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About This Track
“Hunger Strike” is a song by the American rock band Temple of the Dog. Written by vocalist Chris Cornell, “Hunger Strike” was released in 1991 as the first single from the band’s sole studio album, Temple of the Dog (1991). It was Temple of the Dog’s most popular song. The song peaked at number four on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
“Hunger Strike” was written by vocalist Chris Cornell. It features a duet between Cornell and vocalist Eddie Vedder. Cornell was having trouble with the vocals at practice, when Vedder stepped in. Cornell later said “he sang half of that song not even knowing that I’d wanted the part to be there and he sang it exactly the way I was thinking about doing it, just instinctively.”
Cornell on the song:
When we started rehearsing the songs, I had pulled out “Hunger Strike” and I had this feeling it was just kind of gonna be filler, it didn’t feel like a real song. Eddie was sitting there kind of waiting for a Mookie Blaylock rehearsal and I was singing parts, and he kind of humbly—but with some balls—walked up to the mic and started singing the low parts for me because he saw it was kind of hard. We got through a couple choruses of him doing that and suddenly the light bulb came on in my head, this guy’s voice is amazing for these low parts. History wrote itself after that, that became the single.
“Hunger Strike” was written by vocalist Chris Cornell. It features a duet between Cornell and vocalist Eddie Vedder. Cornell was having trouble with the vocals at practice, when Vedder stepped in. Cornell later said “he sang half of that song not even knowing that I’d wanted the part to be there and he sang it exactly the way I was thinking about doing it, just instinctively.”
Cornell on the song:
When we started rehearsing the songs, I had pulled out “Hunger Strike” and I had this feeling it was just kind of gonna be filler, it didn’t feel like a real song. Eddie was sitting there kind of waiting for a Mookie Blaylock rehearsal and I was singing parts, and he kind of humbly—but with some balls—walked up to the mic and started singing the low parts for me because he saw it was kind of hard. We got through a couple choruses of him doing that and suddenly the light bulb came on in my head, this guy’s voice is amazing for these low parts. History wrote itself after that, that became the single.
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Herkamerr wrote:
Got to see this tune live and a few other ToD tracks. All on a side stage with a hand full of others until the main crowd figured out what was going down on stage 2.
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wmcfaul wrote:
i want a chicken Alfredo pasta, with garlic bread
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PearlJuniper wrote:
But I'm going hungry
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niceverdict wrote:
hungry for more hunger strike. that's what ...
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niceverdict wrote:
I can never tire of this track... ever.......................................
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lcortega wrote:
This song will never get old, I love CHRIS!!
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Raider8784 wrote:
Beautiful song, hits me every time I hear it
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andercrwzz wrote:
grunge é o estilo dos estilo ...........
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kmworth wrote:
<3
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DAVIDGRULZDUDE wrote:
this song is the best chris cornell and eddie vedder are 2 of the best singers in the world heard about this song on the pearl jam documentary is awesome
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xoaeri wrote:
every temple of the dog song just weighs me down and pins me in the best way possible, i cant explain how much i love this band. i'm a huge fan of Chris Cornell and all of his bands, Soundgarden especially, but i have to admit that i LOVE Temple of the Dog the most.
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turtle1970 wrote:
powerful song
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RDMcNamara wrote:
I remember recording this from an MTV showing of the video onto a dodgy boombox with a built-in mic. It was well worth it at the time, couldn't get hold of the album/single for love nor money in the South West around then.
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DEEDAY0699 wrote:
2 of the best singers in the world..
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DEEDAY0699 wrote:
This 1 of their better songs... Love it...
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KurdtXCobain27 wrote:
Absolutely amazing...
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Hemiptera wrote:
Yeah, now I know ;)
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mrchaos500 wrote:
not mouse of decadence- "mouths of decadents"
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Hemiptera wrote:
At first I thought, what the hell is "Mouse of decadence" x)
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MissPnk wrote:
amo esse som!!!!!!!!!
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