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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Ainsley-Sorsby on 2025-07-06 22:52:08+00:00.

Original Title: TIL Soundgarden’s earliest hit, “hunted down”, was a B-side single, but was used by their label, sub pop, as a holding tune on their phone. Reps from major labels would listen to it while on hold and began to ask about it. This is how the band got a contract with a major label