| “Hole in My Soul” | |||||
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| Single by Aerosmith from the album Nine Lives | |||||
| B-side | "Falling Off" | ||||
| Released | 1997 | ||||
| Format | Cassette, CD | ||||
| Recorded | 1996 | ||||
| Genre | Hard Rock | ||||
| Length | 6:10 | ||||
| Label | Columbia | ||||
| Writer(s) | Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Desmond Child | ||||
| Producer | Kevin Shirley | ||||
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"Hole in My Soul" is a song performed by American hard rock band Aerosmith. Aerosmith is an American Hard rock band sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston " and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" Nine Lives is the twelfth studio Album by American Hard rock band Aerosmith, released in 1997 (see 1997 in music) A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s Events January January 9 - David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Stephen Victor Tallarico (born March 26 1948 in Yonkers New York) better known as Steven Tyler (and often nicknamed The Demon of Anthony Joseph "Joe" Perry (Born September 10, 1950 in Lawrence Massachusetts) is the lead Guitarist, backing and occasional Desmond Child (born October 28, 1953 in Miami Florida) is an American musician Songwriter, and producer In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Kevin Shirley (aka The Caveman) is a music producer and mixer for many artists such as the bands Iron Maiden, Rush, Led Zeppelin Aerosmith is an American Hard rock band sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston " and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" " Pink " is a song performed by American Hard rock band Aerosmith. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock Aerosmith is an American Hard rock band sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston " and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" It was written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and professional songwriter Desmond Child. Stephen Victor Tallarico (born March 26 1948 in Yonkers New York) better known as Steven Tyler (and often nicknamed The Demon of Anthony Joseph "Joe" Perry (Born September 10, 1950 in Lawrence Massachusetts) is the lead Guitarist, backing and occasional Desmond Child (born October 28, 1953 in Miami Florida) is an American musician Songwriter, and producer It was released as the second major single from Nine Lives in 1997. Nine Lives is the twelfth studio Album by American Hard rock band Aerosmith, released in 1997 (see 1997 in music) Events January January 9 - David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert
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The song reached #51 on the Billboard Hot 100, #4 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, #29 in the United Kingdom, and #4 in Latvia. Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks (originally called Mainstream Rock Tracks) is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on Mainstream rock The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region.
The song is a ballad, and one of Aerosmith's more emotional ones. Aerosmith is an American Hard rock band sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston " and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" It is a lengthy one, running just over six minutes. The lyrics focus on a heartbroken man who feels very sad and emotionally damaged ("I got dust for tears and I'm all tapped out") by a failed relationship ("tell me how it feels to be the one who turns the knife inside of me") and feels that there's a void in his life that cannot be filled ("there's a hole in my soul that's been killing me forever").
In concert, Steven Tyler has been known to substitute some lines with racier lyrics. Stephen Victor Tallarico (born March 26 1948 in Yonkers New York) better known as Steven Tyler (and often nicknamed The Demon of On a live version of the song from the A Little South of Sanity album, Steven Tyler sings "I fuck with my boots on cause you fuck with my head" instead of the studio version lyrics "I sleep with my boots on, but you're still in my head. A Little South of Sanity is a live Album by American Hard rock band Aerosmith, released in 1998 "
The band played the song heavily on their lengthy Nine Lives Tour from 1997-1999, but has almost never played it since. The Nine Lives Tour was a tour headlined by Aerosmith which ran for over 2 years and saw the band playing shows in North America, Canada Japan United Kingdom
The video featured a somewhat nerdy student, who was often picked on in high school and who tried unsuccessfully several times to find the right girl. He even goes so far as to use his science skills to build a machine in which he could design his perfect girl. In the end he realizes that all along it was the girl, who was always there in his life, but who he least expected, was the perfect match for him. The video features early appearances by Eva Mendes, Alexandra Holden, Branden Williams and Seann William Scott. Eva Mendes (born March 5, 1974) is an American actress She began acting in the late 1990s and became known after a series of roles in several major Hollywood Alexandra Holden (born April 30, 1977 in Northfield Minnesota) is an American film and television actress Seann William Scott (born October 3, 1976) is an American Actor.