Guaranteed
| Guaranteed | |
|---|---|
| Eddie Vedder | |
| publication | September 18, 2007 |
| length | 3:05 |
| Genre (s) | Folk rock |
| text | Eddie Vedder |
| music | Eddie Vedder |
| Label | J Records |
Guaranteed ( dt. Guaranteed) is one of Eddie Vedder , the lead singer of Pearl Jam , written song from the soundtrack of Into the Wild from 2007. It's the last song on the album, which also includes a bonus track of Guaranteed ( " Humming Vocal " ), which follows the regular version after a good two minutes of silence.
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Like the other numbers on the CD , Guaranteed is based on the story of the American hiker Christopher McCandless . After graduating from Emory University in 1990 as one of the best, McCandless decided to give up all his savings and cash and tour the United States . In April 1992 he hitchhiked to Alaska in the hope of living in seclusion for a while with little food and equipment in the wilderness . Almost five months later he starved to death near Denali National Park . Director Sean Penn said that as soon as he heard the song, he "just felt that this was sure to be the musical voice of [actor] Emile [Hirsch's] character." Eddie Vedder said that the lines “Don't come closer or I'll have to go / Owning me like gravity are places that pull / If ever there was someone to keep me at home / It would be you” ( Don't come closer , or I have to go / Places that attract take hold of me like gravity / Should anyone ever hold me home / Was it you ) for McCandless' sister Carine.
reception
Vedder won in 2007 a Golden Globe in the category "Best film song" for Guaranteed . At the 2008 Grammies , Guaranteed received a nomination for "Best Film, Television, or Other Visual Media Song." In 2008 it was also nominated for the “Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards” as best title and the “World Soundtrack Academy Awards” in the category “Best song written directly for a film”.
Music video
Marc Rocco directed the music video for Guaranteed . It shows Vedder in a dark room as he plays the piece amid a series of flowing still images from "Into the Wild". It premiered on January 7, 2008 on VH1 .
Live performances
Guaranteed was first played live by Vedder on November 2, 2007 at a premiere for the film on the Paramount lot. He continued to perform it on his 2008 solo tour. He also played it once with Pearl Jam during their 2008 tour.
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- ^ A b Cohen, Jonathan: "Q&A: Penn, Vedder go where the" Wild "things are" . Reuters . October 26, 2007
- ↑ 65th Golden Globe Awards Nominations & Winners . goldenglobes.org. Retrieved January 13, 2008.
- ↑ 50th Grammy Awards - 2008 . Rockonthenet.com. Retrieved February 20, 2008.
- ^ The 13th Critics' Choice Awards, Winners and Nominees . bfca.org. Archived from the original on May 30, 2012. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
- ↑ Nominees World Soundtrack Awards 2008 announced . worldsoundtrackawards.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 20, 2008.
- ↑ Kreps, Daniel: "Eddie Vedder" Guaranteed "Video To Premiere, Clapton / Townshend / Starr Play Secret NYE Show, Flo Rida Sets Digital Record and More" . Rolling Stone . January 3, 2008
- ↑ Gallo, Phil: "Eddie Vedder Debuts 'Wild' Songs" ( Memento of April 18, 2007 in the Internet Archive ). Variety . November 2, 2007
- ^ "2008 Eddie Vedder Concert Chronology" . TwoFeetThick.com
