- Pushin Forward Back
Infobox Single
Name = Pushin Forward Back
Artist =Temple of the Dog
from Album = Temple of the Dog
B-side = "Hunger Strike" / "Your Saviour"
Released = 1991
Format = Vinyl
Recorded = November 1990 – December 1990 at London Bridge Studios,Seattle ,Washington
Genre = Grunge
Length = 3:44
Label = A&M
Producer =Rick Parashar , Temple of the Dog
Writer =Jeff Ament ,Stone Gossard ,Chris Cornell
Last single = "Say Hello 2 Heaven " (1991)
This single = "Pushin Forward Back" (1991)
Next single = Extra tracklisting
Album = Temple of the Dog
Type = studio
prev_track = "Hunger Strike"
prev_no = Track 3
this_track = "Pushin Forward Back"
track_no = Track 4
next_track = "Call Me a Dog"
next_no = Track 5"Pushin Forward Back" is a song by the American rock bandTemple of the Dog , released in 1991 as the third single from the band's sole studio album, "Temple of the Dog" (1991).Origin and recording
The song features music co-written by bassist
Jeff Ament and guitaristStone Gossard and lyrics written by vocalistChris Cornell . It is one of four songs on the album for which vocalistEddie Vedder provided backing vocals.Release and reception
The song was released on vinyl in 1991 to promote the album.
David Fricke of "Rolling Stone " said, "'Pushin Forward Back' is good shovin' built from the black thunder ofLed Zeppelin and the twin-guitar lightning of the originalAlice Cooper band....When Vedder joins Cornell in the chorus of 'Pushin Forward Back', their harmonies virtually bleed with need." [Fricke, David. [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/templeofthedog/albums/album/301499/review/5944099/temple_of_the_dog "Temple of the Dog: "Temple of the Dog"] . "Rolling Stone ". December 14, 2000.]Live performances
The song was first performed live in
Seattle ,Washington at the Off Ramp Café on November 13, 1990.cite web|url=http://www.fivehorizons.com/tour/cc/t199091.shtml|title=Pearl Jam: 1990/1991 Concert Chronology|accessdate=2007-10-03|publisher=Fivehorizons.com] Cornell added "Pushin Forward Back" to his solo live set in 2007.Track listing
;12" Promotional Single (US)
#"Pushin Forward Back" (Jeff Ament ,Stone Gossard ,Chris Cornell ) – 3:44
#"Hunger Strike" (Cornell) – 4:03
#"Your Saviour" (Cornell) – 4:02References
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