Song · Pearl Jam
“Whipping” by Pearl Jam
From the album Vitalogy (1994)
“Whipping” by Pearl Jam appears on 7 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1995 and 2005. It was first released in 1994 on the album Vitalogy. Its best result is #54 on The End Top 77 Pearl Jam Songs of All-Time (September 2005). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #278 alternative song of 1995 and #6,045 alternative song of all time.
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"Whipping" comes off Vitalogy, Pearl Jam's third album, which landed in November 1994 on vinyl first, a couple of weeks ahead of the CD. The band wrote and cut the record on the road while still touring behind Vs., and this track has that grab-it-while-it's-hot urgency: Eddie Vedder barking his own words up front, Stone Gossard and Mike McCready tangling guitars, with McCready adding slide, and Jeff Ament's bass shoving from underneath while Ament, Gossard and McCready pile on backing vocals.
It's also a snapshot of a lineup about to change. Dave Abbruzzese is behind the kit here, and Vitalogy was his last album with the band; he was fired before the sessions were done. Brendan O'Brien produced it with Pearl Jam and recorded it, with Nick DiDia engineering.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 77 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1995 | 101 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 925 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) | 1000 |
| 1996 | 950 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) | 1000 |
| 1998 | 937 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) | 1000 |
| 1999 | 701 | Q101 | Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1017 |
| 1999 | 923 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) | 998 |
| 2005 | 54 | 107.7 The End | The End Top 77 Pearl Jam Songs of All-Time (September 2005) | 77 |
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