Hole in My Soul

Hole in My Soul

Infobox Single |
Name = Hole in My Soul


Artist = Aerosmith
from Album = Nine Lives
B-side = "Falling Off"
Released = 1997
Format = Cassette, CD
Recorded = 1996
Genre = Hard rock
Length = 6:10
Label = Columbia
Writer = Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Desmond Child
Producer = Kevin Shirley
Chart position = * #51 (US Billboard Hot 100)
* #4 (US Mainstream Rock Tracks)
* #29 (UK Singles Chart)
* #4 (Latvia Singles Chart)
Reviews =
Last single = "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)" (1997)
This single = "Hole in My Soul" (1997)
Next single = "Pink" (1997)
"Hole in My Soul" is a song performed by American hard rock band Aerosmith. It was written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and professional songwriter Desmond Child. It was released as the second major single from "Nine Lives" in 1997.

Chart Positions

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.

Lyrical Interpretation

The song is a ballad, one of Aerosmith's more emotional ones. It is also lengthy, 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

In concert, Steven Tyler has been known to substitute some lines with racier lyrics. 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."

The band played the song heavily on their lengthy Nine Lives Tour from 1997-1999, but has almost never played it since.

Video

Directed by Brit Andy Morahan, the video featured a nerdy high school student, often picked on, who is unsuccessful in finding the right girl. He uses his scientific genius to build a cloning machine and creates a beautiful girl, but she meets someone else at a party. He creates another who he also loses. A classmate discovers his machine and stops him from creating another girl for himself, and he realizes the girl for him had been there all along. The video features early appearances by Eva Mendes, Alexandra Holden, Branden Williams, and Seann William Scott.


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