Audioslave ( album ) - wikipedia Audioslave ( album ) Audioslave Studio album by Audioslave Released November 19, 2002 ( 2002 - 11 - 19 ) Recorded May 2001 ( 2001 - 05 ) -- June 2002 ( 2002 - 06 ) Studio Cello Studios, Hollywood, California Royaltone Studios, Burbank, California Studio Litho, Seattle, Washington Studio K, Seattle, Washington Akadamie Mathematique of Philosophical Sound Research, Los Angeles, California Genre Hard rock alternative rock Length 65 : 26 Label Epic Interscope Producer Audioslave Rick Rubin Audioslave chronology Audioslave ( 2002 ) Out of Exile ( 2005 ) Out of Exile 2005 Singles from Audioslave `` Cochise '' Released : October 14, 2002 ( 2002 - 10 - 14 ) `` Like a Stone '' Released : January 2003 ( 2003 - 01 ) `` Show Me How to Live '' Released : June 2003 ( 2003 - 06 ) `` I Am the Highway '' Released : October 2003 ( 2003 - 10 ) `` What You Are '' Released : March 2004 ( 2004 - 03 ) `` Gasoline '' Released : 2004 ( 2004 ) ( Promo & Radio ) Audioslave is the eponymous debut studio album by American rock supergroup Audioslave. It was released on November 19, 2002, by Epic Records and Interscope Records. The album features the hit singles `` Cochise '', `` Show Me How to Live '', `` What You Are '', `` Like a Stone '', and `` I Am the Highway ''. The album was later certified 3x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in the United States. `` Like a Stone '' was nominated for a 2004 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance. Contents 1 Background 2 Artwork 3 Reception 4 Track listing 4.1 DualDisc version 4.2 Connected bonus track 5 Personnel 6 Chart positions 6.1 Album 6.2 Weekly 6.3 Year - end 6.4 Singles 7 Certifications 8 References Background Audioslave was formed after Zack de la Rocha left Rage Against the Machine and the remaining members were searching for another vocalist. Producer and friend Rick Rubin suggested that they contact Chris Cornell. Rubin played the remaining Rage Against the Machine band members the Soundgarden song `` Slaves & Bulldozers '' to showcase his ability. Cornell was in the writing process of a second solo album, but decided to shelve that and pursue the opportunity to work with Tom Morello, Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk when they approached him. Morello described Cornell : `` He stepped to the microphone and sang the song and I could n't believe it. It did n't just sound good. It sounded transcendent. And... when there is an irreplaceable chemistry from the first moment, you ca n't deny it. '' The quartet wrote 21 songs during 19 days of rehearsal and began working in the studio in late May 2001. Songs from the album were first heard when thirteen rough rehearsal demo tracks were leaked onto various peer - to - peer filesharing networks on May 16, 2002, six months before the official release of the album, under the name `` Civilian '' ( or `` The Civilian Project '' ). According to guitarist Tom Morello `` it was very frustrating, especially with a band like this, there is a certain amount of expectation. '' He also said that the songs were not in their finished form and that in some cases `` they were n't even the same lyrics, guitar solos, performances of any kind. '' In an earlier, July 2002 interview with Metal Sludge he spoke more explicitly about the incident, blaming `` some jackass intern at Bad Animal Studios in Seattle '' for stealing the demos and putting them on the Internet without the band 's permission. The band was nearly derailed before the album 's release. Cornell was going through alcohol problems and a slot on the Ozzfest tour was canceled. During this time, there was a rumor that Cornell had checked himself into drug rehabilitation. He later confirmed it in an interview with Metal Hammer that was conducted from a clinic payphone. In a San Diego CityBeat article, Cornell explained that he went through `` a horrible personal crisis '' during the making of the first record, staying in rehab for two months and separating from his wife. The problems were ironed out and he remained sober till his passing in 2017. The band toured