Oceans (Pearl Jam song)
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| "Oceans" | ||
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| Single by Pearl Jam | ||
| from the album Ten | ||
| B-side(s) | "Why Go" (Live) / "Deep" (Live) / "Alive" (Live) | |
| Released | 1992 | |
| Format | CD single, Cassette | |
| Recorded | March 27 - April 26, 1991 at London Bridge Studios, Seattle, Washington and June 1991 at Ridge Farm Studios, Dorking, England (Overdubs) | |
| Genre | Grunge | |
| Length | 2:41 | |
| Label | Epic | |
| Writer(s) | Eddie Vedder, Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament | |
| Producer(s) | Pearl Jam, Rick Parashar | |
| Pearl Jam singles chronology | ||
| "Jeremy" (1992) |
"Oceans" (1992) |
"Go" (1993) |
| Ten track listing | ||
| "Jeremy" (Track 6) |
"Oceans" (Track 7) |
"Porch" (Track 8) |
"Oceans" appeared on Pearl Jam's debut album Ten, track 7 of 11 on the American version. "Oceans" was also released as a single. Musically and texturally different from the rest of the album, "Oceans" was characterized as a more experimental track by the band in their 2000 audio documentary by "Star Profiles."
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[edit] Lyrical meaning
The song was inspired by Eddie Vedder's affinity for surfing. Following Pearl Jam's performance of the song at their 1992 MTV Unplugged performance, Eddie Vedder stated, "[that was] a little love song I wrote about my surfboard...no actually it's to somebody named Beth who hopefully I'll see tomorrow."[1]
[edit] Music video
The video clip for the song, directed by Josh Taft, was shot in Hawaii during September 1992. It features fragmented clips of the band surfing interspersed with the band on stage and was only released outside the United States. Later it was included on the Touring Band 2000 DVD, as one of the Special Features.
[edit] Formats and track listing
Compact Disc Single (US, Europe, Australia, UK, and Austria)
- "Oceans" (Vedder, Gossard, Ament) – 2:44
- "Why Go" (Live) (Vedder, Ament) – 3:30
- "Deep" (Live) (Vedder, Gossard, Ament) – 4:24
- "Alive" (Live) (Vedder, Gossard) – 5:46
- Live tracks recorded by VARA Radio on June 8, 1992 at Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands.
Cassette Single (Australia)
- "Oceans" (Vedder, Gossard, Ament) – 2:44
- "Why Go" (Live) (Vedder, Ament) – 3:30
- "Deep" (Live) (Vedder, Gossard, Ament) – 4:24
- "Alive" (Live) (Vedder, Gossard) – 5:46
- Live tracks recorded by VARA Radio on June 8, 1992 at Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands.
[edit] References
- ^ Ten: Song Meanings/Album concept/Art Work/Technical Stuff. PearlJam10YearsAgo.no.sapo.pt. April 7, 2002.
[edit] External links
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