Vasoline

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"Vasoline" is a 1994 grunge/alternative rock song by Stone Temple Pilots, known for its heavy riff, distinctive vocal effects, and prominent rotation on rock radio and MTV.

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Vasoline canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Purple NERFINISHED
artist Stone Temple Pilots NERFINISHED
associatedAct Stone Temple Pilots NERFINISHED
chartPeakCountry United States NERFINISHED
chartPositionUSMainstreamRock 1
composer Stone Temple Pilots NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
decade 1990s
followedBy Interstate Love Song NERFINISHED
follows Creep NERFINISHED
Plush NERFINISHED
format 7-inch single
CD single
cassette single
genre alternative rock
grunge
hard rock
hasLiveVersion true
hasMusicVideo true
isSignatureSongOf Stone Temple Pilots NERFINISHED
language English
length 2:56
lyricalTheme feelings of being stuck or trapped
musicVideoDirector Kevin Kerslake NERFINISHED
notableFeature distinctive vocal effects
heavy guitar riff
high rotation on MTV
prominent rotation on rock radio
partOf Purple
performer Stone Temple Pilots NERFINISHED
producer Brendan O’Brien NERFINISHED
Stone Temple Pilots NERFINISHED
recordedFor second studio album of Stone Temple Pilots
recordLabel Atlantic Records
releaseDate 1994-06-07
releaseYear 1994
styleCharacteristic distorted guitar tones
driving drum groove
melodic yet aggressive vocals
writer Dean DeLeo NERFINISHED
Eric Kretz NERFINISHED
Robert DeLeo NERFINISHED
Scott Weiland NERFINISHED

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