through 2003, before resting in 2004 to record their second album. This album was released ten years after Rage Against the Machine 's ( Morello, Commerford, and Wilk 's former band ) debut album was released on November 3, 1992. Artwork The album cover was designed by Storm Thorgerson ( with Peter Curzon and Rupert Truman ) -- who, as leader of the group of artists known as Hipgnosis, was best known for his cover work for Pink Floyd. `` We knew we were going to set this idea of the eternal flame, the graphic flame, in Lanzarote, a volcanic island, since volcanoes suited the brooding menace of Audioslave, '' Thorgerson recalled. An unreleased version of the cover, shot elsewhere at the same location, features a naked man looking at the flame. `` We so nearly used it, '' said Thorgerson, `` but we were not entirely sure of the nude figure. '' Reception Professional ratings Aggregate scores Source Rating Metacritic 62 / 100 Review scores Source Rating AllMusic The A.V. Club favorable Entertainment Weekly A − NME 4 / 10 Pitchfork Media 1.7 / 10 PopMatters favorable Robert Christgau Rolling Stone Stylus The Village Voice unfavorable `` Cochise '' ( 2002 ) `` Cochise '', typical of Tom Morello, was compared to the sound of a helicopter. Problems playing this file ? See media help. The album was released on November 19, 2002 and entered the Billboard 200 chart at position number seven after selling 162,000 copies in its first week. It was certified gold by the RIAA less than a month after its release, and by 2006 it had achieved triple platinum selling status. It is the most successful Audioslave album to date, having sold more than three million copies in the United States alone. The album spawned hits such as `` Cochise '', `` Like a Stone '' and `` Show Me How to Live ''. Despite its commercial success, Audioslave received mixed reviews. Some critics lambasted the group 's effort as uninspired, and predictable. Pitchfork Media 's reviewers Chris Dahlen and Ryan Schreiber praised Cornell 's voice, but criticized virtually every other part of the album, calling it `` the worst kind of studio rock album, rigorously controlled -- even undercut -- by studio gimmickry. '' They described Cornell 's lyrics as `` complete gibberish '' and called producer Rick Rubin 's work `` a synthesized rock - like product that emits no heat. '' Jon Monks from Stylus Magazine had the same opinion. He considered Rubin 's production over-polished and wrote that `` lacking individuality, distinction and imagination this album is over-produced, overlong and over-indulgent. '' On the other hand, other critics praised the supergroup 's style reminiscent of 1970s heavy metal and compared it to Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, saying they add much - needed sound and style to contemporary mainstream rock music, and have the potential to become one of the best rock bands of the 21st century. In 2005, Audioslave was ranked number 281 in Rock Hard magazine 's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time. The track `` Shadow on the Sun '' was also featured in Michael Mann 's 2004 film Collateral. Track listing All lyrics written by Chris Cornell ; all music composed by Audioslave. No. Title Length 1. `` Cochise '' 3 : 42 2. `` Show Me How to Live '' 4 : 38 3. `` Gasoline '' 4 : 39 4. `` What You Are '' 4 : 09 5. `` Like a Stone '' 4 : 54 6. `` Set It Off '' 4 : 23 7. `` Shadow on the Sun '' 5 : 43 8. `` I Am the Highway '' 5 : 35 9. `` Exploder '' 3 : 26 10. `` Hypnotize '' 3 : 27 11. `` Bring Em Back Alive '' 5 : 29 12. `` Light My Way '' 5 : 03 13. `` Getaway Car '' 4 : 59 14. `` The Last Remaining Light '' 5 : 17 Total length : 65 : 26 DualDisc version The album was included among a group of 15 DualDisc releases that were test marketed in two cities : Boston and Seattle. The DualDisc has the standard album on one side, and bonus material on the second side. The DVD side of the Audioslave DualDisc featured the entire album in higher resolution 20bit 48 kHz sound, as well as some videos. The higher resolution DVD side of this disc has been termed a demonstration quality