The romantic comedy Singles, in part a homage to director Cameron Crowe's hometown of Seattle, was released at exactly the right time (summer 1992). Nirvana's Nevermind had symbolically knocked Michael Jackson off the top of the album charts at the beginning of the year, and the underground buzz about Seattle bands like Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, and Pearl Jam was beginning to find its way past circles of indie aficionados and open-minded hard rock fans and into the mainstream. Singles helped crystallize the idea of the "Seattle scene" in the mainstream public's mind, and it was also one of the first big-selling '90s movie soundtracks (it went platinum and reached the Top Ten) to feature largely new work from contemporary artists.
Track Listing:
Disc 01
01. Alice In Chains "Would?"
02. Pearl Jam "Breath"
03. Cornell, Chris "Seasons"
04. Westerberg, Paul "Dyslexic Heart"
05. Lovemongers, The "Battle of Evermore"
06. Mother Love Bone "Chloe Dancer / Crown of Thorns"
Disc 02
01. Soundgarden "Birth Ritual"
02. Pearl Jam "State of Love and Trust"
03. Mudhoney "Overblown"
04. Westerberg, Paul "Waiting for Somebody"
05. Hendrix, Jimi "May This Be Love"
06. Screaming Trees "Nearly Lost You"
07. Smashing Pumpkins, The "Drown"
CD:
01. Citizen Dick / Vedder, Eddie "Touch Me I'm Dick"
02. Cornell, Chris "Nowhere but You"
03. Cornell, Chris "Spoon Man"
04. Cornell, Chris "Flutter Girl"
05. Cornell, Chris "Missing"
06. Alice In Chains "Would? - Live"
07. Alice In Chains "It Ain't Like That - Live"
08. Soundgarden "Birth Ritual - Live"
09. Westerberg, Paul "Dyslexic Heart - Acoustic Demo"
10. Westerberg, Paul "Waiting for Somebody - Score Acoustic"
11. Mudhoney "Overblown - Demo Version"
12. Truly "Heart and Lungs"
13. Blood Circus "Six Foot Under"
14. McCready, Mike "Singles Blues 1"
15. Westerberg, Paul "Blue Heart - Instrumental version"
16. Westerberg, Paul "Lost In Emily's Woods"
17. Cornell, Chris "Ferry Boat #3"
18. Cornell, Chris "Score Piece #4"