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The Day I Tried to Live The Day I Tried to Live "The Day I Tried to Live" is a song by American grunge band Soundgarden. Written by frontman Chris Cornell, "The Day I Tried to Live" was released in 1994 as the second single from the band's third studio album, "Superunknown" (1994). The song peaked at number 13 on the "Billboard" Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and number 25 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song was included on Soundgarden's 1997 greatest hits album, "A-Sides". "The Day I Tried to Live" was written by frontman Chris Cornell. The tuning, as with many Soundgarden songs is