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“Life Wasted” by Pearl Jam
From the album Pearl Jam (2006)
“Life Wasted” by Pearl Jam appears on 11 radio countdowns from 11 stations in 2006. It was first released in 2006 on the album Pearl Jam. Its best result is #17 on The End Top 107 Songs of 2006. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #64 alternative song of 2006.
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"Life Wasted" charges out of Pearl Jam's 2006 self-titled album, the band's eighth, and went out as its second single that August. Stone Gossard wrote the music and Eddie Vedder the words, reportedly with the death of Johnny Ramone on his mind, along with that drive home from a funeral when simply being alive feels enormous, right up until ordinary days creep back in and you start taking breath and food for granted again.
The band plays it like a shot of adrenaline to the chest. Matt Cameron hammers the kit, Jeff Ament's bass shoves everything forward, and Kenneth "Boom" Gaspar slips organ in underneath. Adam Kasper recorded, mixed and produced it alongside the band, and the album revisits the song later on as "Wasted Reprise".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 72 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2006 | 101 |
| 2006 | 45 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2006 | 100 |
| 2006 | 17 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 107 Songs of 2006 | 107 |
| 2006 | 37 | Y100 Philadelphia, PA | Y100 Top 88.5 Songs of 2006 | 89 |
| 2006 | 63 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2006 | 102 |
| 2006 | 84 | The Bear Ottawa, ON | The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2006 | 107 |
| 2006 | 66 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2006 | 97 |
| 2006 | 117 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2006 | 159 |
| 2006 | 60 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2006 | 88 |
| 2006 | 87 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2006 | 103 |
| 2006 | 71 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2006 | 100 |
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