Let Me Drown
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| “Let Me Drown” | |||||
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| Song by Soundgarden | |||||
| Album | Superunknown | ||||
| Released | March 8, 1994 | ||||
| Recorded | July 1993–September 1993 at Bad Animals Studio, Seattle, Washington | ||||
| Genre | Grunge | ||||
| Length | 3:51 | ||||
| Label | A&M | ||||
| Writer | Chris Cornell | ||||
| Producer | Michael Beinhorn, Soundgarden | ||||
| Superunknown track listing | |||||
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"Let Me Drown" is a song by the Seattle-based grunge band Soundgarden. The song is the first track on the band's 1994 album Superunknown.
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[edit] Origin and recording
The song was written by frontman Chris Cornell. Producer Michael Beinhorn plays piano on the track.[1] Drummer Matt Cameron on the song:
I used a 14" Keplinger snare and a 12" Brady snare at the same time. That was new for me, recording with two snares, but I wanted to get different feels and cracks at different times, and it didn't make sense to overdub any of that. It feels different when you do it all in one sitting.[2]
[edit] Composition
Unlike other melancholy songs on the album such as "Black Hole Sun" and "The Day I Tried to Live", the song's melody and beat are used in more of a fast and lively tune. Chris Cornell described the song as "the bridge between the last album and this one."[3]
[edit] Lyrical meaning
Chris Cornell on the song:
"Let Me Drown" is about--I didn't want to say this, because Nirvana put out that In Utero album, with the fetus all over it--but it was originally about crawling back to the womb to die....salmon always do that. They go back to where they were born, then they die. I think it would be cool if humans could do that too.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Gilbert, Jeff. "Sleepless in Seattle". Guitar World. May 1994.
- ^ Peiken, Matt. "Soundgarden's Matt Cameron: Breaking New Ground". Modern Drummer. June 1994.
- ^ Rotondi, James. "Alone in the Superunknown." Guitar Player. June 1994.
- ^ "Soundgarden: The Badass Seed". Rip magazine. April 1994.
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