New Miserable Experience became the band’s breakthrough album. The first single released from the album was ” Hey Jealousy “, which had been written by Hopkins. The song reached No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 4 on Billboard ‘ s Mainstream Rock Tracks and later went gold, largely fueling the success of New Miserable Experience . Estranged from the band, Hopkins died by suicide on December 5, 1993. The following year, another song by Hopkins, ” Found Out About You “, also reached No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 and climbed to No. 1 on Billboard ‘ s Modern Rock Tracks . New Miserable Experience eventually reached quadruple platinum status.
Hopkins dies by suicide
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