Save You 5805189 225143230 2008-07-12T02:56:42Z -5- 933783 /* Release and reception */ {{Infobox Single | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs --> | Name = Save You | Cover = Pearl_Jam_-_Save_You_album_cover.jpg | Artist = [[Pearl Jam]] | from Album = [[Riot Act (album)|Riot Act]] | B-side = "[[Other Side (Pearl Jam song)|Other Side]]" | Released = [[February 11]], [[2003]] | Format = [[CD single]] | Recorded = February 2002 at [[Bad Animals Studio|Studio X]], [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]], [[Washington]] | Genre = [[Alternative rock]] | Length = 3:50 | Label = [[Epic Records|Epic]] | Producer = [[Adam Kasper]], Pearl Jam | Writer = [[Jeff Ament]], [[Matt Cameron]], [[Stone Gossard]], [[Mike McCready]], [[Eddie Vedder]] | Chart position = | Last single = "[[I Am Mine]]"<br/>(2002) | This single = "'''Save You'''"<br/>(2003) | Next single = "[[Love Boat Captain]]"<br/>(2003) {{Extra tracklisting | Album = [[Riot Act (album)|Riot Act]] | Type = studio | prev_track = "Can't Keep" | prev_no = Track 1 | this_track = "'''Save You'''" | track_no = Track 2 | next_track = "[[Love Boat Captain]]" | next_no = Track 3 }} {{Audiosample | Upper caption = Audio sample | Audio file = SaveYou.ogg }} }} "'''Save You'''" is the second single from [[Pearl Jam]]'s seventh studio album, ''[[Riot Act (album)|Riot Act]]'' (2002). It was released as a single on [[February 11]], [[2003]]. The song peaked at number 23 on the ''[[Billboard]]'' [[Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks|Mainstream Rock Tracks]] chart. "Save You" was included on [[Pearl Jam]]'s greatest hits album, ''[[rearviewmirror (album)|rearviewmirror: Greatest Hits 1991–2003]]''. ==Origin and recording== The guitar riff for the song was written by guitarist [[Mike McCready]]. McCready stated, "Stone and I kicked it around in the studio before we went in, and it just...it had good energy to it. And, uh, it was more his excitement about it that made it happen."<ref>[http://www.sonymusic.com/artists/PearlJam/echoes/mmwmmr1.html "Mike McCready with Pierre Robert on WMMR.FM"]. [[WMMR]]. [[November 26]], [[2002]].</ref> During the recording of the song drummer [[Matt Cameron]] lost his headphones. He was able to finish the recording of the song by watching [[Jeff Ament]]'s fingers as he played the bass.<ref>Cohen, Jonathan. [http://web.archive.org/web/20021030103829/www.billboard.com/billboard/specialreport/pearl_jam/pearl_jam1.jsp "Inciting a 'Riot': Pearl Jam's New Album"]. ''[[Billboard]]''. November 2002.</ref> ==Lyrics== The lyrics of the song represent the anger felt by anyone who watches a close friend waste away his or her life.<ref name="readin'">Kaufman, Gil. [http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1458559/11072002/pearl_jam.jhtml "Pearl Jam: Readin' The Riot Act"]. [[VH1|VH1.com]]. [[November 7]], [[2002]].</ref> Eddie Vedder about the song: <blockquote>One thing I've learned about addiction in the last few years is that having seen other folk go through it, and really not having done that, with heroin which can grip you that intensely. I didn't have a complete understanding and a lot of times it was easy to come to the conclusion that you place blame on the person or accuse them of weakness or ask, "Why couldn't Kurt [Cobain] keep it together?" There was always that in the back of your mind. So with all the sympathy and empathy you could muster you still felt like, "Wow, there was so much to live for." What I've learned is there really isn't any blame. It has happened to some folks I cared about so much and had it so together, so it really isn't blame thing. I think the song is expressing how badly you want to help.<ref>Reid, Graham. [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/6/story.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=3002948 "Eddie Vedder: Grunge Control"]. ''[[The New Zealand Herald]]''. [[November 9]], [[2002]].