Release (Pearl Jam song)
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"Release" is the final track on Pearl Jam's debut album Ten. It is the only song on the album for which all of the members of Pearl Jam received a writing credit. According to Stone Gossard in the liner notes for Lost Dogs, "Release" was written instantaneously.[1] On Ten, it is proceeded by a hidden final track, "Master/Slave".
"Release" was the very first song the band performed in front of a live audience.[2] The meditative song has gone on to become one of the band's most popular concert openers.
Lyrical meaning
A popular interpretation of the song is that lead singer Eddie Vedder is speaking to his biological father who died when Vedder was very young. Before the song starts Vedder can be heard whispering "Oh father".[3]
References
- ^ "The Songbook: Information from Lost Dogs - "Wash"". theskyiscrape.com.
- ^ "1990/1991 Concert Chronology". fivehorizons.com.
- ^ "The Sky I Scrape: Pearl Jam FAQ". theskyiscrape.com.
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