Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart

"Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart" is a song by American rock band Stone Temple Pilots, featured on their third album, Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop. An alternative rock tune, it was recorded in 1995 and released as a single the following year. The track is also on the greatest hits album, Thank You.

"Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart"
Single by Stone Temple Pilots
from the album Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop
B-side
  • "Pop's Love Suicide"
  • "Ride the Cliché"
ReleasedJuly 2, 1996 (1996-07-02)
RecordedOctober–December 1995
GenreAlternative rock[1]
Length2:56
LabelAtlantic
Composer(s)Eric Kretz
Lyricist(s)Scott Weiland
Producer(s)Brendan O'Brien
Stone Temple Pilots singles chronology
"Big Bang Baby"
(1996)		 "Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart"
(1996)		 "Lady Picture Show"
(1996)
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Music video
"Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart" on YouTube

Track listing
  1. "Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart"
  2. "Pop's Love Suicide"
  3. "Ride the Cliché"

Composition and meaning

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." In his autobiography Not Dead and Not For Sale, he adds that it "reflects my hunger for redemption"[2]

Critical reception

Marty 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."[3]

In 2015, Loudwire and Stereogum ranked the song number six and number one, respectively, on their lists of the 10 greatest Stone Temple Pilots songs.[4][5]

Charts
Chart (1996) Peak
Position
Canada Rock/Alternative (RPM)[6] 1
US Radio Songs (Billboard)[7] 36
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[8] 1
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[9] 3

Awards and accolades

The band has had seven songs reach the number one position on the Billboard Hot 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.

Appearances of the song

References
  1. Richin, Leslie (April 12, 2016). "20 Alternative Rock Music Videos Turning 20 in 2016". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  2. Not Dead and Not For Sale (Scribner, 2010), pp120
  3. Garner, Marty Sartini (July 24, 2021). "Tiny Music… Songs From the Vatican Gift Shop (Super Deluxe Edition)". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  4. Cornell, Jeff (February 24, 2015). "10 Best Stone Temple Pilots Songs". Loudwire. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  5. DeVille, Chris (December 4, 2015). "The 10 Best Stone Temple Pilots Songs". Stereogum. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  6. "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 3053." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  7. "Stone Temple Pilots Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  8. "Stone Temple Pilots Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  9. "Stone Temple Pilots Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2021.


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