We just started jamming on the riff and it took on the 'noise rock' dimensions, kind of a rhythmic thing.

[1]"Hunted Down" was released as a single in 1987 with a B-side titled "Nothing to Say", which can also be found on Screaming Life and the band's greatest hits compilation, A-Sides (1997).

The single was pressed on blue vinyl as a limited edition with only 500 copies made, and has since become a Soundgarden collector's item.

Kim Thayil jokingly explained the replacement with "that's about the level of communication the band was at back then".

According to guitarist Kim Thayil, "You would call them up, and when they put you on hold you heard 'Hunted Down'.