Nearly Lost You

"Nearly Lost You"
Single by Screaming Trees
from the album Sweet Oblivion and Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
ReleasedAugust 1992[1]
RecordedMarch 1992 (1992-03)
StudioBaby Monster and Sear Sound, New York City
Genre
Length4:06
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Mark Lanegan, Gary Lee Conner, Van Conner
Producer(s)Don Fleming
Screaming Trees singles chronology
"Bed of Roses"
(1991)		 "Nearly Lost You"
(1992)		 "Dollar Bill"
(1992)
Music video
"Nearly Lost You" on YouTube

"Nearly Lost You" is a song by the American alternative rock band Screaming Trees. It appears as the second track on their sixth studio album, Sweet Oblivion (1992). The song was written by the Conner brothers: guitarist Gary Lee and bassist Van, with vocalist Mark Lanegan. It has lyrics about an acid trip and is the band's most popular song. Screaming Trees have been labeled a one hit wonder for it.

The song was released as the lead single from Sweet Oblivion in August 1992. This was two months before to the album released. It was a moderate success on modern rock radio, partly due to appearing on the soundtrack to the 1992 Cameron Crowe film Singles.

Music video

The music video was filmed at the Ellensburg Rodeo in Ellensburg, Washington.

Formats and track listing

UK 12" single (659179 6)
  1. "Nearly Lost You" (Gary Lee Conner, Van Conner, Mark Lanegan) – 4:06
  2. "E.S.K." (Gary Lee Conner, Mark Lanegan) – 4:09
  3. "Song of a Baker" (Small Faces cover) (Ronnie Lane, Steve Marriott) – 3:41
  4. "Bed of Roses" (Gary Lee Conner, Van Conner, Mark Lanegan) – 3:02
US 7" single (659179 7)
  1. "Nearly Lost You" (edit) (Gary Lee Conner, Van Conner, Mark Lanegan) – 3:40
  2. "Nearly Lost You" (Gary Lee Conner, Van Conner, Mark Lanegan) – 4:06
US CD single (658918 2)
  1. "Nearly Lost You" (Gary Lee Conner, Van Conner, Mark Lanegan) – 4:06
  2. "E.S.K." (Gary Lee Conner, Mark Lanegan) – 4:09
  3. "Song of a Baker" (Small Faces cover) (Ronnie Lane, Steve Marriott) – 3:41

Charts

Chart (1992–93) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 96
Australia Alternative (ARIA)[6] 7
UK Singles (OCC)[7]50
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[8]12
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[9]5

Personnel

Adapted from the Nearly Lost You liner notes.[10]

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 1992 Epic CD, LP 658237
United States CD ESK 4604

Use in media

Video games

  • "Nearly Lost You" appears on the soundtrack to the 2007 baseball video game The Bigs.
  • The song is available as downloadable content for the Rock Band series.
  • It is also featured in the main soundtrack of Guitar Hero 5.

Televison

  • "Nearly Lost You" appears in season six, episode seven of the American sitcom television series Young Sheldon.
  • The song also appears in season three, episode four of the American action crime television series Reacher, titled 'Dominique'."

References

  1. ↑ "Screaming Trees - "Nearly Lost You" (Epic)" (PDF). The Gavin Report. August 14, 1992. p. 46.
  2. 1 2 3 Dargan, Matt (January 29, 2024). "Four 1990s ridiculously good alternative rock one-hit wonders". AudioPhix. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  3. ↑ Huey, Steve. "Sweet Oblivion - Screaming Trees | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Top 30 Grunge Albums". Ultimate Classic Rock. October 11, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Australian Top 100 Singles Chart". ARIA Report. No. 165. April 4, 1993. p. 12. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  6. ↑ "ARIA Top 20 Alternative Charts". ARIA Report. No. 161. March 7, 1993. p. 12. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Screaming Trees: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Screaming Trees Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Screaming Trees Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  10. ↑ Nearly Lost You (booklet). Screaming Trees. New York, New York: Epic Records. 1992.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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