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."[citation needed] In his autobiography Not Dead and Not For Sale (its title a reference to the lyrics of Trippin'),he adds that it "reflects my hunger for redemption".[3] The song's chorus riff references Led Zeppelin's "Dancing Days",[4] which the band performed on Encomium:A Tribute to Led Zeppelin.
Critical reception
Sadie 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."[5]
In 2015,Loudwire and Stereogum ranked the song number six and number one,respectively,on their lists of the ten greatest Stone Temple Pilots songs.[6][7]
The band has had seven songs reach the number one position on the BillboardHot 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.
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