Singles — The Soundtrack That Defined a Generation

Released June 30, 1992
Nearly three months before Cameron Crowe’s cult film hit theaters, the Singles soundtrack arrived like a sonic postcard from the epicenter of a musical revolution. It didn’t just complement the film — it became the heartbeat of an era.

This wasn’t a typical soundtrack.
It was a time capsule.
A perfectly curated mixtape of the Pacific Northwest in its most volatile, vital form.

Featuring seismic contributions from:
Pearl Jam – still on the cusp of superstardom, with “State of Love and Trust” and “Breath”
Chris Cornell – delivering haunting solo work like “Seasons,” hinting at depths beyond Soundgarden
Alice in Chains – ferocious and mesmerizing on “Would?”
Soundgarden – heavy, swirling, defiant
The Smashing Pumpkins – injecting a Midwestern melancholy with “Drown”
…and even Paul Westerberg, bridging the gap from post-punk to something new and weathered.

Together, they didn’t just score a film — they scored the feeling of being young, lost, and alive in the early ’90s. A world where flannel was armor, love was complicated, and the music? The music felt like it understood you.

Raw. Authentic. Gritty. Hopeful.
This was the Singles soundtrack:
Not just an album. Not just a scene.
A movement, pressed into a jewel case.

 Long before streaming, before algorithm playlists, this was how you knew what was real.