Chris Cornell Pens New Single For American Idol Winner David Cook, Entitled 'Light On'

SANTA MONICA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Interscope Records) - Chris Cornell, best known as the acclaimed lead singer and songwriter for Soundgarden and Audioslave, has co-written the new single from American Idol winner David Cook, entitled "Light On."
The track, which is being released to radio this week, is the lead-off single from Cook's upcoming solo debut.
Cook scored big on American Idol the week he performed Cornell's bluesy reinvention of Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean," which appears on Cornell's 2007 solo album Carry On.

"Chris Cornell is a great musical mind," commented Cook. "It is an honor to work with him in any capacity on what hopefully will be a huge hit for the both of us."

Cornell is readying his latest solo album, Scream, which was produced by Timbaland. You can catch Cornell on tour this fall. Timbaland will appear on select dates, denoted with an asterisk, dates listed below:

October 17th* Denver, CO Ogden Theater
October 18th* Salt Lake City, UT Avalon Theater
October 19th* Tempe, AZ Marquee Theater
October 21st Tucson, AZ Fox Tucson Theater
October 22nd Ventura, CA Ventura Theater
October 24th* Las Vegas, NV The Joint
October 25th* Los Angeles, CA House of Blues
October 26th* San Diego, CA House of Blues
October 28th Anaheim, CA House of Blues
October 29th Santa Cruz, CA The Catalyst
October 31st* San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
November 1st Portland, OR Roseland Theater
November 2nd* Seattle, WA Showbox