Stone Temple Pilots - "Between the Lines"

[TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur]

They're back! This is going to debut in the Top 10 at Alternative this week. It's currently #11 with a massive +963.

[HC]

Not surprised this is doing so well, but I'm disappointed with the song. Standard STP-fare but lacking a strong hook, so it just comes off as loud and messy for me. Here's to hoping they release something a little more down-tempo like "Sour Girl" after this. Really all my favorite STP songs were more down-tempo songs: "Interstate Love Song, Plush, Lady Picture Show"

[mjb1124]

I actually think this is very catchy... of course, I happen to prefer their more upbeat stuff (though I do like "Sour Girl" and "Lady Picture Show").

[TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur]

WE HAVE LIFTOFF: Stone Temple Pilots' "Between the Lines" makes the largest positional gain in the 10-month history of Billboard's Rock Songs chart, as the lead single from the band's May 25 self-titled reunion album rockets 40-2. The song improves from 2 to 11.8 million audience impressions (up 496%) on 146 stations.

On Alternative Songs, the track bolts 39-9, marking the second-greatest positional increase in the chart's archives. Only Dave Matthews Band's "Don't Drink the Water" (36-5 in 1998) and the Smashing Pumpkins' "The Everlasting Gaze" (40-9 in 2000) made bigger week-to-week jumps.

On Mainstream Rock, "Between the Lines" vaults 36-7 for the chart's biggest positional leap since Van Halen's "The Dream Is Over" soared 46-15 on the chart dated Feb. 29, 1992 (fittingly, the extra day of that leap year).