Song · Soundgarden
“Bleed Together” by Soundgarden
Released 1996
“Bleed Together” by Soundgarden appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1997 and 2002. It was first released in 1996. Its best result is #68 on the WRCX Top 103 Songs of 1997. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #312 alternative song of 1997.
Chris Cornell wrote "Bleed Together", and Soundgarden cut it in Seattle during the Down on the Upside sessions, then kept it off that album. The label wanted it on there; as guitarist Kim Thayil told it, the band weren't happy with the mix they had, fitting the record onto a single disc was a worry too, and the song was still unfinished when Down on the Upside hit the shelves.
So it first slipped out as a B-side on some overseas copies of the 1996 single "Burden in My Hand", and American fans had to wait for A-Sides, the greatest-hits set that followed the band's breakup in April 1997. Sent to radio that November, it climbed to 13 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart: a self-produced parting shot from a band that was already gone.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 72 | 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO | 105.7 The Point Top 105.7 of 1997 | 106 |
| 1997 | 68 | WRCX Rock 103.5 Chicago, IL | WRCX Top 103 Songs of 1997 | 103 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 765 | KISW | KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) | 999 |
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