American grunge band Soundgarden. It was released on March 8, 1994 through A&M Records. The band began work on the album after touring in support of its previous album, Badmotorfinger (1991). The resulting album captured the creativity and heaviness of the band’s earlier releases while displaying a more diverse range of influences.

The album was a critical and commercial success and became the band’s breakout album. It peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 and reached high positions on charts worldwide. Five singles were released from the album: The Day I Tried to Live,

My Wave,

Fell On Black Days and the Grammy Award-winning songs

Black Hole Sun and

Spoonman, the latter two of which helped Soundgarden reach mainstream popularity. In 1995, the album was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rock Album. The album has been certified five times Platinum in the United States.

The album’s recording sessions took place from July 1993 to September 1993 at Bad Animals Studio in Seattle, Washington. The band worked with producer Michael Beinhorn. Regarding the change in producer from previous collaborator Terry Date to Beinhorn, guitarist Kim Thayil said, “We just thought we’d go for a change.” The album was mixed by Brendan O’Brien.

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Parksey10 wrote:
last month

as much as I like this album, I do feel like it drags a tad. if a few songs were cut, I'm not really sure which ones right now, I think it would have been a better album. for me, Badmotorfinger is their best with this second.

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outrenoir wrote:
December 2011

BHS got way, WAY too much attention but i wouldn't say this is weak or the singles are particularly radio-friendly. FoBD is unremittingly miserable, moreso than any other grunge group. Obviously it's more mature and doesn't rock as hard as their earlier albums but it's perfect front-to-back listening for certain moods even on the 500th play; there's something unfathomably mysterious about it. It gives a lot of variety without trying to pick you up or take you down, just gives you something to get lost in. It's good for when you're wiped but need a kick

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noo_dog wrote:
November 2011

Can't believe this album gets so much love. I think it's Soundgarden's worst album (excluding their first two EPs), and it's also one of the weaker albums released by the big four of grunge. Some of the songs, particularly the radio friendly ones like Fell on Black Days and Black Hole Sun, are so boring and clumsily put together (yep I said it). I think Pearl Jam and even Nirvana (when they tried) did poppy stuff much better. I do really like Limo Wreck and Mailman (which sounds a bit like mid-era Melvins) though, and some of the other tracks are quite good. Maybe I'm just missing something that everyone else gets though.

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jimmy2605 wrote:
October 2011

A great grunge classic and probably my favourite of theirs.

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Jumpkov wrote:
October 2011

I still prefer Badmotorfinger but Still Superunknown is masterpiece.

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Macducci wrote:
September 2011

Sorry Ten, Sorry Nevermind. but this is the best grunge album of all time

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Robo_Dobo wrote:
September 2011

Whenever there's a perfect album i hear, i call it a Superunknown album

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Lanartur wrote:
September 2011

Distant, murky and sourceful, it is the atmosphere of this era and down on the upside that really give the work strength beyond its simple rock creation. Look at this purely, honestly rock and the linear forms really mean nothing to what is captured to represent a time... represent a cacophony of embodied perception. Are you hearing a feeling or feeling a sound? Sound has such imagining depth, another intduced fiorm.

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magnescencja wrote:
September 2011

best music ever, period.

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spoonman039 wrote:
September 2011

in my opinion, this is the best grunge album

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InkBlack wrote:
July 2011

First album I've bought in years. :D

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donkukis wrote:
July 2011

The Physical Graffiti of the 90s. [2]

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spotpatty wrote:
July 2011

We got a pre-release of this from family friends who were in LA recording at A&M and we were camping on the Saulk River above Darrington. My dad knew Cornball since he lived in OH. We also knew Artemus, the spoon man, so we all thought it was cool. My folks were listening to it as we were driving. My dad had buds all over the dash drying out. We saw two cougars and two bears on that trip. My mom carried a .357 with her the entire week. Makes me think of the Cascades.

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EricPZ wrote:
June 2011

This album brings back happy memories of my college daze. Good times, great album.

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Timitzi wrote:
May 2011

Fuck you all! THIS IS THE BEST SOUNDGARDEN ALBUM EVA! [3] Definitely their best work along with Badmotorfinger, one incredible album.

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PartySanCTG wrote:
April 2011

Fuck you all! THIS IS THE BEST SOUNDGARDEN ALBUM EVA! [2] Although if you feel like splitting hairs, an old AV Club comment once said "Badmotorfinger is the best Soundgarden album. Superunknown is the best Led Zep meets Black Sabbath album." Not really sure how true that is, though. Too busy loving this to bits.

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valdaliso wrote:
March 2011

almost 20 years later it's still as fucking awesome

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Soundservant wrote:
February 2011

@LastFlowers: oh my god I just realised it was an upside down tree line :O I've always seen that thing on the cover as some sort of bat demon :|

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HempLeaf wrote:
February 2011

it brings back your soul

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tomthe74 wrote:
February 2011

Best album of all time. Bash me now.

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