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Rats (Pearl Jam song)
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| "Rats" | |||||
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| Song by Pearl Jam | |||||
| Album | Vs. | ||||
| Released | October 19, 1993 | ||||
| Recorded | March 1993 at The Site, Nicasio, California | ||||
| Genre | Grunge | ||||
| Length | 4:15 | ||||
| Label | Epic | ||||
| Writer | Dave Abbruzzese, Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder | ||||
| Producer | Brendan O'Brien, Pearl Jam | ||||
| Vs. track listing | |||||
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"Rats" is a song by Pearl Jam from their album Vs. The song begins with a funky, bass-driven intro and features dub-influenced vocals.[1]
The song has been performed sporadically throughout the band's career. A live performance of "Rats" can be found on the Live at the Gorge 05/06 box set.
The graphic of a rat on the inside of the Vs. CD sleeve is the company logo for Rat sound systems, which is the sound company that has provided audio for Pearl Jam tours since the early 90's.
The song talks about how rats work together to accomplish a common goal, with the implication that humans do not and could learn from rats. When asked about the song, Eddie Vedder stated:
| “ | "Rats" is just...it's just using alotta terms that are usually relegated to conversations about rats. It's not an anti-rat song...Don't even think that. I mean what's wrong with rats? When it comes down to it, people behave a lot fucking worse. If we for once examined what we do as humans we'd realize that rats probably get along better with each other than we do. We're running around stabbing each other in the back, creating deals where those in the money keep the money for themselves and refuse to share it. They have deals, these people, where there's all these fucking people starving to death and they pay farmers not to grow wheat. What the fuck's going on? I mean, when in this day and age we can advertise in space or whatever the fuck they're doing now, are telling me we can't somehow help some of these people who are starving to plant things that will grow that they will eventually be able to eat. No...We'd rather keep 'em hungry. I can't see a crowd of rats doing that to each other. I think rats are probably a hell of a lot more admirable.[2] | ” |
At the end of the song, the line "Ben, the two of us need look no more" is repeated several times. This line can also be found in the #1 single "Ben" by Michael Jackson, from the film of the same name.
- ^ Rotondi, James. "Blood On the Tracks". Guitar Player. January 1994.
- ^ Jones, Allan. Pearl Jam - The Illustrated Story, A Melody Maker Book. Hal Leonard Corp, 1995. ISBN 0793540356
