Breath (Pearl Jam song)

Song infobox
Name = Breath


Artist = Pearl Jam
Album =
Background = khaki
Released = June 30, 1992
track_no = Track 2
Recorded = January 1992 at London Bridge Studios, Seattle, Washington
Genre = Grunge
Length = 5:24
Label = Epic
Producer = Pearl Jam, Rick Parashar
Writer = Eddie Vedder, Stone Gossard
prev = "Would?"
(Alice in Chains)
prev_no = Track 1
next = "Seasons"
(Chris Cornell)
next_no = Track 3"Breath" is a song by the American rock 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, "".

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. [ [http://pearljamhistory.no.sapo.pt/PJChronology1990.htm "Pearl Jam Chronology Mookie Blaylock - 1990"] . PearlJam10YearsAgo.no.sapo.pt. February 27, 2002.]

"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. [Gilbert, Jeff. [http://www.fivehorizons.com/archive/articles/gw0992.shtml "Alive & Kicking"] . "Guitar World". September 1992.]

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. [Gilbert, Jeff. [http://www.fivehorizons.com/archive/articles/gs0595.shtml "Prime Cuts: Mike McCready - The Best of Pearl Jam!"] . "Guitar School". May 1995.]

Live performances

The song was premiered live at the band's October 22, 1990 concert in Seattle, Washington. [http://pearljam.com/songs/song.php?song=Breath "Pearl Jam Songs: "Breath""] . pearljam.com.] 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. [ [http://www.theskyiscrape.com/faq/index.php#6.8 "The Sky I Scrape: Pearl Jam FAQ"] . theskyiscrape.com.] "Breath" finally made a return appearance at the band's September 11, 1998 show in New York City at Madison Square Garden. The song has since returned to Pearl Jam set lists. A performance of "Breath" can be found on the DVD "Live at the Garden".

References

External links

* [http://pearljam.com/songs/song.php?song=Breath Lyrics]