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Interstate Love Song

April 26, 2024

"Interstate Love Song" is a single by American rock band Stone Temple Pilots. Released in September 1994, the song was released as the third single from the band's second studio album, Purple. One of the band's biggest hits, "Interstate Love Song" reached number one on the US Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart on September 17, 1994, replacing the band's previous single "Vasoline". 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. It also peaked at number two on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and in Iceland as well as number 20 in Canada.

"Interstate Love Song"
Single by Stone Temple Pilots
from the album Purple
B-side"Lounge Fly"
ReleasedSeptember 9, 1994
Genre
Length3:14
LabelAtlantic
Composer(s)Robert DeLeo
Lyricist(s)Scott Weiland
Producer(s)Brendan O'Brien
Stone Temple Pilots singles chronology
"Vasoline"
(1994) 		"Interstate Love Song"
(1994) 		"Pretty Penny"
(1995)
Audio sample
"Interstate Love Song"
Music video
"Interstate Love Song" on YouTube

"Interstate Love Song" has been hailed as one of the best songs of the 1990s[1] and was included on STP's greatest hits compilation Thank You in 2003. In 2009, it was named the 58th best hard rock song of all time by VH1.[2] 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."[3]

Background, recording and release edit

Bassist 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. 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. I had a feeling about that song immediately." Robert DeLeo stated it was originally a bossa nova song when he began writing it. 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.[4] Stone Temple Pilots recorded the song during sessions for Purple at the Southern Tracks studio in Atlanta, Georgia. Weiland was able to complete his vocals for the song in one take.[4]

Upon its release as a single, "Interstate Love Song" reached number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay and number one on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, where it stayed for fifteen weeks.[4] The song also reached number two on the Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 22 on the Top 40 Mainstream.[5] In 2015, Loudwire and Stereogum ranked the song number one and number two, respectively, on their lists of the 10 greatest Stone Temple Pilots songs.[6][7]

Composition edit

"Interstate Love Song" has been described as grunge,[8][9][10] alternative rock,[9][11][12] country rock,[10][12] and hard rock.[2] In an interview in 2019 bassist Robert DeLeo said that the composition had initially been a Bossa nova style song that he played on a cheap nylon string guitar during touring.[13]

According to Weiland, the lyrics are about the troubles he was having with his girlfriend, Jannina, at the time, saying, "The words are about the lies I was trying to conceal while making the Purple record".[14][15][16] "She'd ask how I was doing, and I'd lie, say I was doing fine," he wrote in his autobiography Not Dead and Not For Sale. "I imagined what was going through her mind when I wrote, 'Waiting on a Sunday afternoon for what I read between the lines, your lies, feelin' like a hand in rusted shame, so do you laugh or does it cry? Reply?'"[16]

Music video edit

The music video, directed by Kevin Kerslake, has a washed-out color effect throughout the majority of the video and features a long-nosed protagonist escaping from an unseen pursuer. The protagonist's nose grows longer throughout the video (similar to Pinocchio), to symbolize the theme of lying in the song lyrics. At the beginning of the video, an early 1900s silent film-esque clip of the protagonist is shown.

Track listings edit

UK and European CD single[17][18]

  1. "Interstate Love Song"
  2. "Lounge Fly"
  3. "Vasoline" (live)
  4. "Interstate Love Song" (live)

UK 7-inch and cassette single[19][20]

  1. "Interstate Love Song"
  2. "Lounge Fly"

German and Australian CD single[21][22]

  1. "Interstate Love Song" – 3:13
  2. "Silvergun Superman" – 5:16
  3. "Army Ants" – 3:46

