Chris Cornell Pens New Single for American Idol Winner David Cook, Entitled 'Light On'

Chris Cornell Pens New Single for American Idol Winner David Cook, Entitled 'Light On'

SOUNDGARDEN AND AUDIOSLAVE FRONTMAN READYING FOR TOUR AND UPCOMING THIRD SOLO ALBUM SCREAM, PRODUCED BY TIMBALAND

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Chris Cornell, best known as the acclaimed lead singer and songwriter for Soundgarden and Audioslave, has co-written the new single from American Idol winner David Cook, entitled "Light On." The track, which is being released to radio this week, is the lead-off single from Cook's upcoming solo debut. Cook scored big on American Idol the week he performed Cornell's bluesy reinvention of Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean," which appears on Cornell's 2007 solo album Carry On.

"Chris Cornell is a great musical mind," commented Cook. "It is an honor to work with him in any capacity on what hopefully will be a huge hit for the both of us."

Cornell is readying his latest solo album, Scream, which was produced by Timbaland. You can catch Cornell on tour this fall. Timbaland will appear on select dates, denoted with an asterisk, dates listed below:

   October 17th*              Denver, CO                 Ogden Theater    October 18th*              Salt Lake City, UT         Avalon Theater    October 19th*              Tempe, AZ                  Marquee Theater    October 21st               Tucson, AZ                 Fox Tucson Theater    October 22nd               Ventura, CA                Ventura Theater    October 24th*              Las Vegas, NV              The Joint    October 25th*              Los Angeles, CA            House of Blues    October 26th*              San Diego, CA              House of Blues    October 28th               Anaheim, CA                House of Blues    October 29th               Santa Cruz, CA             The Catalyst    October 31st*              San Francisco, CA          The Fillmore    November 1st               Portland, OR               Roseland Theater    November 2nd*              Seattle, WA                Showbox    http://www.chriscornell.com/.  

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Source: Interscope Records

CONTACT: Dennis Dennehy of Interscope Records, +1-310-865-7934,
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