Animal (Pearl Jam song)

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"Animal"
"Animal" cover
Single by Pearl Jam
from the album Vs.
B-side "Animal" (live) / "Jeremy" (live)
Released 1994
Format CD single, Cassette
Recorded March 1993 - May 1993 at The Site, Nicasio, California
Genre Grunge
Length 2:49
Label Epic
Writer Dave Abbruzzese, Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder
Producer Brendan O'Brien, Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam singles chronology
"Daughter"
(1993)		 "Animal"
(1994)		 "Dissident"
(1994)
Vs. track listing
"Go"
(Track 1)		 "Animal"
(Track 2)		 "Daughter"
(Track 3)
Rearviewmirror: Greatest Hits 1991-2003 track listing
"State of Love and Trust"
(Track 5 of Disc 1)		 "Animal"
(Track 6 of Disc 1)		 "Go"
(Track 7 of Disc 1)

"Animal" is the third single from Pearl Jam's second studio album, Vs. It was released as a single in 1994. The song includes elements of funk. The song was performed at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1993, a rare occurrence for a song without a music video. It peaked at #21 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. "Animal" later appeared on their greatest hits album, Rearviewmirror: Greatest Hits 1991-2003.

A live performance of "Animal" can be found on the Live at the Gorge 05/06 box set. A performance of the song is also included on the DVD Touring Band 2000.

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The song's actual meaning has usually been confused by fans with some thinking it's about the band's hatred towards the media and others thinking it's about gang rape. However, judging by the lyrics and Pearl Jam's popularity during the time, it's most likely about the media. The band would eventually write more songs like this that appeared on their follow up album, Vitalogy.

All information taken from various sources.[1][2][3][4]

  1. "Animal" (Dave Abbruzzese, Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder) – 2:47
  2. "Animal" (live) (Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 3:00
  3. "Jeremy" (live) (Vedder, Ament) – 5:31

  1. "Animal" (Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 2:47
  2. "Jeremy" (Vedder, Ament) – 5:18
  3. "Oceans" (Vedder, Gossard, Ament) – 2:44
  4. "Alive" (live) (Vedder, Gossard) – 4:57

  1. "Animal" (Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 2:47
  2. "Jeremy" (live) (Vedder, Ament) – 5:31
  3. "Daughter" (live) (Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 5:07
  4. "Animal" (live) (Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 3:00

  1. "Animal" (Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 2:47
  2. "Jeremy" (Vedder, Ament) – 5:18
  3. "Oceans" (Vedder, Gossard, Ament) – 2:44
  4. "Alive" (live) (Vedder, Gossard) – 4:57

  1. "Animal" (Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 2:47
  2. "Jeremy" (live) (Vedder, Ament) – 5:31
  3. "Daughter" (live) (Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 5:07
  4. "Animal" (live) (Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 3:00

All information taken from various sources.[5][6][7][8]

Year Chart Position
1994 New Zealand Singles Chart 7
US Mainstream Rock Tracks 21
Australian Singles Chart 30

  1. ^ Animal [UK CD]. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
  2. ^ Cater, Evan. Animal [US CD]. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
  3. ^ Animal Single. Lukin.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
  4. ^ pjcollectors.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
  5. ^ Pearl Jam Artist Chart History. Billboard. Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
  6. ^ Pearl Jam – Billboard Singles. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2007-06-11.
  7. ^ PEARL JAM - ANIMAL (SINGLE) (74326). Australian-charts.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-29.
  8. ^ PEARL JAM - ANIMAL (SONG). New Zealand-charts.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-17.

v • d • e
Pearl Jam
Jeff Ament · Stone Gossard · Mike McCready · Eddie Vedder · Matt Cameron
Dave Krusen · Matt Chamberlain · Dave Abbruzzese · Jack Irons
Other musicians: Boom Gaspar
Studio albums Ten · Vs. · Vitalogy · No Code · Yield · Binaural · Riot Act · Pearl Jam
Live albums Live on Two Legs · Official Bootlegs · Live at Benaroya Hall · Live in NYC 12/31/92 · Live at Easy Street · Live at the Gorge 05/06 · Live at Lollapalooza 2007
Compilations Lost Dogs · Rearviewmirror: Greatest Hits 1991-2003
Videos Single Video Theory · Touring Band 2000 · Live at the Showbox · Live at the Garden · Immagine In Cornice
Singles "Alive" · "Even Flow" · "Jeremy" · "Oceans" · "Go" · "Daughter" · "Animal" · "Dissident" · "Spin the Black Circle" · "Not for You" · "Immortality" · Merkin Ball · "Who You Are" · "Hail, Hail" · "Off He Goes" · "Given to Fly" · "Wishlist" · "Last Kiss" · "Nothing As It Seems" · "Light Years" · "I Am Mine" · "Save You" · "Love Boat Captain" · "Man of the Hour" · "World Wide Suicide" · "Life Wasted" · "Love, Reign o'er Me"
Related articles Discography · Grunge music · Green River · Soundgarden · Bad Radio · Mother Love Bone · Temple of the Dog · Singles · Brad · Mad Season · Mirror Ball · Three Fish · Wellwater Conspiracy · The Rockfords · Bayleaf · Into the Wild
Categories Grunge musicians · Pearl Jam · Pearl Jam albums · Pearl Jam Official Bootlegs · Pearl Jam songs · Pearl Jam tours
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