Charts edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Stone Temple Pilots' 'Interstate Love Song' Was One of the Best Songs of the '90s". Spin. December 4, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  2. ^ a b . Archived from the original on August 27, 2010. Retrieved February 7, 2009.
  3. ^ "The Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s: 200-151 - Page 3". Pitchfork.
  4. ^ a b c "The Greatest Songs Ever! Interstate Love Song". Blender. September 2005. Retrieved on July 31, 2008.
  5. ^ Stone Temple Pilots – Charts & Awards – Billboard singles. Allmusic.com. Retrieved on August 6, 2008.
  6. ^ Cornell, Jeff (February 24, 2015). "10 Best Stone Temple Pilots Songs". Loudwire. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  7. ^ DeVille, Chris (December 4, 2015). "The 10 Best Stone Temple Pilots Songs". Stereogum. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  8. ^ Michael, Danaher (August 4, 2014). "The 50 Best Grunge Songs". Paste. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  9. ^ a b True, Chris. "Interstate Love Song – Stone Temple Pilots | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  10. ^ a b "The Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s: 200-151". Pitchfork. p. 3. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  11. ^ Yglesias, Matthew (May 21, 2007). "The Ultimate Nineties Alt-Rock Playlist". The Atlantic. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  12. ^ a b Siegler, M.G. (December 4, 2015). "Leaving On a Southern Train... RIP Scott Weiland". 500ish. Medium. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  13. ^ Hart, Ron (August 22, 2019). "Hear Stone Temple Pilots Tear Into 'Interstate Love Song' Back In 1994: Premiere". Billboard. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  14. ^ Ling, Dave (October 13, 2019). "The Story Behind The Song: Interstate Love Song by Stone Temple Pilots". Louder Sound. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  15. ^ Partridge, Kenneth (June 9, 2016). "15 Best Songs About Drugs". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  16. ^ a b Weiland, Scott (2010). Not dead & not for sale. David Ritz. New York: Scribner. pp. 155–156. ISBN 978-0-7432-9716-5. OCLC 744495676.
  17. ^ Interstate Love Song (UK CD single liner notes). Stone Temple Pilots. Atlantic Records. 1994. A7192CDX, 7567-85614-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  18. ^ Interstate Love Song (European CD single liner notes). Stone Temple Pilots. Atlantic Records. 1994. A7192CD, 7567-85615-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  19. ^ Interstate Love Song (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Stone Temple Pilots. Atlantic Records. 1994. A7192X, 7567-87192-7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  20. ^ Interstate Love Song (UK cassette single sleeve). Stone Temple Pilots. Atlantic Records. 1994. A7192C.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  21. ^ Interstate Love Song (German CD single liner notes). Stone Temple Pilots. Atlantic Records. 1994. 7567-85635-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  22. ^ Interstate Love Song (Australian CD single liner notes). Stone Temple Pilots. Atlantic Records. 1994. 7567856352.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  25. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (27.10–2.11 '94)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). October 27, 1994. p. 16. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
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Interstate Love Song is a single by American rock band Stone Temple Pilots Released in September 1994 the song was released as the third single from the band s second studio album Purple One of the band s biggest hits Interstate Love Song reached number one on the US Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart on September 17 1994 replacing the band s previous single Vasoline 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 It also peaked at number two on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and in Iceland as well as number 20 in Canada Interstate Love Song Single by Stone Temple Pilotsfrom the album PurpleB side Lounge Fly ReleasedSeptember 9 1994GenreGrunge alternative rock hard rock country rockLength3 14LabelAtlanticComposer s Robert DeLeoLyricist s Scott WeilandProducer s Brendan O BrienStone Temple Pilots singles chronology Vasoline 1994 Interstate Love Song 1994 Pretty Penny 1995 Audio sample source source Interstate Love Song filehelpMusic video Interstate Love Song on YouTube Interstate Love Song has been hailed as one of the best songs of the 1990s 1 and was included on STP s greatest hits compilation Thank You in 2003 In 2009 it was named the 58th best hard rock song of all time by VH1 2 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 3 Contents 1 Background recording and release 2 Composition 3 Music video 4 Track listings 5 Charts 5 1 Weekly charts 5 2 Year end charts 6 ReferencesBackground recording and release editBassist 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 