Down in a Hole collection, Cantrell said of the song: ["Down in a Hole"]'s in my top three, personally. It's to my long-time love. It's the reality of my life, the path I've chosen and in a weird way it kind of foretold where we are right now. It's hard for us to both understand...that this life is not conducive to much success with long-term relationships. "Down in a Hole" was released as a single in 1993. "Down in a Hole" peaked at number ten on the "Billboard" Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The UK single was released in October 1993. "Down in a Hole"
Toad in the hole (game) performed in darts fashion, playing from 31 down. The first competitor throws two toads, with their opponent then throwing three, and from then on they throw all four, until they reach scores of less than four, wherein only the number of toads equal to the required finishing score may be thrown. Like darts you must finish exactly - scoring more causes you to "bust". Throw Scoring: Toad into the hole is two points and cleanly on the table without hitting the back is one point. Game Scoring: Starts at 31 for each game and decreases by points scored until 0