Burden in My Hand
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| ""Burden in My Hand"" | ||
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| Single by Soundgarden | ||
| from the album 'Down on the Upside' | ||
| Released | July 1996 | |
| Format | CD single | |
| Recorded | 1996 | |
| Genre | Grunge Alternative Rock |
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| Length | 4:50 | |
| Label | A&M | |
| Writer(s) | Chris Cornell | |
| Producer(s) | Soundgarden | |
| Soundgarden singles chronology | ||
| "Pretty Noose" 1996 |
"Burden in My Hand" 1996 |
"Blow Up the Outside World" 1996 |
"Burden in My Hand" is a song by Seattle band Soundgarden. It appears as the seventh track on their final album Down On The Upside, released in 1996. It was released as a single the same year and became a number one hit on US Mainstream Rock charts for 5 weeks.
The music video for the song featured the band members hiking through a desert. The fighter aircraft seen in the video can be identified as a J 35 Draken.
[edit] Track Listing
EUROPEAN CD #1 AND 7"
1. Burden In My Hand 2. Karaoke
EUROPEAN CD #2
1. Burden In My Hand 2. Bleed Together 3. She's A Politician 4. Chris Cornell Interview
The 7:40 long interview segment with Chris Cornell is conducted by Tom Russell and was recorded in April 1996. Chris talks about the canceled Superunknown tour dates in the UK ("My voice just crapped out"), the pressure to release a record that will sell well ("The pressure comes from us"), publishing companies ("We didn't need that"), and the band's sense of humor ("We don't take ourselves seriously").
AUSTRALIAN CD
1. Burden In My Hand 2. Karaoke 3. Bleed Together 4. Birth Ritual (Demo)
UK CLUB PROMO CD
1. Burden In My Hand
The club promo CD is a limited edition of 300 in a clear plastic sleeve, sealed with a blue sticker that doubles as the liner notes.
RADIO PROMO CD
1. Burden In My Hand 2. Burden In My Hand (Edit)
[edit] Chart positions
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1996 | Burden In My Hand | Mainstream Rock Tracks (US) | No. 1 |
| 1996 | Burden In My Hand | Modern Rock Tracks (US) | No. 2 |
| 1996 | Burden In My Hand | Official UK Singles Chart | No. 33 |
| 1996 | Burden In My Hand | Official Canadian Singles Chart | No. 31 |
| Soundgarden |
| Chris Cornell | Kim Thayil | Matt Cameron | Ben Shepherd |
| Scott Sundquist | Hiro Yamamoto | Jason Everman |
| Discography |
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| Studio albums Ultramega OK | Louder than Love | Badmotorfinger | Superunknown | Down on the Upside |
| EPs: Screaming Life | Fopp | Loudest Love | Songs from the Superunknown |
| Compilations: Screaming Life/Fopp | A-Sides |
| Singles: "Hunted Down" | "Flower" | "Loud Love" | "Hands All Over" | "Room a Thousand Years Wide" | "Jesus Christ Pose" | "Outshined" | "Rusty Cage" | "Spoonman" | "Black Hole Sun" | "Fell on Black Days" | "My Wave" | "The Day I Tried to Live" | "Superunknown" | "Pretty Noose" | "Burden in My Hand" | "Blow Up the Outside World" | "Ty Cobb" | "Bleed Together" |
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