Spoonman
Sign in to save"Spoonman" is a song by American rock band Soundgarden. Written by frontman Chris Cornell, it was released on February 14, 1994, as the lead single from the band's fourth studio album, Superunknown (1994). The name was inspired by Seattle street performer Artis the Spoonman, who plays spoons on the song and also appears in the video.
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- Spoonman
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- Spoonman.jpg
- Song.type
- single
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- Soundgarden
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- Superunknown
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- Cold Bitch
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- Bad Animals (Seattle, Washington)
- Song.genre
- Grunge hard rock alternative rock
- Song.length
- 4:06
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- A&M
- Song.writer
- Chris Cornell
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- Rusty Cage
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- 1992
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- The Day I Tried to Live
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- 1994
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"Spoonman" is a song by American rock band Soundgarden. Written by frontman Chris Cornell, it was released on February 14, 1994, as the lead single from the band's fourth studio album, Superunknown (1994). The name was inspired by Seattle street performer Artis the Spoonman, who plays spoons on the song and also appears in the video.
"Spoonman" peaked at No. 3 on Billboards Album Rock Tracks chart and No. 9 on Billboards Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song was included on Soundgarden's 1997 greatest hits album, A-Sides, as well as on the 2010 compilation album, Telephantasm, while a remixed version by Steve Fisk appears on the "Black Hole Sun" and "My Wave" singles.