Song · Soundgarden
“Black Rain” by Soundgarden
Released 2010
“Black Rain” by Soundgarden appears on 9 radio countdowns from 9 stations in 2010. It was first released in 2010. Its best result is #30 on the KSLG Top 94 Slugtunez of 2010. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #110 alternative song of 2010 and #484 of the '10s.
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"Black Rain" is a leftover from 1991 that finally got its day in 2010. Soundgarden cut most of it during the sessions for Badmotorfinger but never finished it; by Kim Thayil's account there was little on tape beyond drums, bass, some rhythm guitar and a guide vocal. The band didn't care for how it was arranged back then, so, digging through archival material with Adam Kasper, who had co-produced Down on the Upside, they rebuilt it in Pro Tools into something Thayil considered close to a new song.
Chris Cornell wrote the words, Ben Shepherd and Thayil the music, with Matt Cameron on drums. It came out in August 2010 as the first single from the compilation Telephantasm, the band's first single since 1997, and it gave them their only appearance on the Billboard Hot 100, at 96.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 35 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2010 | 91 |
| 2010 | 50 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2010 | 102 |
| 2010 | 67 | 89.7 The River Omaha, NE / Council Bluffs, IA | 89.7 The River Top 89 of 2010 | 89 |
| 2010 | 90 | KJEE 92.9 Santa Barbara, CA | KJEE Top 92 Songs of 2010 | 91 |
| 2010 | 93 | 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO | 105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2010 | 105 |
| 2010 | 30 | KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA | KSLG Top 94 Slugtunez of 2010 | 94 |
| 2010 | 58 | 94.5 The Buzz Houston, TX | 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2010 | 94 |
| 2010 | 83 | 99 Rock Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction, NH-VT | 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2010 | 99 |
| 2010 | 67 | WBRU Providence, RI | WBRU Top 95 Songs of 2010 | 95 |
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