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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vasoline canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.