Trivia / Singles

• Defictionalization: Jeff Ament came up with a list of fake band names. Chris Cornell took a look at it and decided to write some songs based on it.
  • A single of Citizen Dick's "Touch Me I'm Dick" was released in 2015 for Record Store Day, and the song was also included on a deluxe edition of the soundtrack album.
• Deleted Scene:
  • The "French Club" scene, where Bailey goes to a club and everyone there speaks French, was a favorite of Cameron Crowe's, but he ultimately cut it out of the movie.
  • Another scene cut had Steve go to Linda's apartment, only to find another woman (Debi Mazar) living there who says she doesn't know where Linda is. Later in the scene, when he goes to the newsstand from earlier in the movie (after he thinks he sees Linda again, but it turns out to be someone else), Steve looks at the magazine covers and imagines them talking to him.
• Production Posse: Jeremy Piven (who plays the cashier who recognizes Steve) and Eric Stoltz (who plays a bitter mime) both appeared in Say Anything....
• Recycled: The Series: Ultimately averted, as Crowe felt that turning Singles into a series was a poor idea. The production company decided, rather than giving up on the notion, to retool the concept and gave the central characters tweaked personalities, altered some of the interpersonal relationships, transplanted the show to New York City, and changed the name to Friends.
• What Could Have Been:
  • Nirvana were approached to a produce a song for the movie, but they turned it down.
  • Mark Arm of Mudhoney was going to have a speaking cameo, but after a brief tryout, both him and Crowe agreed that he wasn't cut out for the movie.
  • Jennifer Jason Leigh was considered for Linda.

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