Ultramega OK

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All lyrics are written by Chris Cornell, except where noted

Ultramega OK
Soundgarden-UtramegaOK.jpg
Studio album by
Soundgarden
ReleasedOctober 31, 1988 (1988-10-31)
Recorded1988
StudioDogfish Mobile Unit, Seattle, Washington and Newberg, Oregon
Genre
Length42:48
Label SST
Producer
  • Drew Canulette
  • Soundgarden
Soundgarden chronology
Fopp
(1988)		Ultramega OK
(1988)		 Louder Than Love
(1989)
2017 re-release
Ultramega OK 2017.jpeg
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Flower"  Kim Thayil 3:25
2."All Your Lies" Thayil, Hiro Yamamoto 3:51
3."665" Yamamoto1:37
4."Beyond the Wheel" Cornell4:20
5."667" Yamamoto0:56
6."Mood for Trouble" Cornell4:21
7."Circle of Power"YamamotoThayil2:05
8."He Didn't"  Matt Cameron 2:47
9."Smokestack Lightning" Howlin' Wolf Howlin' Wolf5:07
10."Nazi Driver" Yamamoto3:52
11."Head Injury" Cornell2:22
12."Incessant Mace" Thayil6:27
13."One Minute of Silence"instrumental John Lennon, Yoko Ono 1:02
Total length:42:48
2017 expanded reissue
No.TitleLength
1."Flower"3:26
2."All Your Lies"3:49
3."665"1:38
4."Beyond the Wheel"4:22
5."667"0:56
6."Mood for Trouble"4:20
7."Circle of Power"2:04
8."He Didn't"2:47
9."Smokestack Lightning"4:36
10."Nazi Driver"3:52
11."Head Injury"2:20
12."Incessant Mace"6:21
13."One Minute of Silence"1:02
14."Head Injury" (Early Version)2:59
15."Beyond the Wheel" (Early Version)4:55
16."Incessant Mace" (Early Version)6:22
17."He Didn't" (Early Version)2:54
18."All Your Lies" (Early Version)3:45
19."Incessant Mace V2" (Early Version)7:49
Total length:1:10:17

Personnel

Soundgarden

Production

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
US Vinyl Albums ( Billboard ) [27] 8
US Tastemaker Albums ( Billboard ) [28] 9
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [29] 122

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