"Say Hello 2 Heaven" was the second release from Temple of the Dog's 1991 self-titled album. It reached #2 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
Lead singer, Chris Cornell wrote the song as a tribute to his friend Andy Wood, lead singer of the Seattle grunge band, Mother Love Bone, who died of a heroin overdose in 1990.
Right after Andy died Soundgarden went to Europe and he found himself not being able to talk about his loss. While there Cornell wrote 2 songs in his honor. "Reach Down" and "Say Hello 2 Heaven" that is how he dealt with it.
Temple of the Dog was formed by Cornell, his Soundgarden bandmate Matt Cameron and Mother Love Bone members Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard.
Temple of the Dog "Say Hello 2 Heaven" 1991