Editing Rusty Cage (section)

==Release and reception==
"Rusty Cage" was released as a single in 1992 in various versions with a previously unreleased [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] titled "Touch Me". Outside the United States, the single was released commercially in Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The song gained considerable airtime on alternative rock radio stations.

In 2017, ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' ranked the song number nine on their list of the 15 greatest Soundgarden songs,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/soundgarden-best-songs-chris-cornell-7800864/|title=The 15 Greatest Soundgarden Songs: Critic's Picks|first=Andrew|last=Unterberger|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=May 18, 2017|accessdate=April 12, 2022}}</ref> and in 2021, ''[[Kerrang!|Kerrang]]'' ranked the song number eight on their list of the 20 greatest Soundgarden songs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-20-greatest-soundgarden-songs-ranked|title=The 20 greatest Soundgarden songs – ranked|first=Sam|last=Law|work=[[Kerrang!|Kerrang]]|date=May 10, 2021|accessdate=April 12, 2022}}</ref>

"Rusty Cage" was part of the soundtrack of the 1994 bike racing game, ''[[Road Rash (1994 video game)|Road Rash]]'',<ref>{{cite web | title=Road Rash: Review by Matt Brown| url=http://www.ibiblio.org/GameBytes/issue21/creviews/rrash1.html | author=Brown, Matt | publisher=[[ibiblio]] | access-date=December 26, 2007}}</ref> which received [[The 3DO Company|3DO]]'s 1994 "Soundtrack of the Year" award. The song appeared on the fictional radio station "[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas soundtrack#Radio X|Radio X]]" in the 2004 video game ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]''.<ref>[http://www.rockstargames.com/sanandreas/ "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas: Soundtrack"]. [[Rockstar Games]].</ref> However, these versions are all 1 minute and 43 seconds shorter than the album version. The majority of these versions end as the breakdown at the end of the song comes in. It is also featured in the 2008 racing game, ''[[Burnout Paradise]]'',<ref>[http://www.rockstargames.com/sanandreas/ "EA Announces The Adrenaline Infusing Soundtrack For Burnout Paradise"]. [[Electronic Arts]]. December 18, 2007.</ref> where the full version is intact. The song is a part of Soundgarden's compilation album ''[[Telephantasm]]'' DLC Pack for ''[[Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock]]''. The song was added to the ''[[Rock Band 3]]'' downloadable content catalog on July 19, 2011. The Johnny Cash version also appears in the Mob of the Dead zombies map in ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops II]]'''s Uprising downloadable content. Like previous songs in the Call of Duty series' DLC, it is triggered by activating objects in the environment.<ref>{{cite web | title=Achievement Hunter : Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 - Mob of the Dead Hidden Song | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXRGSgqhW9c | author=RoosterTeeth | website=[[YouTube]] | date=April 17, 2013 | access-date=April 19, 2013}}</ref> It also appeared on the official trailer for [[Prey 2]], which was later cancelled. Toyota also used the song for the 2014 Corolla advertisement.