0 ▁copies ▁in ▁its ▁opening ▁week ▁and ▁sp aw ning ▁the ▁singles ▁" Pre tty ▁No ose ", ▁" B ur den ▁in ▁My ▁Hand ", ▁" B low ▁Up ▁the ▁Out side ▁World ", ▁and ▁" Ty ▁C obb ". ▁The ▁band ▁took ▁a ▁slot ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁L ol lap al oo za ▁tour ▁and ▁after ward ▁supported ▁the ▁album ▁with ▁a ▁world wide ▁tour . ▁Down ▁on ▁the ▁U ps ide ▁would ▁end ▁up ▁becoming ▁Sound g arden ' s ▁final ▁studio ▁album ▁for ▁six teen ▁years ▁as ▁t ensions ▁within ▁the ▁band ▁led ▁to ▁its ▁break - up ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁The ▁album ▁has ▁sold ▁ 1 . 6 ▁million ▁copies ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Rec ording ▁ ▁The ▁album ' s ▁recording ▁sessions ▁took ▁place ▁from ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁at ▁Studio ▁Lith o ▁and ▁Bad ▁Anim als ▁Studio ▁in ▁Seattle , ▁Washington . ▁Studio ▁Lith o ▁is ▁owned ▁by ▁Pear l ▁Jam ▁guitar ist ▁Stone ▁G oss ard . ▁The ▁band ▁members ▁produced ▁the ▁album ▁themselves . ▁On ▁the ▁choice ▁of ▁not ▁working ▁with ▁a ▁producer , ▁front man ▁Chris ▁Corn ell ▁said ▁that ▁" a ▁fifth ▁gu y ▁is ▁too ▁many ▁cook s ▁and ▁con vol utes ▁everything . ▁It ▁has ▁to ▁go ▁down ▁too ▁many ▁mental ▁roads , ▁which ▁dil utes ▁it ." ▁Dr um mer ▁Matt ▁Camer on ▁added ▁that ▁while ▁working ▁with ▁Michael