Just Breathe is a song by Pearl Jam, released on October 31, 2009 as the second single from the band’s ninth studio album, Backspacer (2009). The song was triggered by a chord from “Tuolumne“, an instrumental from Eddie Vedder‘s soundtrack for the 2007 film Into the Wild. It peaked at number six on the Billboard Alternative chart, which makes it the band’s highest-charting follow-up single since Wishlist in 1998. While it only reached No. 78 on the Billboard Hot 100, it was a number one hit in Poland, a top ten hit in Portugal and a top 20 hit in the Netherlands.
On January 22, 2014, Just Breathe was certified platinum in digital sales by the RIAA. It is the band’s first platinum-certified song. The song has been featured in several TV shows and movies, including Kodachrome, Castle, One Tree Hill, Brothers & Sisters, Life as We Know It, The Blacklist, The Night Shift and iZombie in addition to the documentaries Buck and Gleason.
Tracklist:
- Got Some
- Just Breathe
Pearl Jam
Jeff Ament: bass guitar
Matt Cameron: drums, percussion
Stone Gossard: guitar
Mike McCready: guitar
Eddie Vedder: guitar, vocals
