Weiland was able to complete his vocals for the song in one take. Stone Temple Pilots recorded the song during sessions for Purple at the Southern Tracks studio in Atlanta, Georgia. The song borrows chords directly from Jim Croce's 1973 song " I Got a Name." When he played it for singer Scott Weiland, the vocalist started humming along and turned what was originally the melody for the song's intro into a chorus melody. I had a feeling about that song immediately." Robert DeLeo stated it was originally a bossa nova song when he began writing it. His brother, guitarist Dean DeLeo, said, "We were in Atlanta touring Core, and Robert was playing around with the chords and the melody in a hotel room.
The song was ranked at number 17 on Australian alternative music station Triple J's Hottest 100 countdown of 1994 and Pitchfork ranked it at number 175 on its list of "The Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s." īackground, recording and release īassist Robert DeLeo brought in a song he had been working on when Stone Temple Pilots convened at Cole Rehearsal Studios in Hollywood, California in March 1992. In 2009, it was named the 58th best hard rock song of all time by VH1. "Interstate Love Song" has been praised as one of the best songs of the 1990s and was featured on STP's greatest hits compilation Thank You in 2003. It also peaked at number two on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and in Iceland, as well as number 20 in Canada. The song stayed at number one for 15 weeks, a record at the time, and gave the Stone Temple Pilots 17 consecutive weeks at number one with both songs. Considered one of the band's biggest hits, "Interstate Love Song" reached number one on the US Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart (current Mainstream Rock) on September 17, 1994, replacing the band's previous single " Vasoline". Released in September 1994, the song is from the band's second studio album, Purple. I have to wonder if Scott felt as though his heavily personal lyrics were overlooked on that album, and all some cared about was how well the Pearl Jam comparisans would stand the test of time." Interstate Love Song" is a single by American rock band Stone Temple Pilots. It also seems like the word "Purple" is thrown around at every convenient moment. Maybe Scott is also saying that the record company doesn't care about his well-being, only that sales are the bottom line. "Ain't the same for you and me / Comatose commodity the superheroes dyin' / All the children cryin' / Sell more records if I'm dead." - Can't help but think of Cobain's death and the "martyrdom" that came along with it. "Can't keep the submarining / Can't keep the light from fading" - Scott knows he isn't going to stay alive forever, and perhaps he feels as though he is drowning as a result of his decisions. I believe Scott is walking us through an imaginary death. All the references to lights and superheroes spell that out for me, as well as the biggest wound being hidden. General CommentIt's about how superstardom and showbiz cause the messages in the music to get lost and replaced with blind idolatry.
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