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“Jeremy” is a song by the American band Pearl Jam. Written by bassist Jeff Ament and vocalist Eddie Vedder, the song was inspired by a newspaper article Vedder read about a kid who killed himself in front of his classmates. “Jeremy” was released as the third single from Pearl Jam’s debut album, Ten, (1991) in 1992. The song reached the number five spot on both the Mainstream and Modern Rock Billboard charts. “Jeremy” was included on Pearl Jam’s greatest hits album, rearviewmirror (greatest hits 1991-2003).

The song especially gained notoriety by way of its music video (directed by Mark Pellington and released in 1992), which was put into heavy rotation by MTV and became a hit. In 1993, the “Jeremy” video was awarded four MTV Video Music Awards, including Best Video of the Year.

The song is in the key of A, and intertwines the parallel modes of major and minor frequently. It features prominent usage of Ament’s 12-string Hamer bass guitar, which is pivotal to the sound of the introduction and end of the recording. The song starts off with the bassline and quiet harmonic notes also on the 12-string bass, and continues in a sedate vein until after the second chorus, when densely layered guitars and vocals gradually enter. At the end the instruments gradually fade out until all that is audible is a clean guitar and the 12-string bass, like the intro. Both instruments play a descending minor key melody, fading out with one single note.
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  • kaktus28

    Pearl Jam = Obvious Perfection

    yesterday evening

  • crazzyd77

    nice

    Wednesday afternoon

  • Nachtreise_

    The unclean spirit entered.

    10 days ago

  • SexxAtraxxion

    The greatest song of the 90s

    28 days ago

  • placebobsh

    I think all PJ songs should be live. They're just so good

    last month

  • lou_bleed

    Thanks to PJ, my sons name is Jannek Jeremias

    last month

  • PearlJuniper

    Just had flashbacks of Hole's cover. ughhh

    last month

  • WarriorJones

    Why, what is this, I never heard this song before!

    last month

  • tomwaitsnomore1

    king jeremy, the wicked, offed himself the day I was born, 8 january 1991... This song always brings back good memories.

    last month

  • childhoodmemory

    Jeremy, i love u :3

    last month

  • cucabeludo

    Jeremy smoke grass today [2]

    March 2012

  • BalooUriza

    I hate it when last.fm decided to throw a version from a different or live album and then labels it like it came from the original album. FAIL.

    March 2012

  • neurotripsy

    New group, join if you were named after a song! =) → [Click]

    March 2012

  • nanasubways

    A wine has yet to be heard... but PJ's Ten is great music indeed!

    February 2012

  • deadpool1973

    When this first came out, I swore he was saying "Jeremys smokin grass today"

    February 2012

  • keanequeen

    Eh hinooo , hinooooooooooooooooooooo

    February 2012

  • gferro1

    Ten -> BEST ALBUM Jeremy -> BEST SONG Indeed!

    February 2012

  • weemies

    Supremely awesomely fabulously wonderful :)

    February 2012

  • xtwntraphq

    LIVE Jam gotta love it!

    February 2012

  • dudslopes

    excelente!

    February 2012
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