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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.
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]
"Say Hello 2 Heaven" and "Reach Down" were written by Cornell in direct response to Andrew Wood's death. [1] Lyrically, the rest of the songs on the album cover a variety of topics. Cornell stated that the lyrics for "Hunger Strike" express "somewhat of a political, socialist statement".
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]
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.
Mike McCready was born in Pensacola, Florida, but his family moved to Seattle shortly after his birth. [2] When he was a child, his parents played Jimi Hendrix and Santana; while his friends listened to Kiss and Aerosmith, McCready would frequently play bongo drums. [3] At the age of eleven, McCready purchased his first guitar and began taking ...
Stone Carpenter Gossard (born July 20, 1966) is an American musician and songwriter who serves as a guitarist for the rock band Pearl Jam.Along with Jeff Ament, Mike McCready, and Eddie Vedder, he is one of the founding members of the band.
Scott Richard Weiland (/ ˈ w aɪ l ə n d /, WY-lənd; né Kline; October 27, 1967 – December 3, 2015) was an American singer and songwriter.He was best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Stone Temple Pilots from 1989 to 2003 and again from 2008 to 2013, recording six albums with them.