<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Ain't Going to Goa" (1996) </Td> <Td> "Woke Up This Morning" (1997) </Td> <Td> "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness" (1997) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Ain't Going to Goa" (1996) </Td> <Td> "Woke Up This Morning" (1997) </Td> <Td> "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness" (1997) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Woke Up This Morning" is a song by English band Alabama 3 from their 1997 album Exile on Coldharbour Lane . The song is best known as the opening theme music for The Sopranos, which used the "Chosen One Mix" of the song . </P> <P> Described as "a propulsive hip - hop song complete with Howlin' Wolf samples and a swelling gospel choir", the song has been cited as a paradigmatic example of a "great theme song", which "generates anticipation, immediately puts the viewer in a focused frame of mind, and creates the kind of sonic familiarity that breeds audience loyalty ." Alabama 3 frontman Rob Spragg wrote the song after hearing about the 1996 murder case of Sara Thornton, who stabbed her husband after two years of abuse, mistreatment and neglect . The song is co-written with Piers Marsh, Simon Edwards and Jake Black . </P>

Who sang the theme song to the sopranos