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| Name = Guaranteed |
| Name = Guaranteed |
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| Artist = [[Eddie Vedder]] |
| Artist = [[Eddie Vedder]] |
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| Album = [[Into the Wild (soundtrack)|Into |
| Album = [[Into the Wild (soundtrack)|Into the Wild]] |
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| Background = khaki |
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| Released = September 18, 2007 |
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| track_no = Track 11 |
| track_no = Track 11 |
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| Recorded = 2007 at [[Bad Animals Studio|Studio X]], [[ |
| Recorded = 2007 at [[Bad Animals Studio|Studio X]], [[Seattle]], [[Washington]] |
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| Genre = [[ |
| Genre = [[Folk rock]] |
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| Length = 3:05 |
| Length = 3:05 |
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| Label = [[J Records]] |
| Label = [[J Records|J]] |
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| Producer = [[Adam Kasper]], |
| Producer = [[Adam Kasper]], Eddie Vedder |
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| Writer = [[Eddie Vedder]] |
| Writer = [[Eddie Vedder]] |
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| prev = "End of the Road" |
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| prev_no = Track 10 |
| prev_no = Track 10 |
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| next = "Guaranteed"<br>(Humming Vocal) |
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| ⚫ | "'''Guaranteed'''" is a song written and performed by [[Pearl Jam]] vocalist [[Eddie Vedder]] from the ''[[Into the Wild (film)|Into the Wild]]'' [[Into the Wild (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] (2007). It is the final track on the album. On the album the track also features a hidden track of "Guaranteed" (Humming Vocal) after about two minutes of silence following the regular version of "Guaranteed". |
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==Lyrics== |
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| ⚫ | "'''Guaranteed'''" is a song by [[Eddie Vedder]] from the ''[[Into the Wild (film)|Into the Wild]]'' [[Into the Wild (soundtrack)|soundtrack]]. It is the final track on the album. On the album the track also features a hidden track of "Guaranteed" (Humming Vocal) after about two minutes of silence following the regular version of "Guaranteed". |
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Like the other songs on the soundtrack, "Guaranteed" is based on the story of American wanderer [[Christopher McCandless]]. After graduating as a top student from [[Emory University]], and after a foray into the Western United States and Mexico, McCandless decided to give up all of his savings and money and hitchhike to [[Alaska]] to live in the [[wilderness]] with little food and equipment, hoping to live a period of solitude. Nearly five months later, he died of [[starvation]] near [[Denali National Park and Preserve]]. Director [[Sean Penn]] said that as soon as he heard the song he "just felt that for sure this is the musical voice of (actor) Emile (Hirsch's) character."<ref name="reuters">Cohen, Jonathan. [http://www.reuters.com/article/musicNews/idUSN2638530120071027?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0 "Q&A: Penn, Vedder go where the "Wild" things are"]. [[Reuters]]. October 26, 2007.</ref> [[Eddie Vedder]] has said that the lyrics "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" are for McCandless' sister, Carine.<ref name="reuters"/> |
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==Reception== |
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Vedder won a [[65th Golden Globe Awards|2008]] [[Golden Globe Award]] for "Guaranteed".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/nominations/year/2007 |title=65th Golden Globe Awards Nominations & Winners |accessdate=2008-01-13 |publisher=goldenglobes.org}}</ref> At the [[50th Grammy Awards|2008 Grammy Awards]], "Guaranteed" received a nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media|Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2008/grammys.htm |title=50th Grammy Awards - 2008 |publisher=Rockonthenet.com |accessdate=2008-02-20}}</ref> "Guaranteed" was also nominated for the 2008 [[Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Song]],<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.bfca.org/ccawards/2007.php |title=The 13th Critics' Choice Awards Winners and Nominees |publisher=bfca.org |accessdate=2009-04-23}}</ref> and a 2008 [[World Soundtrack Academy|World Soundtrack Award]] in the category of [[World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film|Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.worldsoundtrackacademy.com/news2.cgi?go=detail&id=601&lang=en |title=Nominees World Soundtrack Awards 2008 announced |publisher=worldsoundtrackawards.com |accessdate=2008-08-20}}</ref> |
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==Music video== |
