Wicked Garden

"Wicked Garden"
Promotional single by Stone Temple Pilots
from the album Core
Released	September 29, 1992
Recorded	May 1992
Studio	Rumbo Recorders (Los Angeles)
Genre	Grunge alternative rock acid rock
Length	4:06
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Music: Robert DeLeo, Dean DeLeo Lyrics: Scott Weiland
Producer(s)	Brendan O'Brien
Audio sample
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Music video
"Wicked Garden" on YouTube

"Wicked Garden" is a song by the American rock band Stone Temple Pilots that appears on their debut studio album, Core. The lyrics are about lost innocence and longing for youth. Despite the song never being released as a commercial single (only as a radio promo), it is still considered to be one of the band's biggest hits and appears on their live shows. The song's lyrics were written by Scott Weiland and the music was written by brothers Robert and Dean DeLeo. A promotional video also received regular rotation on MTV.

Music video

Despite the song never seeing a commercial release, a promotional music video for "Wicked Garden" was shot in 1993 and received medium rotation on MTV during the grunge era. Filmed at the SOMA in San Diego, it features the band performing the song at a club and also serves as a visual interpretation of the lyrics, as shown with a young impoverished girl living in a barn.

Other versions

• An original version of "Wicked Garden" appeared on the Mighty Joe Young Demo in 1990.
• STP performed an acoustic version of "Wicked Garden" on MTV Unplugged in 1993, which aired in January 1994. The video of this version appears on Thank You DVD and the Unplugged sessions would be released as part of the 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of Core in 2017.
• The band also performed the song on the Late Show with David Letterman on September 17, 1993.
• A live version of the song appears on the soundtrack for the 2001 Family Values Tour.

Chart positions

Chart (1993)	Peak Position
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)	11
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)	21