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

“The A Team”

Ed Sheeran | 2011

This debut track from the then-20-year-old British singer-songwriter has a dark story behind it. Sheeran says he culls songwriting inspiration from "viewing other people's situations," which, for the heroine in "The A Team," involves drug addiction and prostitution that began as a teen. Sheeran paints the woman's trials with haunting imagery such as "But lately her face seems/Slowly sinking, wasting/Crumbling like pastries." "I did a gig at a homeless shelter, [and the song] is about one of the women there. It's her story," he said.

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