'Down On The Upside' is the fifth studio album by the American grunge band Soundgarden, released on 21st May, 1996, through A&M Records. Following a worldwide tour in support of its previous album, 'Superunknown' (1994), Soundgarden commenced work on a new album. Self-produced by the band, the music on the album was notably less heavy and dark than the group's preceding albums and featured the band experimenting with new sounds.
The album topped the New Zealand and Australian charts and debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, selling 200,000 copies in its opening week and spawning the singles 'Pretty Noose', 'Burden in My Hand', 'Blow Up the Outside World' and 'Ty Cobb'. The band played the 1996 Lollapalooza tour and, afterward, supported the album with a worldwide tour.
'Down On The Upside' was Soundgarden's last studio album until 2012's 'King Animal', as tensions within the band led to its break-up in April 1997. The album has sold 1.6 million copies in the US.
Tracklisting:
1. Pretty Noose
2. Rhinosaur
3. Zero Chance
4. Dusty
5. Ty Cobb
6. Blow Up The Outside World
7. Burden In My Hand
8. Never Named
9. Applebite
10. Never The Machine Forever
11. Tighter & Tighter
12. No Attention
13. Switch Opens
14. Overfloater
15. An Unkind
16. Boot Camp