</ref></blockquote> When asked in an interview about the cursing in the song's lyrics, Vedder stated: <blockquote>It is a term of endearment. Really, it is, especially when you're a little bit frustrated...It's just something I've experienced a number of times and...It came out quick. I couldn't figure out any other word besides [fucker] that had the same impact. Another potential radio hit. I did have it up pretty loud a few times in traffic and even I felt a little bashful. That and I had a [fucking] mohawk.<ref name="readin'"/></blockquote> ==Release and reception== It was released as a single with a B-side titled "[[Other Side (Pearl Jam song)|Other Side]]", which can also be found on ''[[Lost Dogs (album)|Lost Dogs]]''. The song peaked at number 23 on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks|Mainstream Rock Tracks]] chart and number 29 on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot Modern Rock Tracks|Modern Rock Tracks]] chart. Outside of the United States, the single was released in [[Canada]]. In Canada, the song reached the top 20 on the [[Canadian Singles Chart]]. Louis Pattison of ''[[NME]]'' called the song "a magic carpet ride of bucking riffery and thrashing bead-shakers" and stated that it "[ranks] with Pearl Jam's best."<ref>Pattison, Louis. [http://www.nme.com/reviews/pearl-jam/6824 "Pearl Jam: ''Riot Act''"]. ''NME''. [[November 12]], [[2002]].</ref> Brett Hickman of ''[[Stylus Magazine|Stylus]]'' said, "What [''Riot Act''] also makes known is that the band still likes to crank it. This is especially clear on "Save You". The guitars screech and churn, while Cameron hammers home a crackling beat."<ref>Hickman, Brett. [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/pearl-jam/riot-act.htm Pearl Jam: ''Riot Act'']. ''[[Stylus Magazine|Stylus]]''. [[September 1]], [[2003]].</ref> ==Music video== [[Image:PJSY.jpg|left|150px]]A music video directed by James Frost was filmed for the song at [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]]'s Chop Suey club in September 2002.<ref>[http://www.fivehorizons.com/tour/cc/t2002.shtml Pearl Jam: 2002 Concert Chronology]. fivehorizons.com.</ref> The video is a filmed 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]]", "[[Love Boat Captain]]", "[[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]]". The video was released in late 2002. ==Live performances== The band played this song when it appeared on the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'' in November 2002 in support of ''Riot Act''. The song was premiered live in concert at the band's [[December 5]], [[2002]] concert in [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]], [[Washington]].<ref>[http://pearljam.com/songs/song.php?song=SaveYou "Pearl Jam Songs: "Save You""]. [[Pearl Jam|pearljam.com]].</ref> Live performances of "Save You" can be found on the live albums ''[[Live at Easy Street]]'' and ''[[Live at the Gorge 05/06]]''. Performances of the song are also included on the DVDs ''[[Live at the Showbox]]'' and ''[[Live at the Garden]]''. == Track listing == ;Compact Disc Single (US and Canada) #"Save You" ([[Jeff Ament]], [[Matt Cameron]], [[Stone Gossard]], [[Mike McCready]], [[Eddie Vedder]]) – 3:51 #"[[Other Side (Pearl Jam song)|Other Side]]" (Ament) – 4:02 #*Previously Unreleased ==Chart positions== Information taken from various sources.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=5392&model.vnuAlbumId=772120 | title=Pearl Jam Artist Chart History | publisher=''[[Billboard]]'' | accessdate=2007-04-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:aifqxqr5ldhe~T51 | title=Pearl Jam – Billboard Singles | publisher=All Music Guide | accessdate=2007-06-11}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Chart ! Position |- | rowspan="3"|2003 | [[Canadian Singles Chart]] |align="center"|17 |- | US [[Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks|Mainstream Rock Tracks]] |align="center"|23 |- | US [[Hot Modern Rock Tracks|Modern Rock Tracks]] |align="center"|29 |} == References == <div class="references-small"> <references/> </div> == External links == * {{YouTube | id = X9yrg6n5uOU | title = Music video for "Save You" }} * [http://www.pearljam.com/songs/song.php?song=SaveYou Lyrics] {{Pearl Jam}} [[Category:2002 songs]] [[Category:2003 singles]] [[Category:Pearl Jam songs]] [[it:Save You]]