Say Hello 2 Heaven

"Say Hello 2 Heaven"
Single by Temple of the Dog
from the album Temple of the Dog
B-side"Wooden Jesus"
ReleasedJune 18, 1991
RecordedNovember–December 1990 at London Bridge Studios, Seattle, Washington
Genre
Length6:22
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)Chris Cornell
Producer(s)Rick Parashar, Temple of the Dog
Temple of the Dog singles chronology
"Hunger Strike"
(1991)
"Say Hello 2 Heaven"
(1991)
"Pushin Forward Back"
(1991)

"Say Hello 2 Heaven" is a song by the American rock band Temple of the Dog. Written by vocalist Chris Cornell, "Say Hello 2 Heaven" was released on June 18, 1991 as the second single from the band's sole studio album, Temple of the Dog (1991). The song reached number five on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

Cornell wrote "Say Hello 2 Heaven" as a tribute to his roommate, Mother Love Bone vocalist Andrew Wood, who at the time had recently died of a heroin overdose. "Say Hello 2 Heaven" was also their only song deemed lyrically inappropriate following the September 11th terrorist attacks.

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