I AM MINE

"'I Am Mine'" was the first single from Pearl Jam's 2002 album, ''Riot Act''. The single features the B-side "Down", which can also be found on ''Lost Dogs''. Some versions of the single also contain "Bu$hleaguer" and "Undone". The song was released in October 2002 and peaked at #6 on the ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart. The band played this song when they appeared on ''The Late Show with David Letterman'' in November 2002 in support of ''Riot Act''. The song was included on Pearl Jam's greatest hits album, ''.
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''.

Contents

Lyrical meaning

Music video

Formats and track listing

Chart positions

References

External links

Lyrical meaning

The song was written by Eddie Vedder in a hotel room before the band's first show after the Roskilde tragedy in 2000.^[1] At the band's July 8, 2003 show at Madison Square Garden Vedder stated, "This song’s about personal safety, and the feeling of being secure, and even free."^[2]

Music video

A music video directed by James Frost was filmed for the song at Seattle's ''Chop Suey'' club in September 2002. The video is a filmed live performance rather than a conceptual video. It was one of five videos shot at the club to promote ''Riot Act'' (including "Save You", "Love Boat Captain", "Thumbing My Way", and "1/2 Full"). Up to that point the band had not made any music videos since 1998's "Do the Evolution".

Formats and track listing

All information taken from various sources.^[3][4][5][6]

★ 'Compact Disc Single (US, Austria, and Canada)'

★ #"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

★ '7" Vinyl Single (Australia/New Zealand, Europe, US, and UK)'

★ #"I Am Mine" (Vedder) – 3:35

★ #"Down" (Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 3:17

★ #
★ Previously Unreleased

Chart positions

All information taken from various sources.^{[7][8][9][10][11][12]}

Year	Chart	Position
2002	Canadian Singles Chart	2
	Australian Singles Chart	12
	UK Singles Chart	26
	US The Billboard Hot 100	43
	US Modern Rock Tracks	6
	US Mainstream Rock tracks	7
	New Zealand Singles Chart	48
	German Singles Chart	60

References

1. Reynolds, John, Jessica Letkemann, and Kathy Davis. "Rearview Mirror: Thirty Three Songs In Their Own Words". TwoFeetThick.com. November 16, 2004.
2. ''Live at the Garden''. Pearl Jam. Video. Epic, 2003.
3. I Am Mine
4. I Am Mine [Import]
5. I Am Mine Single
6. pjcollectors.com
7. Pearl Jam – Billboard Singles
8. EveryHit.com
9. Pearl Jam Artist Chart History
10. PEARL JAM - I AM MINE (SINGLE) (5368)
11. Chartverfolgung / Pearl Jam / Single
12. PEARL JAM - I AM MINE (SONG)

External links

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