Insignificance (song)
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| “Insignificance” | |||||
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| Song by Pearl Jam | |||||
| Album | Binaural | ||||
| Released | May 16, 2000 | ||||
| Recorded | September 1999–January 2000 at Studio Litho, Seattle, Washington | ||||
| Genre | Alternative rock | ||||
| Length | 4:28 | ||||
| Label | Epic | ||||
| Writer | Eddie Vedder | ||||
| Producer | Tchad Blake, Pearl Jam | ||||
| Binaural track listing | |||||
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"Insignificance" is a song by the rock group Pearl Jam off of the band's 2000 album, Binaural. It is the seventh track on the album. The song was also featured as the B-Side to the "Nothing As It Seems" single. The version on the single features a different mix done by Tchad Blake. The album version was mixed by Brendan O'Brien.
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[edit] Origin and recording
The song was written by lead singer Eddie Vedder. Eddie Vedder about the song:
It's bad when you have writer's block in the studio and you've got three songs without words and four days left. It pretty much happened on the last record. And the worst part was they were songs that I had written. I had written the music to "Insignificance" and "Grievance". I just wasn't happy with what I had so I kept working on it and scrapping it and staying up at night, playing piano melodies to make it be the best thing. And it worked, finally. That causes hell in a relationship, that's all I'll tell you.[1]
[edit] Reception
The song was an album track pick at All Music Guide, along with "Breakerfall" and "Nothing As It Seems".[2]
[edit] Lyrical meaning
The apocalyptic song tells the tale of a group of people who go to a bar to dance while bombs are dropped on their town. Vedder stated in an interview that the moral of the song is "the ineffectiveness of political struggle."[3]
Following a performance of the song at the band's September 11, 2005 concert in Kitchener, Ontario, Eddie Vedder stated that the lyrics "Bombs,... dropping down,.../Please forgive,..our hometown..." refer to how Seattle is known as being the home of Boeing, which has a division that manufactures war planes.[4]
[edit] Live performances
The song was premiered live at the band's May 10, 2000 concert in Bellingham, Washington.[5] Live performances of "Insignificance" can be found on the Live at the Gorge 05/06 box set. Performances of the song are also included on the DVDs Touring Band 2000 and Live at the Showbox.
[edit] References
- ^ Weisbard, Eric, et al. "Ten Past Ten" Spin Online. August 2001.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Binaural Review". All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2007-06-22.
- ^ Tannenbaum, Rob. "Rebels Without a Pause". George. July 2000.
- ^ "Pearl Jam Concert Chronology: 2005". TwoFeetThick.com.
- ^ "Pearl Jam Songs: "Insignificance"". pearljam.com.