==Music video== |
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The [[music video]] for "Guaranteed" was directed by Marc Rocco. The video features Vedder in a dark room performing the song amid a series of floating still images from ''Into the Wild''. It premiered on January 7, 2008 on [[VH1]].<ref>Kreps, Daniel. [http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/01/03/eddie-vedder-guaranteed-video-to-premiere-claptontownshendstarr-play-secret-nye-show-flo-rida-sets-digital-record-and-more/ "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.</ref> |
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==Live performances== |
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==Response to the song== |
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"Guaranteed" was first performed live by Vedder at an ''Into the Wild'' post-screening party on the [[Paramount Pictures]] lot on November 2, 2007.<ref>Gallo, Phil. [http://weblogs.variety.com/thesetlist/2007/11/eddie-vedder-de.html "Eddie Vedder Debuts 'Wild' Songs"]. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''. November 2, 2007.</ref> He would go on to perform the song on his 2008 solo tour.<ref>[http://www.twofeetthick.com/concert-chronology/ev2008/ "2008 Eddie Vedder Concert Chronology"]. TwoFeetThick.com.</ref> |
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Vedder won a [[65th Golden Globe Awards|2008]] [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe]] for "Guaranteed".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/nominations/year/2007 |title=65th Golden Globe Awards Nominations & Winners |accessdate=2008-01-13 |publisher=goldenglobes.org}}</ref> "Guaranteed" was also nominated for a 2008 [[Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Song]] and has also been nominated for a 2008 [[Grammy Award]] in the category of [[Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media|Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media]].<ref>Futterman, Erica. [http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/12/06/bizarro-grammys-the-white-stripes-usbs-gerard-ways-mcr-packaging-flaming-lips-surround-sound/ "Bizarro Grammys: The White Stripes’ USBs, Gerard Way’s MCR Packaging, Flaming Lips’ Surround Sound"]. ''[[Rolling Stone]]''. [[December 6]], [[2007]].</ref> |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.theskyiscrape.com/website/wikijam/index.php/Guaranteed Lyrics] |
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Revision as of 07:26, 28 June 2009
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"Guaranteed" is a song written and performed by Pearl Jam vocalist Eddie Vedder from the Into the Wild soundtrack (2007). It is the final track on the album. On the album the track also features a hidden track of "Guaranteed" (Humming Vocal) after about two minutes of silence following the regular version of "Guaranteed".
Lyrics
Like the other songs on the soundtrack, "Guaranteed" is based on the story of American wanderer Christopher McCandless. After graduating as a top student from Emory University, and after a foray into the Western United States and Mexico, McCandless decided to give up all of his savings and money and hitchhike to Alaska to live in the wilderness with little food and equipment, hoping to live a period of solitude. Nearly five months later, he died of starvation near Denali National Park and Preserve. Director Sean Penn said that as soon as he heard the song he "just felt that for sure this is the musical voice of (actor) Emile (Hirsch's) character."[1] Eddie Vedder has said that the lyrics "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" are for McCandless' sister, Carine.[1]
Reception
Vedder won a 2008 Golden Globe Award for "Guaranteed".[2] At the 2008 Grammy Awards, "Guaranteed" received a nomination for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media.[3] "Guaranteed" was also nominated for the 2008 Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Song,[4] and a 2008 World Soundtrack Award in the category of Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film.[5]
Music video
The music video for "Guaranteed" was directed by Marc Rocco. The video features Vedder in a dark room performing the song amid a series of floating still images from Into the Wild. It premiered on January 7, 2008 on VH1.[6]
Live performances
"Guaranteed" was first performed live by Vedder at an Into the Wild post-screening party on the Paramount Pictures lot on November 2, 2007.[7] He would go on to perform the song on his 2008 solo tour.[8]
References
- ^ 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 2008-01-13.
- ^ "50th Grammy Awards - 2008". Rockonthenet.com. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
- ^ "The 13th Critics' Choice Awards Winners and Nominees". bfca.org. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
- ^ "Nominees World Soundtrack Awards 2008 announced". worldsoundtrackawards.com. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ 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". Variety. November 2, 2007.
- ^ "2008 Eddie Vedder Concert Chronology". TwoFeetThick.com.
