Gigaton
Gigaton is Pearl Jam's eleventh studio album, released on 27 March 2020 through Republic Records. It arrived after a gap of six and a half years since Lightning Bolt, the longest the band had left between records up to that point in their run of studio albums. Three singles came first: "Dance of the Clairvoyants", "Superblood Wolfmoon" and "Quick Escape".
What sets it apart is the way the songs were put together. For the first time since the band's 2006 self-titled album, the lyrics involved more than one writer, rather than falling to Eddie Vedder alone. The cover photograph is by Paul Nicklen. A North American tour was meant to coincide with the release, but the pandemic forced its postponement, and those dates were eventually rescheduled for 2022. Dark Matter followed in 2024.
Gigaton: tracklist, credits and charts
12 tracks · 57:05Tracklist
- 1Who Ever SaidEddie Vedder5:11
- 2Superblood WolfmoonEddie Vedder3:49
- 3Dance of the ClairvoyantsAment, Cameron, Gossard, McCready, Vedder4:25
- 4Quick EscapeJeff Ament and Eddie Vedder4:47
- 5AlrightJeff Ament3:44
- 6Seven O’ClockAment, Gossard, McCready, Vedder6:14
- 7Never DestinationEddie Vedder4:19
- 8Take the Long WayMatt Cameron3:42
- 9Buckle UpStone Gossard3:37
- 10Comes Then GoesEddie Vedder6:02
- 11RetrogradeMike McCready and Eddie Vedder5:22
- 12River CrossEddie Vedder5:53
- Produced by
- Josh Evans, Pearl Jam
- Recorded at
- GT Studios, Horseback Court, Jump Site Studios, The Ballard Baitshop Studio
- Recorded
- March 2017 – September 2019
- Mixed by
- Josh Evans
- Mixed at
- A. Street Sound
- Engineered by
- John Burton, Josh Evans, Nate Yaccino
- Mastered by
- Bob Ludwig
- Label
- Republic Records
- Length
- 57:05
Line-up
- Jeff Ament · bass guitar, keyboard, guitar, mbira, piano
- Matt Cameron · drums (drum set), percussion, guitar, vocals
- Stone Gossard · guitar, bass guitar, percussion, vocals, keyboard
- Mike McCready · guitar, percussion, keyboard
- Eddie Vedder · guitar, vocals, keyboard, reed organ
- Josh Evans · keyboard
- Brendan O’Brien · keyboard · guest
- Meagan Grandall · background vocals · guest
Singles
- “Dance of the Clairvoyants” · 22 January 2020
- “Superblood Wolfmoon” · 18 February 2020
- “Quick Escape” · 25 March 2020
- “Retrograde” · 14 May 2020
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · Combined | 5 |
| UK Albums Chart · Combined | 6 |
| Austrian Albums · 2020 | 1 |
| Croatian Albums · 2020 | 1 |
| Italian Albums · Combined | 1 |
| Portuguese Albums · Combined | 1 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) · Combined | 1 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · Combined | 1 |
| US Alternative · Combined | 1 |
| US Hard Rock · Combined | 1 |
All 30 charts
| US Top Rock Albums · Combined | 1 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 2020 | 2 |
| Dutch Albums · 2020 | 2 |
| Swiss Albums · Combined | 2 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 2020 | 3 |
| German Albums · 2020 | 3 |
| Scottish Albums · Combined | 3 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2020 | 4 |
| Norwegian Albums · Combined | 4 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) · 2020 | 5 |
| Finnish Albums · 2020 | 5 |
| Danish Albums · 2020 | 6 |
| Hungarian Albums · Combined | 6 |
| Ireland 3 · Combined | 6 |
| New Zealand Albums · Combined | 6 |
| Polish Albums · Combined | 6 |
| Swedish Albums · Combined | 10 |
| Czech Albums · 2020 | 12 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · Combined | 30 |
| French Albums · 2020 | 34 |
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Released the same week
Also released on 27 March
Every year →More from Pearl Jam
Full discography →The best of 2020
All of 2020 →More on Republic Records
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 27 March 2020 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 27 March 2020 | |
| Wikidata | 27 March 2020 | |
| Deezer | 27 March 2020 | |
| Apple Music | 27 March 2020 | |
| US release | 27 March 2020 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 27 March 2020 | earliest UK or European date |
14 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 March 2020 | XW | Republic Records | 00602508725456 | original |
| 27 March 2020 | XW | Republic Records | 00602508743320 | original |
| 27 March 2020 | XW | Republic Records | 602508743290 | original |
| 27 March 2020 | XE | Monkeywrench Records | 602508630224 | original |
| 27 March 2020 | US | Monkeywrench Records | 602508630231 | original |
| 27 March 2020 | XW | Republic Records | 00602508743207 | original |
| 27 March 2020 | US | Monkeywrench Records | 602508630224 | original |
| 27 March 2020 | XW | Republic Records | 602508743306 | original |
| 27 March 2020 | XW | Republic Records | 00602508743313 | original |
| 3 April 2020 | JP | Republic Records | 4988031377949 | other |
| 2022 | US | Monkeywrench Records | 602445924943 | other |
| 8 July 2022 | XW | Republic Records | 602448170965 | other |
| 8 July 2022 | DZ | Republic Records | 602448170972 | other |
| 8 July 2022 | US | Monkeywrench Records | 602445924868 | other |
Cover art sources
itunes · native: native 3000x3000
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| itunes ✓ | 3000×3000 | native: native 3000x3000 |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |