Habit (song)
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| “Habit” | |||||
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| Song by Pearl Jam | |||||
| Album | No Code | ||||
| Released | August 27, 1996 | ||||
| Recorded | July 12, 1995–May 1996 | ||||
| Genre | Alternative rock | ||||
| Length | 3:35 | ||||
| Label | Epic | ||||
| Writer | Eddie Vedder | ||||
| Producer | Brendan O'Brien, Pearl Jam | ||||
| No Code track listing | |||||
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"Habit" is a song by Pearl Jam that appears on the band's 1996 album, No Code. It is the seventh track on the album. The song also appears as the B-side on the "Who You Are" single.
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[edit] Origin and recording
"Habit" was written by frontman Eddie Vedder. "Habit" was premiered by Vedder in 1995 while on tour as a part of punk bassist Mike Watt's backing band in support of the album Ball-Hog or Tugboat?.[1] The song references the Mike Watt song "Against The 70's" from that album with the line "Speaking as a child of the nineties."
[edit] Reception
The song was described as an "All-American rock-out" in Pitchfork Media's review of No Code.[2] David Fricke of Rolling Stone said, "[Vedder] may sound like he's just had his tonsils torn out in "Habit", but it suits the dirty, breathless crush of the music and the schizo vigor -- part outraged disbelief, part acidic wit -- of Vedder's crusted pleading."[3]
[edit] Lyrical meaning
The lyrics of the song speak out against addiction.[4]
[edit] Live performances
The first performance of the song by Pearl Jam took place at the band's June 19, 1995 concert in Morrison, Colorado.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ "Pearl Jam: 1995 Concert Chronology". fivehorizons.com.
- ^ Schreiber, Ryan. "Pearl Jam: No Code". Pitchfork Media. September 1, 1996.
- ^ Fricke, David. "Pearl Jam: No Code". Rolling Stone. September 5, 1996.
- ^ Pareles, Jon (1996-07-25). Pearl Jam Is Tired of the Pearl Jam Sound. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-06-27.
- ^ "Pearl Jam Songs: "Habit"". pearljam.com.
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