text: `` Spoonman '' is a song by the American rock band Soundgarden . Written by frontman Chris Cornell , `` Spoonman '' was released on February 15 , 1994 as the first single from the band 's fourth studio album , Superunknown ( 1994 ) .
simplified: `` Spoonman '' is a song by the American grunge band Soundgarden , from their fourth studio album Superunknown , which was released in 1994 .