Song · Pearl Jam
“Last Exit” by Pearl Jam
From the album Vitalogy (1994)
“Last Exit” by Pearl Jam appears on 3 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1999 and 2024. It was first released in 1994 on the album Vitalogy. Its best result is #68 on The End Top 77 Pearl Jam Songs of All-Time (September 2005). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,734 alternative song of all time.
"Last Exit" is on Vitalogy, the third Pearl Jam album, which Epic put out in November 1994, and the music is split five ways, between Dave Abbruzzese, Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready and Eddie Vedder, with Vedder writing the words and singing lead. Brendan O'Brien produced it with the band and recorded it, and Nick DiDia engineered.
They wrote and cut the record on the road while touring behind Vs., and it swerved away from what came before, veering between experiments, hushed ballads and punk-charged hard rock. It was also the end of the line for Abbruzzese, who drums here: he was fired before the sessions wrapped, and Jack Irons, formerly of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, came in to finish the album.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 907 | 107.7 The End | The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1077 |
| 2005 | 68 | 107.7 The End | The End Top 77 Pearl Jam Songs of All-Time (September 2005) | 77 |
| 2024 | 733 | KEXP | The Best Opening Tracks of All Time | 738 |
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