Rhinosaur

"Rhinosaur"
Single by Soundgarden
from the album Down on the Upside
A-side "Ty Cobb"
Released April, 1997
Format CD single
Genre Grunge
Length 3:14
Label A&M
Writer(s) Chris Cornell, Matt Cameron
Producer(s) Adam Kasper, Soundgarden
Down on the Upside track listing
"Pretty Noose"
(Track 1)		 "Rhinosaur"
(Track 2)		 "Zero Chance"
(Track 3)

"Rhinosaur" is a song by American rock band Soundgarden on their 1996 album Down on the Upside. Despite not being released as its own single it was released as a B-side to the song "Ty Cobb".[1][2] While "Ty Cobb" itself did not chart, "Rhinosaur" charted at 19 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks.[3]

Reception

Chris Cornell said in an interview that the lyrical target of "Rhinosaur" was ambiguous and could be applied to several people or groups.[4] "Rhinosaur" was praised for having a massive groove with "stairstep guitar riffs" said to be adored by Soundgarden's guitarist Kim Thayil.[5] Thayil also went on to saying that the tuning of the instruments was unusual for Soundgarden. He said during an interview "Ben and I played on dropped-D, but Chris played in standard tuning. That's unusual for us. If one of us is in dropped-D, usually all three of us are."[6] The song also received moderate airplay by rock radio stations in America.

Charts

Chart (1997) Peak
position
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[7] 19

References

  1. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Soundgarden-Ty-Cobb/release/573590
  2. ↑ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (1997-05-03). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 73.
  3. ↑ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (1997-04-26). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 79.
  4. ↑ CMJ Network, Inc. (July 1996). CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. p. 21.
  5. ↑ CMJ Network, Inc. (June 1996). CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. p. 13.
  6. ↑ Guitar World (1998-10-01). Guitar World Presents Nirvana and the Grunge Revolution. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-7935-9006-3.
  7. ↑ "Soundgarden – Chart history" Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs for Soundgarden. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
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