Once (song)
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| "Once" | ||
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| Song by Pearl Jam | ||
| from the album Ten | ||
| Released | August 27, 1991 | |
| Recorded | March 27 - April 26, 1991 at London Bridge Studios, Seattle, Washington | |
| Genre | Grunge | |
| Length | 3:51 | |
| Label | Epic | |
| Writer(s) | Eddie Vedder, Stone Gossard | |
| Producer(s) | Pearl Jam, Rick Parashar | |
| Ten track listing | ||
| "Once" (Track 1) |
"Even Flow" (Track 2) |
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"Once" is the lead track on Pearl Jam's debut album Ten. On Ten, it is preceded by a brief interlude of the album's closing hidden track, "Master/Slave." Besides Ten, the song was also featured as a B-Side on the single for "Alive." "Once" has received considerable radio airplay as Pearl Jam's popularity has endured. It was featured on the band's greatest hits album, Rearviewmirror: Greatest Hits 1991-2003.
[edit] Lyrical meaning
The song is the middle chapter of what has become known as the "Mamasan trilogy," with it being preceded by "Alive" and followed by "Footsteps". "Once" tells the tale of a man's descent into madness which leads him into becoming a serial killer.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Crowe, Cameron. "Five Against the World". Rolling Stone. October 28, 1993.
