Song · Temple of the Dog
“Wooden Jesus” by Temple of the Dog
From the album Temple of the Dog (1991)
“Wooden Jesus” by Temple of the Dog appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2002. It was first released in 1991 on the album Temple of the Dog. Its best result is #1542 on the Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,380 alternative song of all time.
"Wooden Jesus" comes from Temple of the Dog, the only album the band ever made, which A&M released in 1991. Chris Cornell wrote it alone, words and music, and Rick Parashar produced it with the band.
The whole project was a wake. Cornell had shared a place with Mother Love Bone singer Andrew Wood, who died of a heroin overdose in March 1990, and he took songs he'd written on a Soundgarden tour of Europe to Wood's old bandmates Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament. Soundgarden's Matt Cameron came in on drums, and two newcomers joined the record, lead guitarist Mike McCready and backing singer Eddie Vedder, because they were involved in Ament and Gossard's next project, the band that became Pearl Jam.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1542 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
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