The Dreams That Rot in Your Heart

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"The Dreams That Rot in Your Heart"
16volt - The Dreams That Rot in Your Heart.jpg
Single by 16volt
from the album LetDownCrush
B-side "Two Wires Thin"
ReleasedJuly 23, 1996 (1996-07-23)
Studio
Various
    • Chicago Trax Recording
    • (Chicago, IL)
    • Dead Aunt Thelmas
    • (Portland, OR)
    • The Red Light Room
    • (Portland, OR)
    • The Litter Box
    • (Portland, OR)
Genre Alternative metal
Length3:38
Label Re-Constriction
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Eric Powell

"The Dreams That Rot in Your Heart" is a song by 16volt, released as a single on July 23, 1996 by Re-Constriction Records. [1] It was the only single created to support the band's third album LetDownCrush , which was released in August of that year. [2]

Contents

Reception

Black Monday was negatively critical of "The Dreams That Rot in Your Heart" and "Two Wires Thin", saying "the former has these horrid metal parts, and the later is just so ‘big’ and anthemic." [3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Dreams That Rot in Your Heart" Marc LaCorte, Eric Powell 3:38
2."Two Wires Thin"Eric Powell3:44
3."I Ain't Goin' Out Like That" (Cypress Hill cover) Louis Freese, Lawrence Muggerud, Richard Todd Ray 4:13

Personnel

Adapted from the liner notes of The Dreams That Rot in Your Heart/Two Wires Thin. [4]

16volt

Addition performers

Production and design

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States1996 Re-Constriction CDCS REC-022

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References

  1. "16volt: Dreams That Rot in Your Heart > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  2. Christian, Chris (February 27, 1997). "Interview with Eric Powell of 16 Volt, La Luna, Portland". Sonic Boom. 5 (3). Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  3. Gair (1997). "16 Volt: LetdownCrush" (PDF). Black Monday (4): 2. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  4. The Dreams That Rot in Your Heart/Two Wires Thin (booklet). 16volt. San Diego, California: Re-Constriction Records. 1996.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)