Studio X split from Bad Animals in 1997, but its legacy had already been cemented under the Bad Animals umbrella. Studio X was a separate facility which Bad Animals had expanded to include at the time. The Superunknown sessions were the first time the studio had been rented out to clients. The studio was owned by the band Heart at the time, who were out on tour. “Black Hole Sun” was recorded at Bad Animals Studio X in Seattle. Cornell wrote the song despite “thinking the band wouldn’t like it,” and it ended up becoming one of their most famous tracks! The Leslie gave the song a “Beatlesque” and distinctive sound. Then I wrote the lyrics and that was similar, a stream of consciousness based on the feeling I got from the chorus and title.”Īfter the initial spark of inspiration, Cornell sat down with a Gretsch guitar through a Leslie speaker cabinet. The next day I brought it into the real world, assigning a couple of key changes in the verse to make the melodies more interesting. I got home and whistled it into a Dictaphone. “I spent a lot of time spinning those melodies in my head so I wouldn’t forget them. I thought that would make an amazing song title, but what would it sound like? It all came together, pretty much the whole arrangement including the guitar solo that’s played beneath the riff. I heard ‘blah blah blah black hole sun blah blah blah’.
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It sparked from something a news anchor said on TV and I heard wrong. “I wrote it in my head driving home from Bear Creek Studio in Woodinville, a 35-40 minute drive from Seattle. In a 2014 interview, the late Cornell recalled “Black Hole Sun’s” origins: After its release it spent a total of seven weeks at #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Even after peaking at #2 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, “Black Hole Sun” still finished as the #1 song of 1994 for that chart.įrontman Chris Cornell wrote the song in about 15 minutes.
“Black Hole Sun” is the band’s most well known song and remains so to this day. Since its release it’s gone an amazing 12x Platinum and remains one of the best alternative rock/grunge albums ever made. It debuted at #1 on the charts and closed the year at 2x Platinum, also earning a GRAMMY nomination for Best Rock Album in 1995. The seminal Superunknown was Soundgarden’s breakout record and a tremendous commercial success. “Black Hole Sun” is the third single off Soundgarden’s 1994 juggernaut, Superunknown. Having the chance to meet with Michael and break down one of the most recognized rock songs ever made was nothing short of incredible. This achievement earned him a 1998 GRAMMY nomination for Producer of the Year. The albums he’s been involved with have a combined worldwide sales of more than 45 million! He is also one of a select few producers to have two albums debut in Billboard’s Top Ten in the same week: Marilyn Manson’s Mechanical Animals (#1) and Hole’s Celebrity Skin (#9). Throughout his career, Michael has worked with artists like Herbie Hancock, The Violent Femmes, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Soul Asylum, Hole, Ozzy Osbourne, Courtney Love, Marilyn Manson, Social Distortion, Korn, Golden Palominos, and Mew. Everything from the drum sounds, guitar sounds, vocals, and songwriting is unbelievable! The track, of course, is “Black Hole Sun” by Soundgarden, which Michael produced and engineered. I sat down with the wonderful Michael Beinhorn to talk about his involvement with perhaps thee most iconic rock song of the ’90s.
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