I Got Id
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| “I Got Id” | |||||
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| Song by Pearl Jam and Neil Young | |||||
| Album | Merkin Ball (EP) | ||||
| Released | December 5, 1995 | ||||
| Recorded | February 7, 1995–February 10, 1995 at Bad Animals Studio, Seattle, Washington | ||||
| Genre | Grunge | ||||
| Length | 4:53 | ||||
| Label | Epic | ||||
| Writer | Eddie Vedder | ||||
| Producer | Brett Eliason | ||||
| Merkin Ball (EP) track listing | |||||
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"I Got Id" is a song by the rock band Pearl Jam. It appears as the A-side to the 1995 Merkin Ball single. The song reached number two on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, number three on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, and peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100. The song can also be found on the band's greatest hits album, rearviewmirror: Greatest Hits 1991–2003.
Note that the song's name is "I Got Id" (as in the Freudian concept) and not "I Got ID" (as in a form of identification), a frequent mistake in labeling the album's songs. "I Got Id" is also known as "I Got Shit" by the band and its fans. It is rumored that when Vedder proposed the idea of a single to Epic, the label made him change the title of the song.[1]
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[edit] Origin and recording
The song was written by frontman Eddie Vedder. The song was recorded during the sessions for the Neil Young/Pearl Jam collaboration Mirror Ball. Only two members of Pearl Jam appear on the track, singer Eddie Vedder and drummer Jack Irons. Neil Young plays lead guitar on the track and Mirror Ball producer Brendan O'Brien plays bass.
Upon introducing the song at Pearl Jam's September 19, 1998 concert in Washington, D.C., Vedder stated that "[Neil Young] gave me a song writing lesson at a half-price rate; this is what I came up with...on my final, he gave me a B+ I think."[2] At Pearl Jam's May 10, 2006 concert in Toronto, Vedder revealed that the song's chorus melody was inspired by the verse melody in Neil Young's "Cinnamon Girl".[3]
[edit] Reception
As the A-side of the Merkin Ball single, the song peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100. On the rock charts, the song peaked at number two on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and number three on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
Jonathan Cohen of Allmusic called "I Got Id" "an even mix of Vitalogy's raw rock and No Code's major-key majesty."[1] David Browne of Entertainment Weekly called "I Got Id" a "standard PJ chest thumper."[4]
[edit] Live performances
The song was premiered live at the band's February 21, 1995 concert in Osaka, Japan.[5] A performance of "I Got Id" can be found on the DVD Touring Band 2000.
[edit] Chart positions
Information taken from various sources.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Australian Singles Chart | 2 |
| Finnish Singles Chart | 3 | |
| Norwegian Singles Chart | 5 | |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 7 | |
| US Mainstream Rock Tracks | 2 | |
| US Modern Rock Tracks | 3 | |
| US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay | 34 | |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 14 | |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 17 | |
| UK Singles Chart | 25 | |
| Irish Singles Chart | 29 | |
| 1996 | Dutch Singles Chart | 38 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Cohen, Jonathan. Merkinball. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2007-04-29.
- ^ "Pearl Jam: 1998 Concert Chronology: Part 3". fivehorizons.com.
- ^ "Pearl Jam Concert Chronology: 2006". TwoFeetThick.com.
- ^ Browne, David. "Merkin Ball". Entertainment Weekly. December 22, 1995.
- ^ "Pearl Jam Songs: "I Got Id"". pearljam.com.
- ^ EveryHit.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-16.
- ^ Pearl Jam Artist Chart History. Billboard. Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
- ^ Pearl Jam – Billboard Singles. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2007-06-11.
- ^ PEARL JAM - MERKINBALL (EP) (SINGLE) (98732). Australian-charts.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-29.
- ^ The Irish Charts - All there is to know. Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved on 2007-04-29.
- ^ PEARL JAM - MERKINBALL (EP) (SONG). New Zealand-charts.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-17.
- ^ Swedish Single/Album Chart / Pearl Jam / Longplay. swedishcharts.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-19.
- ^ Norwegian Single/Album Chart / Pearl Jam / Longplay. norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-19.
- ^ Dutch Single/Album Chart / Pearl Jam / Longplay. dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved on 2008-02-19.
- ^ Finnish Single/Album Chart / Pearl Jam / Longplay. finnishcharts.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-19.
- ^ Billboard.com / Pearl Jam / Longplay. Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-19.
