Given to Fly
Pearl Jam | Artist Essentials
First released: 1998 (year verified)
Original studio album recording
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Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1998 (year verified)
The official original single and Yield album both support 1998 for the released studio recording. The album day is not used as an exact date for the single; live performance dates remain separate.
Recording: Original studio album recording
Credit: Pearl Jam
Role in this collection: Primary group
Original single: Given to Fly
Also included on Yield in 1998.
Pearl Jam - Yield official album
Original album year, tracklist and recording credits, read from the public album JSON embedded in the official page. Uses year precision; a later single or reissue date does not replace the original recording year. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
Pearl Jam - Given to Fly official single
The original single and its non-US editions are explicitly cataloged as 1998. Supports year precision, separately from live performance dates and the album day. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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About Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam formed in Seattle in 1990, with Eddie Vedder, Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament and Mike McCready central to its recording career. Dave Krusen played drums on Ten, the 1991 debut produced with Rick Parashar and mixed by Tim Palmer. Subsequent albums developed the group's combination of forceful electric arrangements and quieter melodic writing. The band worked repeatedly with producer Brendan O'Brien, including on Vs., Yield and Backspacer, and entered the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2017.
Artist background sources
Pearl Jam - official band history
Names Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder, Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard, and identifies the group as established in Seattle in 1990. No current drummer or tour claim is made. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Pearl Jam - Ten official album
Original album year, tracklist and recording credits, read from the public album JSON embedded in the official page. Uses year precision; a later single or reissue date does not replace the original recording year. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Pearl Jam - Vs. official album
Original album year, tracklist and recording credits, read from the public album JSON embedded in the official page. Uses year precision; a later single or reissue date does not replace the original recording year. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Pearl Jam - Yield official album
Original album year, tracklist and recording credits, read from the public album JSON embedded in the official page. Uses year precision; a later single or reissue date does not replace the original recording year. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Pearl Jam - Backspacer official album
Original album year, tracklist and recording credits, read from the public album JSON embedded in the official page. Uses year precision; a later single or reissue date does not replace the original recording year. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Pearl Jam - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Career discussion of classic-rock and punk influences, changing arrangements and the 2017 induction. Song-card display years are not used as first-release evidence. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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