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Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart
| cover = TOHIPA.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Stone Temple Pilots
| album = Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop
| B-side = *"Pop's Love Suicide"
*"Ride the Clich"
| released =
| recorded = OctoberDecember 1995
| studio =
| genre = Alternative rock
| length = 2:56
| label = Atlantic
| composer = Eric Kretz
| lyricist = Scott Weiland
| producer = Brendan O'Brien
| prev_title = Big Bang Baby
| prev_year = 1996
| next_title = Lady Picture Show
| next_year = 1996
| misc =
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"'Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart'" is a song by American rock band Stone Temple Pilots, featured on their third album, 'Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop'. An alternative rock tune, it was recorded in 1995 and released as a single the following year. The track is also on the greatest hits album, 'Thank You'.
Track listing
#"Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart"
#"Pop's Love Suicide"
#"Ride the Clich"
Composition and meaning
The core music was written by drummer Eric Kretz, while the lyrics were written by Scott Weiland. Weiland stated in a radio interview that the very ambiguous and mysterious lyrics to the song alluded to a "very bad experience dropping acid." In his autobiography 'Not Dead and Not For Sale', he adds that it "reflects my hunger for redemption"'Not Dead and Not For Sale' (Scribner, 2010), pp120
Critical reception
Marty Sartini Garner of 'Pitchfork' praised "Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart" as a representation of alternative rock "whose burning chorus would've fit on Alice in Chains' 'Dirt', and whose choppy, pepped-up verses cleared a happier path out of grunge that bands like Third Eye Blind would gladly follow."
In 2015, 'Loudwire' and 'Stereogum' ranked the song number six and number one, respectively, on their lists of the 10 greatest Stone Temple Pilots songs.
Charts
Awards and accolades
The band has had seven songs reach the number one position on the 'Billboard' Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, with "Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart" being their fifth single to reach the top. In 1997, the song received a nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance at the Grammy Awards.
Appearances of the song
*Cover version is featured in 'Guitar Hero II' and 'Guitar Hero Mobile'.
*Master track is featured in 'Guitar Hero: Smash Hits' and downloadable content for 'Rock Band' series.
*Since their 2008 reunion it has frequently been the band's closing song in concerts.
References
Category:1996 singles
Category:Songs about drugs
Category:Songs based on actual events
Category:Stone Temple Pilots songs
Category:Songs written by Eric Kretz
Category:Songs written by Scott Weiland
Category:Song recordings produced by Brendan O'Brien (record producer)
Category:1996 songs
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