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| Released | September 28, 2010 (2010-9-28) | |||
| Recorded | 1987–2010 | |||
| Genre | Alternative metal,grunge,alternative rock,heavy metal | |||
| Length | 59:40 (standard edition) 114:10 (deluxe edition) | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | A&M/Interscope | |||
| Producer | Michael Beinhorn, Drew Canulette,Terry Date,Jack Endino,Adam Kasper, Soundgarden | |||
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Telephantasm is acompilation album by the Americanrock bandSoundgarden. Featuring songs that span 23 years of the band's career, it was released on September 28, 2010, throughA&M Records. The album was certified platinum byRIAA after its first day of retail availability based on the one million discs that were included in packages for the video gameGuitar Hero: Warriors of Rock.[1]
The album was released in September 2010 onA&M Records following the band's reunion earlier that year. The career-spanning retrospective album includes an unreleased track, "Black Rain", taken from theBadmotorfinger recording sessions. In late August 2010, "Black Rain" reached No. 44 on theCanadian Hot 100 and No. 96 on the U.S.BillboardHot 100. "Black Rain" peaked at No. 14 on theBillboardRock Songs chart.
Kim Thayil explained the titleTelephantasm as "an illusion at a distance, or a ghost from afar. Which I think would be an appropriate reference to what we have here — a retrospective of a band that had been inactive for thirteen years." He added that the album emerged from a project to do a "B-Sides" compilation following the 1997 greatest hits albumA-Sides, but the band decided to include some more known songs because "we need to re-establish ourselves with the rock and roll audience out there, the younger audience".[2]
The 1-CD version of the album is featured in themusic video gameGuitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, with "Black Rain" available on the disc, and the remaining eleven tracks available asdownloadable content alongside release of the game.
The 2-CD/DVD limited edition package includes a booklet containing a biography of Soundgarden written by Jeff Gilbert, a message fromKim Thayil and content credits.
The 3-LP 12" Vinyl Edition includes all songs along with a one time use download key for all the songs in 320 kbit/s mp3 format taken directly from the vinyl.[clarification needed]
The album features artwork by Josh Graham, who handles the visual arts forNeurosis, as well as artwork for other artists.[3]
All songs written and composed byChris Cornell, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Hunted Down" (Screaming LifeEP, 1987) | Kim Thayil | 2:41 |
| 2. | "Hands All Over" (Louder Than Love, 1989) | Thayil | 5:58 |
| 3. | "Outshined" (Badmotorfinger, 1991) | 5:11 | |
| 4. | "Rusty Cage" (Badmotorfinger) | 4:25 | |
| 5. | "Birth Ritual" (Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, 1992) | Cornell, Thayil,Matt Cameron | 6:05 |
| 6. | "My Wave" (Superunknown, 1994) | Cornell, Thayil | 5:13 |
| 7. | "Spoonman" (Superunknown) | 4:08 | |
| 8. | "Black Hole Sun" (Superunknown) | 5:19 | |
| 9. | "Fell on Black Days" (Superunknown) | 4:39 | |
| 10. | "Burden in My Hand" (Down on the Upside, 1996) | 4:50 | |
| 11. | "Blow Up the Outside World" (Down on the Upside) | 5:46 | |
| 12. | "Black Rain" (Previously unreleased, 2010) | Thayil,Ben Shepherd | 5:25 |
| Total length: | 59:40 | ||
| No. | Title | Music | Place of Origin | Length |
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| 1. | "All Your Lies" ('86 version) | Thayil,Hiro Yamamoto | Deep Six, 1986 | 3:52 |
| 2. | "Hunted Down" | Thayil | Screaming Life EP | 2:41 |
| 3. | "Fopp" | Billy Beck,Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Mervin Pierce, Clarence Satchell, James Williams (all credited for both music and lyrics) | Fopp, 1988 | 3:38 |
| 4. | "Beyond the Wheel" | Ultramega OK, 1988 (U.S.)/1989 (UK) | 4:23 | |
