Spoonman

E30023
single song

"Spoonman" is a Grammy-winning 1994 grunge single by Soundgarden, written by Chris Cornell and inspired by Seattle street performer Artis the Spoonman.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
album Superunknown ⓘ
artist Soundgarden ⓘ
associatedWithMovement 1990s grunge movement ⓘ
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance ⓘ
awardYear 1995 ⓘ
bassist Ben Shepherd ⓘ
composer Chris Cornell ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
drummer Matt Cameron ⓘ
featuresPerformer Artis the Spoonman ⓘ
format 7-inch single ⓘ
CD single ⓘ
cassette single ⓘ
genre grunge ⓘ
guitarist Kim Thayil ⓘ
hasBside Cold Bitch ⓘ
Exit Stonehenge ⓘ
Fresh Tendrils (remix) ⓘ
hasMusicVideo true ⓘ
hasProminentInstrument bass guitar ⓘ
drums ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
spoons ⓘ
includedIn Soundgarden greatest hits compilations ⓘ
inspiredBy Artis the Spoonman ⓘ
isFromCityScene Seattle music scene ⓘ
isSignatureSongOf Soundgarden ⓘ
language English ⓘ
leadVocalist Chris Cornell ⓘ
length 4:06 ⓘ
lyricist Chris Cornell ⓘ
musicVideoDirector Jeff Renfroe ⓘ
Mark Kohr ⓘ
notableFor Grammy-winning performance ⓘ
use of spoons as percussion ⓘ
partOf Superunknown ⓘ
performer Soundgarden ⓘ
recordedBy Soundgarden ⓘ
recordedInDecade 1990s ⓘ
recordLabel A&M Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1994-02-15 ⓘ
releaseYear 1994 ⓘ
subjectMatter outsider identity ⓘ
street performance ⓘ
tempo mid-tempo ⓘ
trackNumberOnAlbum 3 ⓘ
writer Chris Cornell ⓘ

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Soundgarden → notableSong → Spoonman ⓘ
Chris Cornell → notableWork → Spoonman ⓘ