"Bed of Roses" is a song by the American alternative-rock group

Screaming Trees Screaming Trees were an American rock band formed in Ellensburg, Washington, in 1984 by vocalist Mark Lanegan, guitarist Gary Lee Conner, bassist Van Conner, and drummer Mark Pickerel. Pickerel was replaced by Barrett Martin in 1991. Screami ...

. It is the first single released in support of their fifth album, '' Uncle Anesthesia''. The song made number thirty-two on John Sellers' "The 100 Most Underrated Indie Rock Songs" list.

Formats and track listing

All songs written by Gary Lee Conner, Van Conner and

Mark Lanegan Mark William Lanegan (November 25, 1964 – February 22, 2022) was an American singer and songwriter. First becoming prominent as the lead singer for the early grunge band Screaming Trees, he was also known as a member of Queens of the Stone Age ...

. ;US CD single (ESK 2296) #"Bed of Roses" – 3:35

Charts

Personnel

Adapted from the ''Bed of Roses'' liner notes. ;Screaming Trees * Gary Lee Conner – electric guitar, backing vocals * Van Conner – bass guitar, backing vocals *

– lead vocals *

Mark Pickerel Mark Pickerel (born March 12, 1968) is an American musician best known as the original drummer for the alternative rock band Screaming Trees. He is also an active session musician and has released several solo albums as a singer/guitarist. Biog ...

– drums, percussion ;Production and additional personnel *

Chris Cornell Christopher John Cornell ( Boyle; July 20, 1964 – May 18, 2017) was an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and the primary lyricist for the rock music, rock bands Soundgarden and Audioslave. He also had a ...

– production *

Terry Date Terry Date (born January 31, 1956) is an American record producer and audio engineer specializing in rock genres, especially heavy metal. He is well known for his work with Metal Church, Dream Theater, Soundgarden, Overkill, Pantera, Dark Ang ...

– production,

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, percussion *

Joe Gastwirt Joe Gastwirt is an American audio engineer, known for digitally remastering hundreds of CDs and LPs for famous artists, including the Grateful Dead, Tom Petty, Helen Reddy, Electric Light Orchestra, Jimi Hendrix, Crosby, Stills, and Nash, The Blu ...

– mastering *

– production

Release history

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bed of Roses 1990 songs 1991 singles Screaming Trees songs Song recordings produced by Chris Cornell Song recordings produced by Terry Date Songs written by Gary Lee Conner Songs written by Van Conner Songs written by Mark Lanegan Epic Records singles