| 5. | "Flower" (BBC session forJohn Peel at theGolders Green Hippodrome,Golders Green,London,England, May 14, 1989) | Thayil | Originally fromUltramega OK | 3:28 |
| 6. | "Hands All Over" | Thayil | Louder Than Love | 5:58 |
| 7. | "Big Dumb Sex" | Louder Than Love | 4:11 | |
| 8. | "Get on the Snake" (Live at the Whiskey A Go-Go, Los Angeles, CA) | Thayil | Louder Than Live | 3:30 |
| 9. | "Room a Thousand Years Wide" (Single version) | Cameron; lyrics by Thayil | Badmotorfinger | 4:14 |
| 10. | "Rusty Cage" | Badmotorfinger | 4:27 | |
| 11. | "Outshined" | Badmotorfinger | 5:11 | |
| 12. | "Slaves & Bulldozers" | Cornell, Shepherd | Badmotorfinger | 6:58 |
| Total length: | 52:31 | |||
| No. | Title | Music | Place of Origin | Length |
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| 1. | "Jesus Christ Pose" (Live) | Cameron, Cornell, Shepherd, Thayil | "Black Hole Sun" singleB-side, 1994; originally fromBadmotorfinger | 7:13 |
| 2. | "Birth Ritual" | Cornell, Cameron, Thayil | Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | 6:04 |
| 3. | "My Wave" | Cornell, Thayil | Superunknown | 5:15 |
| 4. | "Superunknown" | Cornell, Thayil | Superunknown | 5:09 |
| 5. | "Spoonman" | Superunknown | 4:07 | |
| 6. | "Black Hole Sun" | Superunknown | 5:20 | |
| 7. | "Fell on Black Days" (Video version) | Originally fromSuperunknown | 4:46 | |
| 8. | "Burden in My Hand" | Down on the Upside | 4:49 | |
| 9. | "Dusty" | Shepherd | Down on the Upside | 4:36 |
| 10. | "Pretty Noose" (Live onSaturday Night Live May 18, 1996) | Originally fromDown on the Upside | 4:25 | |
| 11. | "Blow Up the Outside World" (MTVLive 'N' Loud) | Originally fromDown on the Upside | 5:32 | |
| 12. | "Black Rain" | Thayil, Shepherd | Previously unreleased | 5:26 |
| 13. | "The Telephantasm" (iTunes full album download-only bonus track) | Thayil (also does lyrics) | Previously unreleased | 2:57 |
| Total length: | 65:39 | |||
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Flower" | |
| 2. | "Hands All Over" | |
| 3. | "Loud Love" | |
| 4. | "Jesus Christ Pose" (Original version) | |
| 5. | "Outshined" | |
| 6. | "Rusty Cage" | |
| 7. | "My Wave" | |
| 8. | "Spoonman" | |
| 9. | "The Day I Tried to Live" (Uncensored) | |
| 10. | "Black Hole Sun" | |
| 11. | "Fell on Black Days" | |
| 12. | "Pretty Noose" (Uncensored) | |
| 13. | "Burden in My Hand" | |
| 14. | "Blow Up the Outside World" (Uncensored) |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Spoonman" (Mash-up version) | |
| 2. | "The Day I Tried to Live" (European version) | |
| 3. | "Superunknown" | |
| 4. | "Pretty Noose" (International version) | |
| 5. | "Pretty Noose" (Alternate ending) | |
| 6. | "Blow Up the Outside World" (Censored) |
Soundgarden
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] | 20 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] | 96 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] | 76 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[7] | 15 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] | 97 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] | 73 |
| Greek Albums (IFPI)[10] | 11 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA)[11] | 65 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[12] | 48 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[13] | 12 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[14] | 35 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[15] | 83 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[16] | 66 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] | 94 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[18] | 83 |
| USBillboard 200[19] | 24 |
| US Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[20] | 2 |
| US Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[21] | 5 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[22] | 7 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[23] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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