Nearly Lost You

This article is about the song. For the greatest hits album named after the song, see Nearly Lost You (album).

"Nearly Lost You" is a song by the American alternative rock group Screaming Trees. It was the first single released in support of their sixth album, Sweet Oblivion. Perhaps their best-known song, it was a moderate success on modern rock radio, partly because of its appearance on the soundtrack to the 1992 Cameron Crowe film Singles.

"Nearly Lost You"
Cover from the Sweet Oblivion promotional single
Single by Screaming Trees
from the album Sweet Oblivion and Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Released	1992 (1992)
Recorded	March 1992 (1992-03)
Studio	Baby Monster and Sear Sound, New York City
Genre	Grunge[1][2][3] hard rock[4][5] alternative rock[6]
Length	4:06
Label	Epic
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

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)[7]	96
Australia Alternative (ARIA)[8]	7
UK Singles (OCC)[9]	50
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[10]	12
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[11]	5

Personnel

Adapted from the Nearly Lost You liner notes.^[12]

Screaming Trees Gary Lee Conner – guitar Van Conner – bass guitar Mark Lanegan – lead vocals Barrett Martin – drums

Production and additional personnel John Agnello – recording Don Fleming – production Andy Wallace – mixing Howie Weinberg – mastering

Release history

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

Use in media

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

References

1. Danaher, Michael (August 4, 2014). "The 50 Best Grunge Songs". Paste. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
2. Cross, Alan (November 30, 2012). "Top 10 Grunge Songs by Bands Not Named Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains or Soundgarden". A Journal of Musical Things. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
3. Leas, Ryan (August 1, 2018). "30 Essential Grunge Songs". Stereogum. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
4. Huey, Steve. "Sweet Oblivion - Screaming Trees | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
5. "Top 30 Grunge Albums". Ultimate Classic Rock. October 11, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
6. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Various Artists - Whatever: The '90s Pop and Culture Box (2005) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
7. "Australian Top 100 Singles Chart". ARIA Report. No. 165. April 4, 1993. p. 12. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
8. "ARIA Top 20 Alternative Charts". ARIA Report. No. 161. March 7, 1993. p. 12. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
9. "Screaming Trees: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
10. "Screaming Trees Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
11. "Screaming Trees Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
12. 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)

External links

• "Nearly Lost You" at Discogs (list of releases)