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"Just Breathe"
Single by Pearl Jam
from the album Backspacer
A-side"Got Some"
ReleasedOctober 31, 2009
Recorded2009
GenreFolk rock
Length3:34
LabelMonkeywrench
Songwriter(s)Eddie Vedder
Producer(s)Brendan O'Brien
Pearl Jam singles chronology
"The Fixer"
(2009) 		"Got Some" / "Just Breathe"
(2009) 		"Amongst the Waves"
(2010)
Music video
"Just Breathe" on YouTube

"Just Breathe" is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam. "Just Breathe" was released on October 31, 2009 as the second single from the band's ninth studio album, Backspacer (2009). The single was released as a double A-side along with the song "Got Some". The song was triggered by a chord from "Tuolumne", an instrumental from Eddie Vedder's soundtrack for the 2007 film Into the Wild.[1] It peaked at number five on the Billboard Rock chart and number six on the Billboard Alternative chart, which makes it the band's highest-charting follow-up single since "Wishlist" in 1998.

On January 22, 2014, "Just Breathe" was certified platinum in digital sales by the RIAA.[2] It is the band's first platinum-certified song.

The song has been featured in several TV shows and movies, including Kodachrome, Castle, One Tree Hill, Brothers & Sisters, Life as We Know It, The Blacklist, Grey's Anatomy, The Night Shift and iZombie in addition to the documentaries Buck and Gleason.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Eddie Vedder.

CD (UK), 7" vinyl single, and digital download (UK)
  1. "Got Some" (music: Jeff Ament) – 3:01
  2. "Just Breathe" (music: Vedder) – 3:34
Digital download (Australia)
  1. "Got Some" – 3:03
  2. "Just Breathe" – 3:36
  3. "Just Breathe" (Live at Austin City Limits video) – 3:52

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2009/2010) Peak
Position
Canadian Hot 100[3] 14
Billboard Canada Rock[4] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 78
U.S. Billboard Rock Songs 5
U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs 6
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 36
U.S. Billboard Adult Pop Songs 20
U.S. Billboard Adult Alternative Songs[5] 1
Dutch Top 40[6] 14
Croatia (ARC Top 100)[7] 80
Polish Singles Chart[8] 1
Portugal Top 50 Singles[9] 9

Year-end charts

Chart (2010) Position
Canadian Hot 100[10] 95

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[11] Gold 10,000*
United States (RIAA)[12] Platinum 1,000,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Covers

Willie Nelson released his version of the song on the 2012 album Heroes, as well as a promotional single. Jennifer Warnes released her version of the song on the 2018 album Another Time, Another Place. Miley Cyrus released a version of the song on YouTube in 2020.

References

  1. ^ Pearl Jam: The 'Backspacer' Q&As
  2. ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Database Search Archived September 24, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  4. ^ "Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  5. ^ Chart Beat Thursday: 'Hope' Helps Haiti
  6. ^ "Dutch Top 40 Singles".
  7. ^ "Croatian Airplay Radio Chart Top 100". Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  8. ^ "Polish Singles Chart |".
  9. ^ "Portugal Top 50 Singles".
  10. ^ "Charts Year End: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
  11. ^ "Italian single certifications – Pearl Jam – Just Breathe" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved January 10, 2015. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Just Breathe" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
  12. ^ "American single certifications – Pearl Jam – Just Breathe". Recording Industry Association of America.
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