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 I had a feeling about that song immediately Robert DeLeo stated it was originally a bossa nova song when he began writing it 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 4 Stone Temple Pilots recorded the song during sessions for Purple at the Southern Tracks studio in Atlanta Georgia Weiland was able to complete his vocals for the song in one take 4 Upon its release as a single Interstate Love Song reached number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay and number one on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart where it stayed for fifteen weeks 4 The song also reached number two on the Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 22 on the Top 40 Mainstream 5 In 2015 Loudwire and Stereogum ranked the song number one and number two respectively on their lists of the 10 greatest Stone Temple Pilots songs 6 7 Composition edit Interstate Love Song has been described as grunge 8 9 10 alternative rock 9 11 12 country rock 10 12 and hard rock 2 In an interview in 2019 bassist Robert DeLeo said that the composition had initially been a Bossa nova style song that he played on a cheap nylon string guitar during touring 13 According to Weiland the lyrics are about the troubles he was having with his girlfriend Jannina at the time saying The words are about the lies I was trying to conceal while making the Purple record 14 15 16 She d ask how I was doing and I d lie say I was doing fine he wrote in his autobiography Not Dead and Not For Sale I imagined what was going through her mind when I wrote Waiting on a Sunday afternoon for what I read between the lines your lies feelin like a hand in rusted shame so do you laugh or does it cry Reply 16 Music video editThe music video directed by Kevin Kerslake has a washed out color effect throughout the majority of the video and features a long nosed protagonist escaping from an unseen pursuer The protagonist s nose grows longer throughout the video similar to Pinocchio to symbolize the theme of lying in the song lyrics At the beginning of the video an early 1900s silent film esque clip of the protagonist is shown Track listings editUK and European CD single 17 18 Interstate Love Song Lounge Fly Vasoline live Interstate Love Song live UK 7 inch and cassette single 19 20 Interstate Love Song Lounge Fly German and Australian CD single 21 22 Interstate Love Song 3 13 Silvergun Superman 5 16 Army Ants 3 46Charts editWeekly charts edit Chart 1994 1995 Peakposition Australia ARIA 23 50 Canada Top Singles RPM 24 20 Iceland Islenski Listinn Topp 40 25 2 New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 26 47 Scotland OCC 27 52 UK Singles OCC 28 53 UK Rock amp Metal OCC 29 9 US Alternative Airplay Billboard 30 2 US Mainstream Rock Billboard 31 1 US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 32 22 US Radio Songs Billboard 33 18 Chart 2015 Peakposition US Hot Rock amp Alternative Songs Billboard 34 9 Year end charts edit Chart 1994 Position Iceland Islenski Listinn Topp 40 35 69 US Album Rock Tracks Billboard 36 12 US Modern Rock Tracks Billboard 36 9 Chart 1995 Position US Album Rock Tracks Billboard 37 19 US Hot 100 Airplay Billboard 38 73References edit Stone Temple Pilots Interstate Love Song Was One of the Best Songs of the 90s Spin December 4 2015 Retrieved May 27 2019 a b Vh1 Top 100 Hard Rock Songs Archived from the original on August 27 2010 Retrieved February 7 2009 The Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s 200 151 Page 3 Pitchfork a b c The Greatest Songs Ever Interstate Love Song Blender September 2005 Retrieved on July 31 2008 Stone Temple Pilots Charts amp Awards Billboard singles Allmusic com Retrieved on August 6 2008 Cornell Jeff February 24 2015 10 Best Stone Temple Pilots Songs Loudwire Retrieved March 18 2022 DeVille Chris December 4 2015 The 10 Best Stone Temple Pilots Songs Stereogum Retrieved March 18 2022 Michael Danaher August 4 2014 The 50 Best Grunge Songs Paste Retrieved November 9 2014 a b True Chris Interstate Love Song Stone Temple Pilots Song Info AllMusic Retrieved March 23 2020 a b The Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s 200 151 Pitchfork p 3 Retrieved March 23 2020 Yglesias Matthew May 21 2007 The Ultimate Nineties Alt Rock Playlist The Atlantic Retrieved March 23 2020 a b Siegler M G December 4 2015 Leaving On a Southern Train RIP Scott Weiland 500ish Medium Retrieved September 27 2019 Hart Ron August 22 2019 Hear Stone Temple Pilots Tear Into Interstate Love Song Back In 1994 Premiere Billboard Retrieved April 1 2023 Ling Dave October 13 2019 The Story Behind The Song Interstate Love Song by Stone Temple Pilots Louder Sound Retrieved February 12 2022 Partridge Kenneth June 9 2016 15 Best Songs About Drugs Billboard Retrieved February 12 2022 a b Weiland Scott 2010 Not dead amp not for sale David Ritz New York Scribner pp 155 156 ISBN 978 0 7432 9716 5 OCLC 744495676 Interstate Love Song UK CD single liner notes Stone Temple Pilots Atlantic Records 1994 A7192CDX 7567 85614 2 a href Template Cite AV media notes html 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