Editing Down on the Upside (section)

==Release and reception==
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/down-on-the-upside-mw0000647977 |title=''Down on the Upside'' – Soundgarden |access-date=April 26, 2016 |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |website=[[AllMusic]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404100247/http://www.allmusic.com/album/down-on-the-upside-mw0000647977 |archive-date=April 4, 2016}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''
| rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1996-05-16-9605160323-story.html |title=Exploring Texture |access-date=April 24, 2020 |last=Kot |first=Greg |author-link=Greg Kot |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=May 16, 1996}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev3score = B+<ref name="entertainmentweekly">{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/1996/05/24/down-upside/ |title=''Down on the Upside'' |access-date=May 20, 2009 |last=Browne |first=David |author-link=David Browne (journalist) |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=May 24, 1996 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091223235831/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,292725,00.html |archive-date=December 23, 2009}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev4score = {{rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Soundgarden: ''Down on the Upside'' (A&M) |last=Sweeting |first=Adam |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=May 24, 1996}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
| rev5score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}<ref name="LATimes">{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-05-23-ca-7305-story.html |title=Changing Their Tune--Again |access-date=April 24, 2020 |last=Masuo |first=Sandy |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=May 23, 1996}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev6score = 3/10<ref name="NME">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19980101000478reviews.html |title=Soundgarden – ''Down On The Upside'' |access-date=October 30, 2019 |last=Cigarettes |first=Johnny |magazine=[[NME]] |date=May 19, 1996 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000817174844/http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19980101000478reviews.html |archive-date=August 17, 2000}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev7score = 7.0/10<ref name="pitchforkmedia">{{cite web |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/s/soundgarden/down-on-the-upside.shtml |title=Soundgarden: ''Down on the Upside'' |access-date=May 20, 2009 |last=Josephes |first=Jason |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=June 1996 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030604191515/http://pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/s/soundgarden/down-on-the-upside.shtml |archive-date=June 4, 2003}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev8score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="rollingstone">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/down-on-the-upside-19961202 |title=Soundgarden: ''Down on the Upside'' / Screaming Trees: ''Dust'' |access-date=March 26, 2012 |last=Fricke |first=David |author-link=David Fricke |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=December 26, 1996 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019123519/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/down-on-the-upside-19961202 |archive-date=October 19, 2012}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev9score = 8/10<ref name="spin">{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JpJ-kK1j2_MC&pg=PA109 |title=Soundgarden: ''Down on the Upside'' |access-date=April 24, 2020 |last=Kreilkamp |first=Ivan |magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |volume=12 |issue=3 |date=June 1996 |page=109}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[USA Today]]''
| rev10score = {{rating|3|4}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Soundgarden gets 'Down' to powerful basics |last=Gundersen |first=Edna |author-link=Edna Gundersen |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |date=May 21, 1996}}</ref>
}}

''Down on the Upside'' had a 10,000-copy limited edition vinyl release on May 14, 1996, one week prior to its main release on CD and cassette.<ref name=bill/> It debuted at number two on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] album chart with 175,500 units sold, behind only ''[[The Score (Fugees album)|The Score]]'' by the [[Fugees]].<ref>Mayfield, Geoff. [https://books.google.com/books?id=rQkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA120 "Another Close One"]. ''Billboard'', June 8, 1996</ref><ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-06-08/billboard-200| title= The Billboard 200: Week of June 08, 1996| magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=June 30, 2008}}</ref> The album has gone on to sell 1.6 million copies in the United States,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/474244/soundgarden-on-king-animal-and-why-they-shouldnt-have-broken-up |title=Soundgarden on 'King Animal' and Why They Shouldn't Have Broken Up |access-date=November 12, 2012 |author=Peters, Mitchell |magazine=Billboard |date=November 9, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130303015752/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/474244/soundgarden-on-king-animal-and-why-they-shouldnt-have-broken-up |archive-date=March 3, 2013 }}</ref> and has been certified Platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]].<ref name="riaa">{{cite web
| url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=SOUNDGARDEN&ti=DOWN+ON+THE+UPSIDE
| title=Gold and Platinum Database Search
| publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]
| access-date=February 12, 2007}}</ref>

