Tearing (song)

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"Tearing"
Rollins Band Tearing.jpg
Single by Rollins Band
from the album The End of Silence
Released1992
Recorded1991
Genre Punk rock, alternative metal
Length4:58
Label Imago
Songwriter(s) Rollins Band (Henry Rollins, Chris Haskett, Andrew Weiss and Sim Cain)
Producer(s) Andy Wallace
Rollins Band singles chronology
"Tearing"
(1992)
"Low Self Opinion"
(1992)

"Tearing" is a 1992 single by the American rock band Rollins Band, from the album The End of Silence . [1]

Contents

Legacy

In a 2015 Louder Sound article, guitarist Chris Haskett picked it as one of his ten favorite Rollins Band songs, and said that "the riff has a Van Halen shape to it." [2] It was the only song from The End of Silence that made his list.

Cover versions

The song was covered 28 times by Pearl Jam from 1992 to 1994. [3]

CD single track listing

  1. "Tearing (Edit)" - 5:18
  2. "Ghost Rider" - 10:15
  3. "Earache My Eye" - 3:08
  4. "(there'll be no) Next Time (live)" - 7:12

Charts

Chart (1992)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) [4] 54

References

  1. Huey, Steve. "Rollins Band > Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  2. "The 10 best Rollins Band songs chosen by Chris Haskett". 2 August 2015.
  3. "Pearl Jam Music". Pearljam.com. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  4. "Rollins Band: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 5, 2020.