Mountain Song (Jane's Addiction song)

"Mountain Song"
Single by Jane's Addiction
from the album Nothing's Shocking
B-side	"Standing in the Shower...Thinking"
Released	December 1988
Recorded	1986, 1988
Genre	Alternative rock[1]
Length	4:03
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Perry Farrell, Eric Avery
Producer(s)	Dave Jerden, Perry Farrell
Jane's Addiction singles chronology
"Jane Says" (1988) "Mountain Song" (1988) "Stop!" (1990)

"Mountain Song" is a song by American rock band Jane's Addiction, released as the second single from their debut studio album Nothing's Shocking (1988). "Mountain Song" was the first song written by the band in 1985, before a band name had even been decided upon.^[2] The song was initially recorded in 1986 and featured on the soundtrack to the film Dudes, starring Jon Cryer. This version can also be found as a track on the 1997 alternate & live cut compilation album Kettle Whistle. The song was re-recorded in 1988 for Nothing's Shocking.

The single, first released in December 1988, features only the Nothing's Shocking version and not the 1986 original. The b-side "Standing in the Shower... Thinking" is also taken from Nothing's Shocking. The single was re-released on April 18, 2009, to help promote the Jane's Addiction box set A Cabinet of Curiosities, released the same month. The packaging was generally the same but contained several inserts promoting the box set and the band's albums.^[3]

"Mountain Song" was named the 71st best hard rock song of all time by VH1.^[4]