Original: Featuring lyrics written by frontman Chris Cornell and music written by guitarist Kim Thayil , '' Flower '' was released in May 1989 as the only single from the band 's debut album , Ultramega OK ( 1988 ) .
Simplified: Flower was written by Chris Cornell and Kim Thayil . The song is the first and only single from Soundgarden 's debut 1988 album , Ultramega OK .