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"Say Hello 2 Heaven" is a song by the American rock band Temple of the Dog. Written by vocalist Chris Cornell, "Say Hello 2 Heaven" was released on June 18, 1991 as the second single from the band's sole studio album, Temple of the Dog (1991). The song reached number five on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
Two songs on the album, "Reach Down" and "Say Hello 2 Heaven", were written in response to Wood's death, while other songs were written by Cornell on tour prior to Wood's death or re-worked from existing material from demos written by Gossard and Ament.
Wood died on March 19, 1990, of a heroin overdose. [2] As he went on to tour Europe a few days later, he started writing songs in tribute to his late friend. [1] The result was two songs, "Reach Down" and "Say Hello 2 Heaven", which he recorded as soon as he returned home from touring. [1]
Temple of the Dog has gone on to sell more than a million copies, [148] [149] thanks in large part to the singles "Say Hello 2 Heaven" and "Hunger Strike", the latter of which features a duet between Cornell and Vedder. This was the first time Vedder was recorded professionally. [150]
Chris Cornell is a posthumous compilation album by American musician Chris Cornell, released on November 16, 2018.It compiles his solo work, as well as his work with his bands Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog, and Audioslave, and includes a new song titled "When Bad Does Good".
Shortly after Wood's death, former roommate and friend Chris Cornell [2] of Soundgarden wrote two songs, "Reach Down" and "Say Hello 2 Heaven", as a tribute to him. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] Cornell approached Gossard and Ament about releasing the songs as singles before collaborating on an album.
The result was two songs, "Reach Down" and "Say Hello 2 Heaven", that he recorded as soon as he got back from touring. [40] The two songs would eventually lead into the Temple of the Dog project. Bassist Jason Everman was fired immediately after Soundgarden completed its promotional tour for Louder Than Love in mid-1990.
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