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"Nearly Lost You" is a song by the American alternative rock group Screaming Trees. It was the first single released in support of their sixth album, Sweet Oblivion. Perhaps their best-known song, it was a moderate success on modern rock radio, partly because of its appearance on the soundtrack to the 1992 Cameron Crowe film Singles.

This article is about the song. For the greatest hits album named after the song, see Nearly Lost You (album).
"Nearly Lost You"
Cover from the Sweet Oblivion promotional single
Single by Screaming Trees
from the album Sweet Oblivion and Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Released1992 (1992)
RecordedMarch 1992 (1992-03)
StudioBaby Monster and Sear Sound Studios, NYC
Genre
Length4:06
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Mark Lanegan, Gary Lee Conner, Van Conner
Producer(s)Don Fleming
Screaming Trees singles chronology
"Bed of Roses"
(1991)		 "Nearly Lost You"
(1992)		 "Dollar Bill"
(1992)

Formats and track listing


UK 12" single (659179 6)
  1. "Nearly Lost You" (Gary Lee Conner, Van Conner, Mark Lanegan) – 4:06
  2. "E.S.K." (Gary Lee Conner, Mark Lanegan) – 4:09
  3. "Song of a Baker" (Small Faces cover) (Ronnie Lane, Steve Marriott) – 3:41
  4. "Bed of Roses" (Gary Lee Conner, Van Conner, Mark Lanegan) – 3:02
US 7" single (659179 7)
  1. "Nearly Lost You" (edit) (Gary Lee Conner, Van Conner, Mark Lanegan) – 3:40
  2. "Nearly Lost You" (Gary Lee Conner, Van Conner, Mark Lanegan) – 4:06
US CD single (658918 2)
  1. "Nearly Lost You" (Gary Lee Conner, Van Conner, Mark Lanegan) – 4:06
  2. "E.S.K." (Gary Lee Conner, Mark Lanegan) – 4:09
  3. "Song of a Baker" (Small Faces cover) (Ronnie Lane, Steve Marriott) – 3:41

Charts


Chart (1992-93) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 96
Australia Alternative (ARIA)[7] 7
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 50
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[9] 12
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[10] 5

Personnel


Adapted from the Nearly Lost You liner notes.[11]


Release history


Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 1992 Epic CD, LP 658237
United States CD ESK 4604

Use in media


The song appears on the soundtrack to the 2007 baseball video game The Bigs and is available as downloadable content for the Rock Band series. It is also featured in the main soundtrack of Guitar Hero 5.


References


  1. Danaher, Michael (August 4, 2014). "The 50 Best Grunge Songs". Paste. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  2. Cross, Alan (November 30, 2012). "Top 10 Grunge Songs by Bands Not Named Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains or Soundgarden". A Journal of Musical Things. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  3. Leas, Ryan (August 1, 2018). "30 Essential Grunge Songs". Stereogum. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  4. Huey, Steve. "Sweet Oblivion - Screaming Trees | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  5. "Top 30 Grunge Albums". Ultimate Classic Rock. October 11, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  6. "Australian Top 100 Singles Chart". ARIA Report. No. 165. April 4, 1993. p. 12. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  7. "ARIA Top 20 Alternative Charts". ARIA Report. No. 161. March 7, 1993. p. 12. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  8. "Screaming Trees: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  9. "Screaming Trees Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  10. "Screaming Trees Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  11. Nearly Lost You (booklet). Screaming Trees. New York, New York: Epic Records. 1992.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)



На других языках

- [en] Nearly Lost You

[es] Nearly Lost You

«Nearly Lost You» es un sencillo los Screaming Trees extraído de su penúltimo trabajo, titulado Sweet Oblivion y que salió a la venta en 1992 en la discográfica Epic Records. La canción se convirtió en un éxito moderado en las estaciones de radio de los Estados Unidos, gracias en parte a su aparición en la película Singles, en la que aparecen más bandas de grunge además de los Screaming Trees. Los fanes de la banda consideran esta canción como la que les sacó relativamente del anonimato, convirtiéndose en el mayor éxito de la banda.


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