Ivan Kreilkamp of ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' gave the album an eight out of ten, saying the album is "as sprawling and generous-spirited as ''Superunknown'', but&nbsp;... is a looser and live-er-sounding affair, not seeking the same level of aural precision".<ref name="spin"/> ''[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]'' gave the album a three out of five, saying Soundgarden are "now fully capable of penning some damned spiffy pop songs", and adding that "they sound more human here, like they're playing in your living room".<ref name="alternativepress">(August 1, 1996). "Review: ''Down on the Upside''". ''[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]'' (pp. 87-88).</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' staff writer [[David Fricke]] gave ''Down on the Upside'' three out of five stars, observing that the album has "some quality frenzy", but criticizing it for "lack[ing] defining episodes of catharsis", and saying: "Soundgarden seem to be digging in their heels rather than kicking up dirt, relying too much on drone-y impressionism and clever (as opposed to cleaving) guitar motifs."<ref name="rollingstone"/> [[Neil Strauss]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' called the album the "rawer, looser follow-up to ''Superunknown''", adding: "Generally, identifying with animals in song lyrics is a sign of low self-esteem, and Soundgarden is no exception. For all the virility and macho power that rock singers have tried to wring from the [snake], Soundgarden remains more interested in the fact that it is the only animal cursed to spend its days slithering on the ground."<ref name="thenewyorktimes">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/19/arts/recordings-view-consorting-with-the-snake.html?scp=1&sq=%22down%20on%20the%20upside%22&st=cse |title=Recordings View; Consorting With the Snake |access-date=May 13, 2009 |author=Strauss, Neil |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=May 19, 1996 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227094800/http://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/19/arts/recordings-view-consorting-with-the-snake.html?scp=1&sq=%22down%20on%20the%20upside%22&st=cse |archive-date=December 27, 2015 }}</ref>

[[David Browne (journalist)|David Browne]] of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' gave the album a B+, saying: "Few bands since [[Led Zeppelin]] have so crisply mixed instruments both acoustic and electric." He praised several songs as being "as powerful as anything the band has done", but criticized the album's production, saying that, "like many self-produced efforts, it shows." He added: "With arrangements that crest and fall to the point where a road map would have helped, the overlong (16-song) album is often unwieldy and could have benefited from judicious trimming."<ref name="entertainmentweekly"/> AllMusic staff writer Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album three out of five stars, saying that "it might seem like nothing more than heavy metal, but a closer listen reveals that Soundgarden haven't tempered their ambitions at all."<ref name="allmusic"/> The reviewer for ''[[Melody Maker]]'' said that "their roots don't matter now. All I care for now is the immediacy of their pop moments."<ref name="melodymaker">(May 18, 1996). "Review: ''Down on the Upside''". ''[[Melody Maker]]'' (p. 49).</ref> Critic [[Robert Christgau]] gave the album an honorable mention of one star, describing it as "brutal depression simplified" and highlighted by the songs "Ty Cobb" and "Applebite",<ref name="Christgau">Christgau, Robert. [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=soundgarden "Soundgarden"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217215246/http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=soundgarden |date=December 17, 2007 }}. robertchristgau.com. Retrieved on May 20, 2009.</ref> while Jason Josephes from ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' called it a "double shot of grunge, no foam but plenty of caffeine."<ref name="pitchforkmedia"/> A negative review came from Johnny Cigarettes of ''[[NME]]'', who gave the album 3/10 and said: "Throughout this record the mood of dark, demon-wrestling introspection continually rings hollow&nbsp;... the lack of gut-level resonance [Soundgarden] create reveals all this as mere dark stylistics, the modern equivalent of a scary monster on an [[Iron Maiden]] T-shirt."<ref name="NME"/>

The album included the singles "[[Pretty Noose]]", "[[Burden in My Hand]]", and "[[Blow Up the Outside World]]", all of which had accompanying music videos. All three singles placed on the [[Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks|Mainstream Rock]] and [[Alternative Songs|Modern Rock]] charts. The album's other commercially released single, "[[Ty Cobb (song)|Ty Cobb]]", did not chart, however its acommpanying B-side, "Rhinosaur", also from the album, did chart. "Burden in My Hand" was the most successful song from ''Down on the Upside'' on the rock charts, spending a total of five weeks at number one on the Mainstream Rock charts and reaching number two on the Modern Rock charts.<ref name="wm05.allmusic.com"/> At the [[Grammy Awards of 1997|1997 Grammy Awards]], "Pretty Noose" received a nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance|Best Hard Rock Performance]].<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1997/grammys.htm
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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071228081340/http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1997/grammys.htm
 |archive-date=December 28, 2007
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