"Sworn and Broken" 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 second
single
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released in support of their seventh album, ''
Dust
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''.
Formats and track listing
;UK 7" single
(663870 7)
#"Sworn and Broken"
(Gary Lee Conner
Gary Lee Conner (born Lee Gary Conner, August 22, 1962) is an American rock musician, best known as the guitarist for Screaming Trees.
Career
Originally from Ellensburg, Washington, Conner formed the band Explosive Generation with his brother ...
, Van Conner
Van Patrick Conner (March 17, 1967 – January 17, 2023) was an American rock musician, best known as the bassist for Screaming Trees.
Career
As a bass player in high school, Conner formed the band Explosive Generation with his brother Gary ...
, 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 ...
) – 3:35
#"Butterfly"
(live) (Gary Lee Conner, Van Conner, Mark Lanegan) – 3:10
;UK CD single
(663870 2)
#"Sworn and Broken"
(Gary Lee Conner, Van Conner, Mark Lanegan) – 3:35
#"Butterfly"
(live) (Gary Lee Conner, Van Conner, Mark Lanegan) – 3:10
#"
Dollar Bill"
(live) (Van Conner, Mark Lanegan) – 4:17
#"Caught Between/The Secret Kind"
(live) (Gary Lee Conner, Van Conner, Mark Lanegan, Barrett Martin
Barrett Harrington Martin (born April 14, 1967) is an American drummer and record producer from Washington. He is perhaps best known for his work with the alternative rock bands Screaming Trees and Mad Season. He was also a member of Skin Yard ...
) – 7:38
Charts
Personnel
Adapted from the ''Sworn and Broken'' liner notes.
;Screaming Trees
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Gary Lee Conner
Gary Lee Conner (born Lee Gary Conner, August 22, 1962) is an American rock musician, best known as the guitarist for Screaming Trees.
Career
Originally from Ellensburg, Washington, Conner formed the band Explosive Generation with his brother ...
–
acoustic guitar
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,
electric guitar
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,
backing vocals
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*
Van Conner
Van Patrick Conner (March 17, 1967 – January 17, 2023) was an American rock musician, best known as the bassist for Screaming Trees.
Career
As a bass player in high school, Conner formed the band Explosive Generation with his brother Gary ...
–
bass guitar
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, backing vocals
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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 ...
–
lead vocals
The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of the ...
*
Barrett Martin
Barrett Harrington Martin (born April 14, 1967) is an American drummer and record producer from Washington. He is perhaps best known for his work with the alternative rock bands Screaming Trees and Mad Season. He was also a member of Skin Yard ...
–
drums
The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...
,
percussion
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;Production and additional personnel
* George Drakoulias –
production
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* Dean Karr –
photography
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Andy Wallace –
mixing
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Howie Weinberg
Howie Weinberg is an American audio mastering engineer. Over the course of his career, he has received over 2,257 mastering credits, three TEC Awards, 21 Grammy Awards, two Juno Awards, and one Mercury Prize.
Career
Weinberg mastered Herbie Ha ...
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mastering
Release history
References
External links
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1996 songs
1996 singles
Screaming Trees songs
Songs written by Gary Lee Conner
Songs written by Van Conner
Songs written by Mark Lanegan
Epic Records singles