Just Breathe (song)
"Just Breathe" | ||||||||||||||||
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Single by Pearl Jam | ||||||||||||||||
from the album Backspacer | ||||||||||||||||
A-side | "Got Some" | |||||||||||||||
Released | October 31, 2009 | |||||||||||||||
Format | CD single, Vinyl, Digital download | |||||||||||||||
Recorded | 2009 | |||||||||||||||
Genre | Folk rock | |||||||||||||||
Length | 3:34 | |||||||||||||||
Label | Monkeywrench | |||||||||||||||
Writer(s) | Eddie Vedder | |||||||||||||||
Producer(s) | Brendan O'Brien | |||||||||||||||
Pearl Jam singles chronology | ||||||||||||||||
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"Just Breathe" is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam. "Just Breathe" was released on October 31, 2009 as the second single from the band's ninth studio album, Backspacer (2009).[1] The single was released as a double A-side along with the song "Got Some". The song was triggered by a chord from "Tuolumne", an instrumental from Eddie Vedder's soundtrack for the 2007 film Into the Wild.[2] It peaked at number five on the Billboard Rock chart and number six on the Billboard Alternative chart, which makes it the band's highest-charting follow-up single since "Wishlist" in 1998.
On January 22, 2014, "Just Breathe" was certified platinum in digital sales by the RIAA.[3] It is the band's first platinum-certified song.
The song has been featured in several TV shows and movies including Castle, One Tree Hill, Brothers & Sisters, Life as We Know It, The Blacklist, Grey's Anatomy, The Night Shift, and the documentary Buck.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Eddie Vedder
- CD (UK), 7" vinyl single, and digital download (UK)
- "Got Some" (music: Jeff Ament) – 3:01
- "Just Breathe" (music: Vedder) – 3:34
- Digital download (Australia)
- "Got Some" – 3:03
- "Just Breathe" – 3:36
- "Just Breathe" (Live at Austin City Limits video) – 3:52
Chart positions
Chart (2009/2010) | Peak Position |
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Canadian Hot 100[4] | 30 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 78 |
U.S. Billboard Rock Songs | 5 |
U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs | 6 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 36 |
U.S. Billboard Adult Pop Songs | 20 |
U.S. Billboard Adult Alternative Songs[5] | 1 |
Dutch Top 40[6] | 14 |
Croatia (ARC Top 100)[7] | 80 |
Polish Singles Chart[8] | 1 |
Portugal Top 50 Singles[9] | 9 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2010) | Position |
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Canadian Hot 100[10] | 95 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
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Italy (FIMI)[11] | Gold | 15,000* |
United States (RIAA)[12] | Platinum | 0^ |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
Covers
Willie Nelson released his version of the song on the 2012 album Heroes, as well as a promotional single.
References
- ↑ Got Some / Just Breathe – Pearl Jam – Listen and discover music at Last.fm
- ↑ Just Breathe Songfacts
- ↑ RIAA Gold and Platinum Database Search
- ↑ "Pearl Jam "Just Breathe" Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- ↑ Chart Beat Thursday: 'Hope' Helps Haiti
- ↑ "Dutch Top 40 Singles".
- ↑ "Croatian Airplay Radio Chart Top 100". Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ↑ "Polish Singles Chart |".
- ↑ "Portugal Top 50 Singles".
- ↑ "Charts Year End: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
- ↑ "Italian single certifications – Pearl Jam – Just Breathe" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved January 10, 2015. Select Online in the field Sezione. Enter Pearl Jam in the field Filtra. The certification will load automatically
- ↑ "American single certifications – Pearl Jam – Just Breathe". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH