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{{For|the 1948 science-fiction novella "In Hiding"|Children of the Atom}}
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{{Infobox Song
| Name = In Hiding
| Name = In Hiding
| Cover = PJYield.jpg
| Artist = [[Pearl Jam]]
| Cover =
| Album = [[Yield (album)|Yield]]
| Artist = [[Pearl Jam]]
| Album = [[Yield (album)|Yield]]
| Background = lightsteelblue
| Background = lightsteelblue
| Released = [[February 3]], [[1998]]
| Released = February 3, 1998
| track_no = Track 11
| track_no = Track 11
| Recorded = February–June 1997 at Studio Litho, [[Seattle]], [[Washington]]; vocals recorded in September 1997
| Recorded = [[1997]]
| Genre = [[Grunge]]
| Genre = [[Alternative rock]]
| Length = 5:00
| Length = 5:00
| Label = [[Epic Records|Epic]]
| Label = [[Epic Records|Epic]]
| Producer = [[Brendan O'Brien]], [[Pearl Jam]]
| Producer = [[Brendan O'Brien (music producer)|Brendan O'Brien]], Pearl Jam
| Writer = [[Stone Gossard]]/[[Eddie Vedder]]
| Writer = [[Stone Gossard]], [[Eddie Vedder]]
| prev = "Low Light"
| Chart position =
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| prev_no = Track 10
* # 13 <small>US Modern Rock Tracks </small>
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| next = "Push Me, Pull Me"
* # 14 <small>US Mainstream Rock Tracks </small>
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| next_no = Track 12
| prev = “Low Light”
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| prev_no = Track 10
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| next = “Push Me, Pull Me”
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| next_no = Track 12
}}
}}
"'''In Hiding'''" is a song by the American [[rock music|rock]] band [[Pearl Jam]]. Featuring lyrics written by vocalist [[Eddie Vedder]] and music written by guitarist [[Stone Gossard]], "In Hiding" is the eleventh track on the band's fifth studio album, ''[[Yield (album)|Yield]]'' (1998). Despite the lack of a commercial single release, the song managed to reach number 13 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Alternative Songs|Modern Rock Tracks]] chart and number 14 on their [[Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks|Mainstream Rock Tracks]] chart.


==Origin and recording==
"'''In Hiding'''" is a song by [[Pearl Jam]] that appears on their 1998 album, ''[[Yield (album)|Yield]]''. As shown on the DVD, ''[[Single Video Theory]]'', guitarist [[Stone Gossard]] brought the guitar riff for the song to the band after recording it on a [[Microcassette|microcassette]] recorder. The song managed to reach #13 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart and #14 on their Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
"In Hiding" features lyrics written by vocalist [[Eddie Vedder]] and music written by guitarist [[Stone Gossard]]. As shown on the DVD, ''[[Single Video Theory]]'', Gossard brought the guitar riff for the song to the band after recording it on a [[Microcassette|microcassette]] recorder, while Vedder held off on writing lyrics for the song until late in the album's recording sessions.<ref>''[[Single Video Theory]]''. [[Pearl Jam]]. Video. [[Epic Records|Epic]], 1998.</ref> Drummer [[Jack Irons]] said, "I like "In Hiding" a lot...It's like a band track. It sounds like five guys just played a track together and I think that's pretty much what happened."<ref name="MTV">[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1433095/19980204/story.jhtml "Pearl Jam Talks About New Approach To ''Yield''"]. [[MTV|MTV.com]]. February 4, 1998.</ref> Guitarist [[Mike McCready]] said, "Just something about it that strikes me. Even in the earlier demo stages when I heard it I knew it was something that had to happen."<ref name="MTV"/>


==Lyrical meaning==
==Lyrics==
The song's lyrics were inspired by the writings of [[Charles Bukowski]]. The reclusive writer was known to stay in a room for days at a time without coming out. The lyric page for the song in the album's liner notes features a quote by Charles Bukowski attributed to "Buk" in place of the lyrics for the song.
Vedder's lyrics for "In Hiding" were inspired by the writings of [[Charles Bukowski]].<ref name="Brownlee">Brownlee, Clint. "Still Alive". ''Seattle Sound Magazine''. March 2009.</ref> The writer was known to stay in a room for days at a time without coming out.<ref>Penn, Sean. [http://bukowski.net/poems/int2.php "Tough Guys Write Poetry"]. ''[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]]''. September 1987.</ref> The lyric page for the song in the album's liner notes features a quote by Bukowski attributed to "Buk" in place of the lyrics for the song. Vedder on the origins of the song:
<blockquote>"In Hiding" is actually written about Bukowski. Sean Penn gave me a quote that Bukowski had said to him once, and it was written directly from that. He told Sean that sometimes he just has to check out for a few days—no people, no nothing. So he goes in hiding, then he gets back and has the will to live once again. Maybe because society takes you down. For all the good things we offer each other, sometimes we beat each other down.<ref name="Brownlee"/></blockquote>

When asked about the song in an interview, Vedder stated it was about "a life fast."<ref>Macdonald, Patrick. [http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=2732054&date=19980202&query=%60Yield%27+Signals+Pearl+Jam%27s+Return+To+Rock+Of+Old "''Yield'' Signals Pearl Jam's Return To Rock Of Old"]. ''[[The Seattle Times]]''. February 2, 1998.</ref> Vedder about "In Hiding":
<blockquote>The song was about taking a fast from life, doing anything to get yourself back in touch with something real. Abstinence from anything is cool, because the normalcy of life is deceptive: It's enjoyable for a while, and there are good moments, but sometimes that's not enough. You start questioning what's the point. By not opening my mouth I was able to get into that state. Jack called me at the end of it; he couldn't understand what I was saying. It took a minute to get my speech back.<ref>Moon, Tom. [http://pearljamhistory.no.sapo.pt/PJArticles_Interviews_02-08-98_-_philadelphia_inquirer.htm "Calling Off the Crusades"]. ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]''. February 8, 1998.</ref></blockquote>

==Reception==
Without being released as a single, "In Hiding" peaked at number 14 on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks|Mainstream Rock Tracks]] chart and number 13 on the ''Billboard'' [[Alternative Songs|Modern Rock Tracks]] chart in 1998. In [[Canada]], "In Hiding" charted on the Alternative Top 30 chart where it peaked at number six and stayed there for two weeks.

"In Hiding" was featured in the ''[[Cold Case]]'' episode "The Long Blue Line" in 2009.

==Live performances==
"In Hiding" was first performed live at the band's February 20, 1998 concert in [[Maui]], [[Hawaii]] at the Alexander M. Baldwin Amphitheatre.<ref>[https://www.pearljam.com/song/hiding "Pearl Jam Songs: "In Hiding""]. [[Pearl Jam|pearljam.com]].</ref> Live performances of "In Hiding" can be found on various [[Pearl Jam Official Bootlegs|official bootlegs]] and the ''[[Live at the Gorge 05/06]]'' box set. A performance of the song is also included on the DVD ''[[Single Video Theory]]''.

==Chart positions==
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
! Chart (1998)
! Position
|-
| [[RPM (magazine)|Canadian Alternative Top 30]]<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.7919&volume=67&issue=26&issue_dt=September%2021%201998&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=f1duo3bms4u4flnv4kb4ghtb72
| title=Canadian Rock/Alternative Top 30 – "In Hiding"
| publisher=''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]''
| accessdate=2007-03-07}}</ref>
|align="center"|6
|-
| US [[Alternative Songs|Modern Rock Tracks]]<ref name="www.billboard.com">{{cite web
| url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=5392&model.vnuAlbumId=772120
| title=Pearl Jam Artist Chart History
| publisher=''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''
| accessdate=2007-04-28}}</ref>
|align="center"|13
|-
| US [[Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks|Mainstream Rock Tracks]]<ref name="www.billboard.com"/>
|align="center"|14
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
[http://pearljam.com/songs/song.php?song=InHiding Lyrics]
*[http://pearljam.com/song/hiding Lyrics at pearljam.com]


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For the 1948 science-fiction novella "In Hiding", see Children of the Atom.
"In Hiding"
Song

"In Hiding" is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam. Featuring lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music written by guitarist Stone Gossard, "In Hiding" is the eleventh track on the band's fifth studio album, Yield (1998). Despite the lack of a commercial single release, the song managed to reach number 13 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 14 on their Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

Origin and recording

"In Hiding" features lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music written by guitarist Stone Gossard. As shown on the DVD, Single Video Theory, Gossard brought the guitar riff for the song to the band after recording it on a microcassette recorder, while Vedder held off on writing lyrics for the song until late in the album's recording sessions.[1] Drummer Jack Irons said, "I like "In Hiding" a lot...It's like a band track. It sounds like five guys just played a track together and I think that's pretty much what happened."[2] Guitarist Mike McCready said, "Just something about it that strikes me. Even in the earlier demo stages when I heard it I knew it was something that had to happen."[2]

Lyrics

Vedder's lyrics for "In Hiding" were inspired by the writings of Charles Bukowski.[3] The writer was known to stay in a room for days at a time without coming out.[4] The lyric page for the song in the album's liner notes features a quote by Bukowski attributed to "Buk" in place of the lyrics for the song. Vedder on the origins of the song:

"In Hiding" is actually written about Bukowski. Sean Penn gave me a quote that Bukowski had said to him once, and it was written directly from that. He told Sean that sometimes he just has to check out for a few days—no people, no nothing. So he goes in hiding, then he gets back and has the will to live once again. Maybe because society takes you down. For all the good things we offer each other, sometimes we beat each other down.[3]

When asked about the song in an interview, Vedder stated it was about "a life fast."[5] Vedder about "In Hiding":

The song was about taking a fast from life, doing anything to get yourself back in touch with something real. Abstinence from anything is cool, because the normalcy of life is deceptive: It's enjoyable for a while, and there are good moments, but sometimes that's not enough. You start questioning what's the point. By not opening my mouth I was able to get into that state. Jack called me at the end of it; he couldn't understand what I was saying. It took a minute to get my speech back.[6]

Reception

Without being released as a single, "In Hiding" peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and number 13 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in 1998. In Canada, "In Hiding" charted on the Alternative Top 30 chart where it peaked at number six and stayed there for two weeks.

"In Hiding" was featured in the Cold Case episode "The Long Blue Line" in 2009.

Live performances

"In Hiding" was first performed live at the band's February 20, 1998 concert in Maui, Hawaii at the Alexander M. Baldwin Amphitheatre.[7] Live performances of "In Hiding" can be found on various official bootlegs and the Live at the Gorge 05/06 box set. A performance of the song is also included on the DVD Single Video Theory.

Chart positions

Chart (1998) Position
Canadian Alternative Top 30[8] 6
US Modern Rock Tracks[9] 13
US Mainstream Rock Tracks[9] 14

References

  1. ^ Single Video Theory. Pearl Jam. Video. Epic, 1998.
  2. ^ a b "Pearl Jam Talks About New Approach To Yield". MTV.com. February 4, 1998.
  3. ^ a b Brownlee, Clint. "Still Alive". Seattle Sound Magazine. March 2009.
  4. ^ Penn, Sean. "Tough Guys Write Poetry". Interview. September 1987.
  5. ^ Macdonald, Patrick. "Yield Signals Pearl Jam's Return To Rock Of Old". The Seattle Times. February 2, 1998.
  6. ^ Moon, Tom. "Calling Off the Crusades". The Philadelphia Inquirer. February 8, 1998.
  7. ^ "Pearl Jam Songs: "In Hiding"". pearljam.com.
  8. ^ "Canadian Rock/Alternative Top 30 – "In Hiding"". RPM. Retrieved 2007-03-07. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ a b "Pearl Jam Artist Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2007-04-28. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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