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“Breath” by Pearl Jam
“Breath” by Pearl Jam appears on 9 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1994 and 2005. Its best result is #37 on The End Top 77 Pearl Jam Songs of All-Time (September 2005). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,686 alternative song of all time.
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"Breath" slipped off Pearl Jam's debut before surfacing on the soundtrack to Singles, the 1992 film. It began in 1990 as "Doobie E", an instrumental demo by Stone Gossard; Eddie Vedder put words to it, and the band cut it during the Ten sessions, only to leave it off the album. That early take, titled "Breath and a Scream", finally came out on the 2009 reissue of Ten.
The Singles version was re-recorded in 1992, one of the first songs the band tracked with drummer Dave Abbruzzese, at the same sessions that produced "State of Love and Trust", "Dirty Frank" and the new "Even Flow". It's Pearl Jam at full surge, all churn and release, and it later earned a place on the 2004 hits collection rearviewmirror.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 835 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) | 1000 |
| 1995 | 838 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) | 1000 |
| 1996 | 781 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) | 1000 |
| 1998 | 775 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) | 1000 |
| 1999 | 734 | Q101 | Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1017 |
| 1999 | 607 | 107.7 The End | The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1077 |
| 1999 | 873 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) | 998 |
| 2002 | 534 | KISW | KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) | 999 |
| 2005 | 37 | 107.7 The End | The End Top 77 Pearl Jam Songs of All-Time (September 2005) | 77 |
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