David Cook Picks Chris Cornell Song For Single; Cornell And Timbaland Plan Tour

David Cook will descend into the Superunknown for the first single from his debut album, having selecting a song co-written by Chris Cornell. "Light On," penned by Cornell and Hinder producer Brian Howes, is currently on AOL and will hit iTunes on September 30th. Cook's still-untitled album is due out November 18th. Meanwhile, Cornell will continue to poke his Badmotorfinger into the realm of pop music when he and new album collaborator Timbaland embark on a West Coast tour, with the duo performing Cornell's upcoming Scream in its entirety.

Chris Cornell/Timbaland
October 17 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
October 18 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Avalon Theater
October 19 - Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
October 24 - Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel
October 25 - Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues
October 26 - San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
October 31 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
November 2 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox

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Song Stories

“Oh Sherrie”

Steve Perry | 1984

Steve Perry's girlfriend Sherrie Swafford was actually in the studio when Perry began writing this song--his lone Top Ten hit as a solo act--with two co-writers. The trio began at midnight one night with just "Oh, Sherrie!" and "hold on, hold on." Three hours later, they had a complete song. Swafford, however, had to wait until the next day to hear it. "Sherrie actually got tired and went to bed," Perry said. She also appeared in the video, but their relationship did not hold on for long.

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