Breath (Pearl Jam song)
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| “Breath” | |||||
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| Song by Pearl Jam | |||||
| Album | Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||||
| Released | June 30, 1992 | ||||
| Recorded | January 1992 at London Bridge Studios, Seattle, Washington | ||||
| Genre | Grunge | ||||
| Length | 5:24 | ||||
| Label | Epic | ||||
| Writer | Eddie Vedder, Stone Gossard | ||||
| Producer | Pearl Jam, Rick Parashar | ||||
| Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack track listing | |||||
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"Breath" is a song by the grunge band Pearl Jam. It first appeared on the soundtrack to the 1992 film Singles. The song also appears on Pearl Jam's greatest hits album, rearviewmirror: Greatest Hits 1991–2003.
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[edit] Origin and recording
The song features lyrics written by frontman Eddie Vedder and music written by guitarist Stone Gossard. The song originated as an instrumental demo called "Doobie E" that was written by Stone Gossard in 1990.[1]
"Breath" became a Ten outtake. A re-recorded version later appeared on the soundtrack to the 1992 film Singles. This version of the song was recorded in 1992 and was one of the first songs to be recorded with drummer Dave Abbruzzese. The same sessions also produced "State of Love and Trust", "Dirty Frank", and the re-recorded version of "Even Flow".
Guitarist Stone Gossard on the song:
"Breath" is on the first demo we did as a band. I used a Les Paul and Marshall on that track. We didn't really have time to mess around and bring in my Vox AC30 and my Steinberger! [Laughs] We had a day-and-a-half to do it, so I just played through my normal set up.[2]
Guitarist Mike McCready on the song:
That was a really old song of Stone's from his days in Mother Love Bone. It was just another chance for me to do a lot of leads. The song was kind of cool at the time because it reminded me of performing. For me, it was about playing live.[3]
[edit] Live performances
The song was premiered live at the band's October 22, 1990 concert in Seattle, Washington.[4] After the band's April 11, 1994 show in Boston, Massachusetts, the song was not performed live for a period of four years. During the band's 1998 Yield Tour an organized fan campaign dubbed the "Breath Campaign" was started in which fans brought signs to shows requesting the song.[5] "Breath" finally made a return appearance at the band's September 11, 1998 show in New York City at Madison Square Garden.[4] The song has since returned to Pearl Jam set lists. A performance of "Breath" can be found on the DVD Live at the Garden.
[edit] References
- ^ "Pearl Jam Chronology Mookie Blaylock - 1990". PearlJam10YearsAgo.no.sapo.pt. February 27, 2002.
- ^ Gilbert, Jeff. "Alive & Kicking". Guitar World. September 1992.
- ^ Gilbert, Jeff. "Prime Cuts: Mike McCready - The Best of Pearl Jam!". Guitar School. May 1995.
- ^ a b "Pearl Jam Songs: "Breath"". pearljam.com.
- ^ "The Sky I Scrape: Pearl Jam FAQ". theskyiscrape.com.
