Songs from the Superunknown

Songs from the Superunknown
EP by
ReleasedNovember 21, 1995
Recorded1993–1994
GenreAlternative rock, grunge
Length23:42
LabelA&M
ProducerMichael Beinhorn, Brendan O'Brien, Soundgarden
Soundgarden chronology
Superunknown
(1994)
Songs from the Superunknown
(1995)
Down on the Upside
(1996)

Songs from the Superunknown is an EP by the grunge band Soundgarden. It was released on November 21, 1995 through A&M Records. It was released on the same day as the CD-ROM Alive in the Superunknown.

Overview

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The EP is the audio-only counterpart to Alive in the Superunknown. "Jerry Garcia's Finger" is featured exclusively on Songs from the Superunknown.

The CD-ROM Alive in the Superunknown contains the first four tracks from Songs from the Superunknown plus a multimedia portion featuring photos of the band, a video game, four music videos ("My Wave", "Fell on Black Days", "Black Hole Sun", and "The Day I Tried to Live"), and a live video of "Kickstand", among other things.

Track listing

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All songs written by Chris Cornell, except where noted:

  1. "Superunknown" (Cornell, Kim Thayil) – 5:06
  2. "Fell on Black Days" – 5:26
    • An alternate version, it is the one used in the music video for the song.
  3. "She Likes Surprises" – 3:17
    • Appeared on international versions of Superunknown
  4. "Like Suicide" (acoustic) – 6:11
    • Performed acoustically and appeared on the "Black Hole Sun" single
  5. "Jerry Garcia's Finger" (Matt Cameron, Cornell, Ben Shepherd, Thayil) – 4:00
    • Previously unreleased. Only available on Songs from the Superunknown.

Personnel

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Other websites

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