Love Boat Captain
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| Single by Pearl Jam | ||
| from the album Riot Act | ||
| B-side(s) | "Love Boat Captain" (Live)/"Other Side" | |
| Released | February 18, 2003 | |
| Format | CD single | |
| Recorded | February 2002 (Music) and June 2002 (Vocals) at Studio X, Seattle, Washington | |
| Genre | Alternative rock | |
| Length | 4:36 | |
| Label | Epic | |
| Writer(s) | Boom Gaspar, Eddie Vedder | |
| Producer(s) | Adam Kasper, Pearl Jam | |
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| Pearl Jam singles chronology | ||
| "Save You" (2003) |
"Love Boat Captain" (2003) |
"Man of the Hour" (2003) |
| Riot Act track listing | ||
| "Save You" (Track 2) |
"Love Boat Captain" (Track 3) |
"Cropduster" (Track 4) |
"Love Boat Captain" is a song from Pearl Jam's 2002 album, Riot Act. Singer Eddie Vedder co-wrote the song with keyboardist Boom Gaspar. The song was released as a CD single in 2003 exclusive to Australia, Canada, and Europe.[1]
It references the 2000 Roskilde tragedy with the line "Lost 9 friends we'll never know... 2 years ago today." When "Love Boat Captain" is performed in concert, Vedder modifies the lyric to reflect the passage of time since the tragedy (as of 2006, the lyric is "6 years ago today").
There is also a reference to The Beatles' song "All You Need Is Love" with the lyrics "I know it's already been sung,...can't be said enough/Love is all you need,..all you need is love,..."
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[edit] Music video
A music video directed by James Frost was filmed for the song at Seattle's Chop Suey club in September of 2002, though it was merely a live performance rather than a conceptual video. It was one of five videos shot at the club to promote Riot Act (including "I Am Mine", "Save You", "Thumbing My Way", and "1/2 Full"). Up to that point the band had not made any music videos since 1998's "Do the Evolution".
[edit] Formats and track listing
Compact Disc Single (Australia and Canada)
- "Love Boat Captain" (Gaspar, Vedder) – 4:36
- "Love Boat Captain" (Live) (Gaspar, Vedder) – 4:50
- Recorded live in Seattle, Washington on December 6, 2002.
- "Other Side" (Ament) – 4:03
Compact Disc Single (Europe)
- "Love Boat Captain" (Gaspar, Vedder) – 4:36
- "Other Side" (Ament) – 4:03
Compact Disc Single (Enhanced) (Europe)
- "Love Boat Captain" (Gaspar, Vedder) – 4:36
- "Love Boat Captain" (Live) (Gaspar, Vedder) – 4:50
- Recorded live in Seattle, Washington on December 6, 2002.
- "Other Side" (Ament) – 4:03
- "Love Boat Captain" (Video) – 4:43
- Filmed live at the Chop Suey club in Seattle, Washington.
[edit] References
- ^ "Love Boat Captain". pjcollectors.com.
[edit] External links
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