The name Temple of the Dog is derived from the opening lyrics of the Mother Love Bone song "Man of Golden Words", "I want to show you something, like joy inside my heart, seems I been living in the temple of the dog".
Название группы, Temple of the Dog, было позаимствовано из песни Mother Love Bone «Man of Golden Words», в которой есть строчка «I want to show you something, like joy inside my heart, seems I been living in the temple of the dog».