In Canada, the song reached the top 80 on the Canadian Singles Chart. Outside the United States, the single was released commercially in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The song peaked at number three on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and number 21 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song was released as a single in 1992 with a previously unreleased funk B-side titled "Dirty Frank", which can also be found as an extra track on European releases of Ten and as an alternate version on the compilation album, Lost Dogs (2003). The original version was used in single releases in the United States. The alternate studio recording of "Even Flow", which was recorded in 1992 with Abbruzzese, was released as a CD single and 12-inch white vinyl in the United Kingdom. Vedder wrote the song after learning that the man had died while the band was touring. At a subsequent show in Seattle on August 8, 2018, Vedder revealed that the song was inspired by a homeless Vietnam War veteran (also named Eddie) whom he befriended while working on the band's first album. This song is called 'Even Flow'." Īt the May 12, 2008, show in Toronto, Vedder stated that the song was written under the Space Needle in Seattle.
You should just know that those people ain't all crazy and sometimes it's not their fault. In addition to being illiterate, he may also be mentally ill, as he "looks insane" when he smiles and struggles to keep coherent thoughts ("Even flow, thoughts arrive like butterflies/Oh, he don't know, so he chases them away").Īt Pearl Jam's March 28, 1994, concert at the Bayfront Amphitheater in Miami, Vedder introduced the song by saying, "I thought I'd throw in a bit of street education while you still have an open mind.Right across the street there's a little homeless community that lives under the bridge. The subject sleeps "on a pillow made of concrete" and panhandles passersby for spare change. The stark lyrics by Vedder for "Even Flow" describe the experience of being a homeless man. The vocal line that appears in the main verse begins with a very prominent tritone interval. I tried to steal everything I know from Stevie Ray Vaughan and put it into that song. I just followed him in a regular pattern. Stone (Gossard, Pearl Jam guitarist) wrote the riff and song I think it's a D tuning. That's me pretending to be Stevie Ray Vaughan, and a feeble attempt at that. The song features a funk guitar riff by Gossard. The recorded version of the song actually sounds slightly sharper than D major, with everything tuned up - accidentally or otherwise - around one quarter of a step. "Even Flow" was written in the key of D major, with Gossard performing his parts in open D tuning and McCready complementing it with a similar rhythm pattern in standard tuning. This version is on Pearl Jam's 2004 greatest hits album, rearviewmirror (Greatest Hits 1991–2003). This version was used for the music video, and was used in single releases in the United Kingdom. I still don't think Stone is satisfied with how it came out." Īn alternate version of the song was recorded with drummer Dave Abbruzzese in 1992 while the band was recording songs for the soundtrack for the 1992 film, Singles. We played that thing over and over until we hated each other. Not sure why we didn't use that one from the demo as well, but I know it felt better." Guitarist Mike McCready stated, "We did 'Even Flow' about 50, 70 times. There were a hundred takes on that song, and we just never nailed it." Drummer Dave Krusen said, "I was pretty green back then and 'Even Flow' suffered from too much fluctuation." He added that "it was really tough for me. Bassist Jeff Ament said, "I knew it was a great song all along, and I felt that it was the best song that we got the worst take of on the first record. "Even Flow" features lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music written by guitarist Stone Gossard. A remixed version of the song was included on the 2009 Ten reissue. The song was included in Pearl Jam's 2004 greatest hits album, rearviewmirror (Greatest Hits 1991–2003). The song peaked at number three on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Featuring lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music written by guitarist Stone Gossard, "Even Flow" was released in 1992 as the second single from the band's debut album, Ten (1991). " Even Flow" is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam.
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