Question: "The Day I Tried to Live" is a song by the American grunge band Soundgarden, and was written by which American musician, singer, and songwriter?
Context: "The Day I Tried to Live" is a song by the 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 fourth 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". Tad (often styled as TAD) was an American grunge band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1988 by Tad Doyle.  Among the first of the many bands which came out of Seattle in the grunge era, Tad was notable for the fact that its music was inspired far more by 1970s metal (much like Alice in Chains and Soundgarden) than the punk which influenced many other grunge bands.  Although their commercial success was limited, their music is still highly regarded amongst grunge fans. Budgie is the debut album of Welsh hard rock band Budgie.  It was released in June 1971 through MCA Records.  The US version on Kapp Records includes "Crash Course in Brain Surgery", originally released as a single and covered by Metallica on their 1987 EP "".  "Homicidal Suicidal" has also been covered by the Seattle grunge band Soundgarden.  Canadian band Thrush Hermit covered "Nude Disintegrating Parachutist Woman" on the album All Technology Aside, included on the 2010 "The Complete Recordings Box Set". Skin Yard was an American grunge band from Seattle, Washington, who were active from 1985 to 1993.  The group never gained a mainstream audience, but were an influence on several of their grunge contemporaries, including Soundgarden, Screaming Trees, The Melvins, and Green River. Inhaler is the third studio album by American grunge band Tad, released on October 19, 1993 by Giant Records and Warner Bros.  Records.  It was the band's major label debut after two records and an EP released by Sub Pop, and it was also their first album with drummer Josh Sinder, formerly of The Accüsed.  Tad toured with Soundgarden to promote "Inhaler" although the band failed to obtain worldwide success; but the record is widely regarded to be the band's strongest and obtained positive critical reception upon release. Hiro Yamamoto (山本 紘 , Yamamoto Hiro , born April 13, 1961) is an American bassist who was a founding member of grunge band Soundgarden, along with Kim Thayil and Chris Cornell in 1984.  He left the band in 1989, and two years later, he started the independent rock band Truly together with Screaming Trees drummer Mark Pickerel and Robert Roth from The Storybook Krooks. Chris Cornell (born Christopher John Boyle; July 20, 1964 – May 18, 2017) was an American musician, singer, and songwriter.  He was best known as the lead vocalist for the rock bands Soundgarden and Audioslave.  Cornell was also known for his numerous solo works and soundtrack contributions since 1991, and as the founder and frontman for Temple of the Dog, the one-off tribute band dedicated to his late friend Andrew Wood. Michael David "Mike" McCready (born April 5, 1966) is an American musician who serves as the lead guitarist for the American grunge band Pearl Jam.  Along with Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard and Eddie Vedder, he is one of the founding members of Pearl Jam.  McCready was also a member of the side project bands Flight to Mars, Temple of the Dog, Mad Season and The Rockfords.  He is also the proprietor of Hockey Talkter Records. Motorvision is a home video by the American grunge band Soundgarden.  It was released on November 17, 1992. Chris Cornell was an American rock musician from Seattle, Washington.  He began his career in 1984 when he formed grunge band Soundgarden with guitarist Kim Thayil and bassist Hiro Yamamoto, originally playing drums in addition to vocals before Scott Sundquist took over the former the following year.  The group contributed three songs to the C/Z Records compilation "Deep Six" in 1986, before Sundquist was replaced by Matt Cameron.  After two extended plays (EPs), Soundgarden released its debut full-length album "Ultramega OK" in 1988, on which Cornell was credited for songwriting on all but one of the eleven original songs. " Louder Than Love" followed in 1989, on which Cornell was credited solely for writing seven of the album's twelve songs (and co-credited on four of the other five).
Answer: Chris Cornell