I Am Mine

Infobox Single |
Name = I Am Mine


Artist = Pearl Jam
from Album = Riot Act
B-side = "Down"
Released = October 8, 2002
Format = CD single, Vinyl
Recorded = February 2002 at Studio X, Seattle, Washington
Genre = Alternative rock
Length = 3:35
Label = Epic
Producer = Adam Kasper, Pearl Jam
Writer = Eddie Vedder
Chart position =
Last single = "Light Years" (2000)
This single = "I Am Mine" (2002)
Next single = "Save You" (2003)Extra tracklisting
Album = Riot Act
Type = studio
prev_track = "Ghost"
prev_no = Track 5
this_track = "I Am Mine"
track_no = Track 6
next_track = "Thumbing My Way"
next_no = Track 7Audiosample
Upper caption = Audio sample
Audio file = I_Am_Mine.ogg"I Am Mine" is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam, released on October 8, 2002 as the first single from the band's seventh studio album, "Riot Act" (2002). The song peaked at number six on the "Billboard" Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song was included on Pearl Jam's greatest hits album, "".

Origin and recording

The song was written by frontman Eddie Vedder in a hotel room near Virginia Beach, Virginia before the band's first show after the Roskilde tragedy in 2000. [Reynolds, John, Jessica Letkemann, and Kathy Davis. [http://www.twofeetthick.com/tft/readArticle.action?id=62 "Rearview Mirror: Thirty Three Songs In Their Own Words"] . TwoFeetThick.com. November 16, 2004.]

Composition

Drummer Matt Cameron on the song:

It seems like it has all the elements this band is known for: strong lyrics, strong hook, and a good sense of melody. It wasn't a really tough decision to have that be the starting point for the record. [Cohen, Jonathan. [http://web.archive.org/web/20021030103813/www.billboard.com/billboard/specialreport/pearl_jam/pearl_jam2.jsp "Inciting a 'Riot': Pearl Jam's New Album"] . "Billboard". November 2002.]

Lyrics

At the band's July 8, 2003 show in New York City at Madison Square Garden, Vedder stated, "This song’s about personal safety, and the feeling of being secure, and even free." ["Live at the Garden". Pearl Jam. Video. Epic, 2003.]

Release and reception

The single was released with a B-side titled "Down", which can also be found on the compilation "Lost Dogs" (2003). Some versions of the single also contain "Bu$hleaguer" and "Undone".

"I Am Mine" was the most successful song from "Riot Act" on the American rock charts. The song peaked at number 43 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, number seven on the "Billboard" Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and number six on the "Billboard" Modern Rock Tracks chart.

Outside of the United States, the single was released in Australia, Austria, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. In Canada, the song reached the top ten on the Canadian Singles Chart. "I Am Mine" reached the top 30 in the UK and peaked at number 12 on the Australian Singles Chart. "I Am Mine" reached the top 60 in Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland, the top 50 in New Zealand, the top 40 in Ireland, the top 30 in Latvia and Sweden, and was a top ten success in Italy and Norway. It was a moderate top 20 success in Finland.

Music video

". The video was released in October 2002.Cite web|url=http://www.mvdbase.com/artist.php?last=Pearl%20Jam&first=&sortord=1|title=Pearl Jam music videos|accessdate=2008-02-22|publisher=Music Video Database]

Live performances

The song's live debut took place at Neil Young's 2001 Bridge School Benefit. [ [http://pearljam.com/songs/song.php?song=IAmMine "Pearl Jam Songs: "I Am Mine""] . pearljam.com.] The band played this song when it appeared on the "Late Show with David Letterman" in November 2002 in support of "Riot Act". A live performance of "I Am Mine" can be found on the "Live at the Gorge 05/06" box set. Performances of the song are also included on the DVDs "Live at the Showbox" and "Live at the Garden".

Track listing

;Compact Disc Single (US, Austria, and Canada) and 7" Vinyl Single (Australia/New Zealand, Europe, US, and UK)
#"I Am Mine" (Eddie Vedder) – 3:35
#"Down" (Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Vedder) – 3:17
#*Previously Unreleased

;Compact Disc Single (Europe and Australia)
#"I Am Mine" (Vedder) – 3:35
#"Down" (Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 3:17
#*Previously Unreleased
#"Bu$hleaguer" (Gossard, Vedder) – 3:57
#"Undone" (Vedder) – 3:08
#*Previously Unreleased;Compact Disc Single (UK)
#"I Am Mine" (Vedder) – 3:35
#"Bu$hleaguer" (Gossard, Vedder) – 3:57
#"Undone" (Vedder) – 3:08
#*Previously Unreleased

Chart positions

References

External links

*YouTube | id = WgkkvtVuBDE | title = Music video for "I Am Mine"
* [http://www.pearljam.com/songs/song.php?song=IAmMine Lyrics]