audiophile release. ConnecteD bonus track For a limited time the CD could be inserted into a CD - ROM and be used to access the ConnecteD website. Here, the user would be able to download bonus videos, interviews, photos, and a bonus track `` Give ''. Personnel Audioslave Chris Cornell -- vocals Tim Commerford -- bass Brad Wilk -- drums Tom Morello -- guitars Production Produced by Rick Rubin, co-produced by Audioslave Mixed by Rich Costey Recorded by David Schiffman and Andrew Scheps Additional engineering by John Burton, Floyd Reitsma, Thom Russo, and Andrew Scheps, assisted by Chris Holmes and Darron Mora Digital editing by Greg Fidelman, Thom Russo, and Andrew Scheps Album production coordinator / wrangler -- Lindsay Chase Mastered by Vlado Meller, assisted by Steve Kadison Album cover by Storm Thorgerson and Peter Curzon Art direction by Storm Thorgerson, assisted by Dan Abbott and Finlay Cowan `` Flame '' logo by Peter Curzon Photography by Rupert Truman Band photos by Danny Clinch Sculpture made by Hothouse Chart positions Album Weekly Chart ( 2002 -- 2003 ) Peak position Australian Albums ( ARIA ) 8 Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria ) 53 Canadian Albums ( Billboard ) 6 Danish Albums ( Hitlisten ) 37 Dutch Albums ( MegaCharts ) 30 Finnish Albums ( Suomen virallinen lista ) 14 French Albums ( SNEP ) 51 German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100 ) 39 New Zealand Albums ( RMNZ ) Norwegian Albums ( VG - lista ) 5 Polish Albums ( ZPAV ) 30 Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan ) 14 Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 34 UK Albums ( OCC ) 19 UK Rock & Metal Albums ( OCC ) US Billboard 200 7 Year - end Chart ( 2004 ) Peak position US Billboard 200 100 Chart ( 2017 ) Peak position US Top Rock Albums ( Billboard ) 9 US Hard Rock Albums ( Billboard ) US Digital Albums ( Billboard ) 17 US Tastemaker Albums ( Billboard ) 21 US Vinyl Albums ( Billboard ) 23 Singles Year Song Chart positions US Hot 100 US Modern Rock US Mainstream Rock US Adult Top 40 US Top 40 Mainstream US Hot Rock Songs US Rock Digital Song Sales US Rock Streaming Songs 2002 `` Cochise '' 69 9 - - - - - 2003 `` Like a Stone '' 31 23 27 - - - `` Show Me How to Live '' 67 - - - - - `` I Am the Highway '' 66 - - - - - `` What You Are '' - 17 8 - - - - - 2017 `` Like a Stone '' - - - - - 7 5 14 `` Show Me How to Live '' - - - - - 20 22 - `` I Am the Highway '' - - - - - 19 15 - Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Brazil ( Pro-Música Brasil ) Gold 50,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone References Jump up ^ Gray, Christopher ( June 10, 2005 ). `` Audioslave - Out of Exile ''. 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Audioslave Chris Cornell Tom Morello Tim Commerford Brad Wilk Studio albums Audioslave Out of Exile Revelations DVDs Audioslave Live in Cuba Singles `` Cochise '' `` Like a Stone '' `` Show Me How to Live '' `` I Am the Highway '' `` What You Are '' `` Be Yourself '' `` Your Time Has Come '' `` Does n't Remind Me '' `` Original Fire '' `` Revelations '' Related articles Discography Songs Rage Against the Machine Soundgarden Axis of Justice Temple of the Dog WAKRAT Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Audioslave_(album)&oldid=825015872 '' Categories : 2002 debut albums Albums produced by Rick Rubin Albums with cover art by Storm Thorgerson Audioslave albums Epic Records albums Interscope Records albums Albums produced by Chris Cornell Hidden categories : All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from October 2016 Articles with permanently dead external links CS1 Portuguese - language sources ( pt ) Articles with hAudio microformats Music infoboxes with deprecated parameters Track listings with input errors Certification Table Entry usages for Brazil Talk Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Español Français Galego 한국어 Italiano Norsk Polski Português Русский Slovenčina Suomi Svenska Türkçe Українська Edit links This page was last edited on 11 February 2018, at 00 : 05. 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