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“Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart” by Stone Temple Pilots

From the album Tiny Music… Songs From the Vatican Gift Shop (1996)

“Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart” by Stone Temple Pilots appears on 50 radio countdowns from 26 stations between 1996 and 2026. It was first released in 1996 on the album Tiny Music… Songs From the Vatican Gift Shop. Its best result is #1 on the WBCN Top 104 Songs of 1996. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #21 alternative song of 1996, #559 alternative song of all time and #150 of the '90s.

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26stations
#1best position
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"Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart" came off Stone Temple Pilots' third album, Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop, in 1996, and it's the band at their most gloriously unhinged. Eric Kretz, the drummer, wrote the music and Scott Weiland the words, and Brendan O'Brien produced, which is how a song this wired still comes out sounding so clean.

Dean DeLeo's guitar lurches in with a riff that feels like it's tripping over its own feet on purpose, Robert DeLeo's bass pushes hard underneath, and Kretz drives the whole thing forward like a getaway car. Weiland, meanwhile, snarls and yelps through a vocal that swings between menace and sing-along, with a chorus that sticks the second you hear it.

Released that summer as the album's second single, it went to number one on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and no song got more spins on American active rock stations all through 1996; counting every format, it still landed 48th. It later took its place on the greatest hits album Thank You in 2003.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

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Indie & Adult Alternative

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1996 7 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1996 107
1996 7 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1996 91
1996 11 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1996 101
1996 2 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 1996 107
1996 1 WBCN Boston, MA WBCN Top 104 Songs of 1996 104
1996 3 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 96 Songs of 1996 96
1997 52 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1997 100
1997 59 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO 105.7 The Point Top 105.7 of 1997 106

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 115 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 149 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 423 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 147 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 984 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 45 103.3 The Edge 103.3 The Edge Top 103 New Rock Songs of the Millennium 103
2001 63 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 126 The Buzz The Buzz Top Songs of All-Time (Labor Day 2002, partial) 144
2002 1720 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2004 176 Q101 Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 405 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 150 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2005 207 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2006 402 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2007 263 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 885 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 337 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 871 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 138 CFNY 102.1 The Edge The Top 200 Songs of the 90's According to 102.1 The Edge 200
2009 892 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 157 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of the 90's (September 2010) 200
2010 921 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 912 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 902 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 897 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 412 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 36 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) 500
2015 493 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015) 499
2015 31 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) 500
2019 24 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) 500
2020 130 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2020) 420
2020 386 DC101 The DC101 Top 500 500
2020 400 Q105.7 Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020) 499
2021 127 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2021) 420
2021 383 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2021) 500
2022 128 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2022) 420
2023 791 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2023 150 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) 500
2023 135 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2023) 420
2025 363 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 256 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2025) 400
2026 367 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: Trippin' On A Hole In A Paper Heart; Trippin on a Hole in a Paper Heart; Trippin' in a Hole in a Paper Heart; Trippin On A Hole In A Paper Heart; Trippin' On a Hole In a Paper Heart; Trippin' On A Hole In a Paper Heart.

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