"Misery" is a song by Minneapolis rock band Soul Asylum, released as the lead single from their seventh studio album, Let Your Dim Light Shine (1995). The track was serviced to US alternative radio in May 1995 and was later issued as a commercial single. "Misery" reached number 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, and number three in Canada.
Music video The music video for "Misery", directed by Matt Mahurin, features footage of the band performing onstage intercut with shots of a record plant pressing copies of the "Misery" CD single itself.
Track listings US 7-inch, CD, and cassette single "Misery" "Hope"
US and Canadian maxi-CD single "Misery" – 4:24 "Hope" – 2:06 "Fearless Leader" – 5:28 "You'll Live for Now" – 3:12 "Summer of Drugs" – 4:06
Australian CD and cassette single "Misery" (edit) "String of Pearls" "Misery"
UK 7-inch and cassette single; European CD single "Misery" "String of Pearls"
UK CD single "Misery" "String of Pearls" "Hope" "I Did My Best"
European maxi-CD single "Misery" "String of Pearls" "Caged Rat" "I Did My Best"
Japanese CD single "Misery" (edit) "Summer of Drugs" "Misery" (live version)
Charts
Weekly charts +Chart (1995)PeakpositionEurope (European Hit Radio)11Italy Airplay (Music & Media)7
Year-end charts +Chart (1995)PositionCanada Top Singles (RPM)16Canada Rock/Alternative (RPM)3US Billboard Hot 10099US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)13US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)28
Release history +RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)United StatesMay 15, 1995Alternative radioColumbiaAustraliaJune 12, 1995United KingdomJuly 3, 1995JapanAugust 19, 1995CDSony
See also Number one modern rock hits of 1995 List of RPM Rock/Alternative number-one singles (Canada)
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