The Dreams That Rot in Your Heart

"The Dreams That Rot in Your Heart"
Single by 16volt
from the album LetDownCrush
B-side	"Two Wires Thin"
Released	July 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
Length	3:38
Label	Re-Constriction
Songwriters	Marc LaCorte Eric Powell
Producer	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]

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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Dreams That Rot in Your Heart"	Marc LaCorte, Eric Powell	3:38
2.	"Two Wires Thin"	Eric Powell	3:44
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

• Marc LaCorte  – guitar, programming
• Eric Powell  – lead vocals, programming, guitar, production, engineering, editing

Addition performers

• Bryan Barton  – loops (1)

Production and design

• Dave Friedlander – engineering
• Jon Irish – engineering
• Jeff "Critter" Newell – engineering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1996	Re-Constriction	CD	CS REC-022

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 18, 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
4. The Dreams That Rot in Your Heart/Two Wires Thin (booklet). 16volt. San Diego, California: Re-Constriction Records. 1996.

External links

• The Dreams That Rot in Your Heart/Two Wires Thin at Discogs (list of releases)