`` Black Hole Sun '' is a 1994 grunge song by the American grunge band Soundgarden , from their fourth studio album Superunknown , which was released in 1994 . `` Black Hole Sun '' is a song by the American rock band Soundgarden . Written by frontman Chris Cornell , `` Black Hole Sun '' was released in 1994 as the third single from the band 's fourth studio album , Superunknown ( 1994 ) .