Album
Binaural
Binaural is Pearl Jam's sixth studio album, released on 16 May 2000 through Epic. It came after the long tour for Yield, followed by a short break, with the band regrouping near the end of 1999. Making it wasn't smooth: Eddie Vedder struggled with writer's block, and Mike McCready entered rehabilitation for an addiction to prescription drugs. It is also the first Pearl Jam record to feature drummer Matt Cameron, formerly of Soundgarden, who had replaced Jack Irons during the Yield tour.
The band pushed in a more experimental direction here, using binaural recording techniques on some songs. The mood is atmospheric, and the lyrics are mostly sombre, with a strand of social criticism that the nebula imagery in the artwork reflects. Reviews were positive and it entered the Billboard 200 at number two. It went gold in the US, though it was the first of their studio albums not to reach platinum. The tour that followed produced a large run of official bootleg releases.
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Binaural: tracklist, credits and charts
13 tracks · 52:05Tracklist
- 1BreakerfallEddie Vedder2:20
- 2Gods’ DiceJeff Ament2:26
- 3EvacuationMatt Cameron and Eddie Vedder2:56
- 4Light YearsGossard, McCready, Vedder5:07
- 5Nothing as It SeemsJeff Ament5:23
- 6Thin AirStone Gossard3:33
- 7InsignificanceEddie Vedder4:28
- 8Of the GirlStone Gossard5:07
- 9GrievanceEddie Vedder3:15
- 10RivalStone Gossard3:38
- 11Sleight of HandJeff Ament and Eddie Vedder4:48
- 12Soon ForgetEddie Vedder1:47
- 13Parting Ways / Writers BlockEddie Vedder7:17
- Produced by
- Tchad Blake, Pearl Jam
- Recorded at
- Studio Litho (Seattle)
- Recorded
- September 1999 – January 2000
- Mixed by
- Brendan O’Brien, Tchad Blake
- Mixed at
- Southern Tracks, Sunset Sound Factory
- Engineered by
- Matt Bayles
- Label
- Epic
- Length
- 52:05
Line-up
- Jeff Ament · bass
- Matt Cameron · drums (drum set)
- Stone Gossard · guitar
- Mike McCready · guitar
- Eddie Vedder · guitar, vocals, ukulele
- Justine Foy · cello · guest
- Mitchell Froom · harmonium, keyboard · guest
- Wendy Melvoin · percussion · guest
- Pete Thomas · percussion · guest
Singles
- “Nothing as It Seems” · 25 April 2000
- “Light Years” · 10 July 2000
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 2000 | 2 |
| UK Albums Chart · 2000 | 5 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 2000 | 1 |
| New Zealand Albums · 2000 | 1 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 2000 | 1 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) · 2000 | 2 |
| Italian Albums · 2000 | 2 |
| Norwegian Albums · 2000 | 2 |
| German Albums · 2000 | 4 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2000 | 5 |
All 23 charts
| Dutch Albums · 2000 | 5 |
| Scottish Albums · 2000 | 5 |
| Ireland 2 · 2000 | 6 |
| Swedish Albums · 2000 | 6 |
| Austrian Albums · 2000 | 8 |
| Swiss Albums · 2000 | 8 |
| Finnish Albums · 2000 | 10 |
| Spanish Albums (AFYVE) · 2000 | 11 |
| French Albums · 2000 | 12 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 2000 | 18 |
| Danish Albums (Hitlisten) · 2000 | 20 |
| Hungarian Albums · 2000 | 21 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 2000 | 34 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Australia · 2000 | Platinum |
| Canada · 2006 | Gold |
| New Zealand · 2000 | Gold |
| United Kingdom · 2013 | Silver |
| United States · 2000 | Gold |
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Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
3.0k
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70k
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21k
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 16 May 2000 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 16 May 2000 | |
| Wikidata | 16 May 2000 | |
| US release | 16 May 2000 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 2000 | earliest UK or European date |
13 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | XE | Epic | 5099749459021 | other |
| 2000 | AU | Epic | 9399700067415 | other |
| 2000 | US | Epic | 074646366516 | other |
| 2000 | AR | Epic | 5099749459021 | other |
| 16 May 2000 | US | Epic | 074646366523 | original |
| 16 May 2000 | CA | Epic | 074646366523 | original |
| 16 May 2000 | US | Epic | 074646366547 | original |
| 18 July 2000 | JP | SME Records | 4988009229812 | other |
| 1 December 2009 | US | Epic | 074646366523 | other |
| 3 December 2010 | XW | Epic | 884977849899 | other |
| 10 November 2017 | US | Epic | 889854091217 | other |
| 10 November 2017 | XE | Epic | 889854091217 | other |
| 26 January 2018 | AU | Epic | 889854126728 | other |
Cover art sources
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| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| itunes ✓ | 1500×1500 | native: native 1500x1500 |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 600×532 | rejected |