“Waiting for Stevie” Named Record Store Day’s Song of the Year

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“Waiting for Stevie” Named Record Store Day’s Song of the Year
News October 2 2024


Featured on Pearl Jam’s 12th studio album Dark Matter, “Waiting for Stevie” has been named Record Store Day’s ‘Song of the Year’. During an April 2024 interview with Howard Stern, Eddie Vedder explained, “It’s a song about being affected by music. And music changing your life, and maybe leading you to your tribe.” 

“The sentiment behind the music and the fact that it’s just an overall amazing rock track that transcends when performed live makes “Waiting for Stevie” an easy pick for RSD Song of the Year,” says Michael Kurtz, co-founder of Record Store Day.

To further celebrate the track’s superlative, Record Store Day will be releasing a limited number of 12” single pressings, available at participating record stores on November 29th. Side A features a live performance of “Waiting for Stevie” from the band’s May 30, 2024 hometown show. On the flip side will be “Wreckage”, live from Las Vegas on May 16, 2024.

https://youtu.be/hUmJfxinKHM


Find out more about Record Store Day’s Black Friday Celebration (November 29th) at recordstoreday.com.





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  • Lost In Ohio
    Lost In Ohio Posts: 7,260
    Hell yeah!
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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,521
    ISO
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  • tschav
    tschav Posts: 2,900
    Seriously one of (if not THE) the best songs on the album. Why it was a trailing track after the title track as a single for Dark Matter is astounding. Can't wait to pick this up. 
  • jjflash
    jjflash Posts: 5,031
    Nice! Fantastic anthem of a song. Well deserved :clap:
  • BF25394
    BF25394 Posts: 4,940
    tschav said:
    Seriously one of (if not THE) the best songs on the album. Why it was a trailing track after the title track as a single for Dark Matter is astounding. Can't wait to pick this up. 
    "Dark Matter" was a hugely successful single which rocketed to number one at rock radio in the U.S. and Canada. Pearl Jam hadn't had a hit that big in 18 years. "Waiting for Stevie" has not even reached the top 20 after five weeks. They knew what they were doing when they made "Dark Matter" the lead single and followed it up with "Wreckage," which hit number one at rock radio in the U.S. and Canada and at U.S. Triple-A radio.

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  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,383
    Stevie is the best PJ song since, like Severed Hand or Inside Job.
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  • BF89905
    BF89905 Posts: 1,448
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    Stevie is the best PJ song since, like Severed Hand or Inside Job.
    Seriously?
  • Foriginal Sin
    Foriginal Sin Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 1,876
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    Stevie is the best PJ song since, like Severed Hand or Inside Job.
    I said the same thing, best song since Inside Job 
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  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,488
    BF25394 said:
    tschav said:
    Seriously one of (if not THE) the best songs on the album. Why it was a trailing track after the title track as a single for Dark Matter is astounding. Can't wait to pick this up. 
    "Dark Matter" was a hugely successful single which rocketed to number one at rock radio in the U.S. and Canada. Pearl Jam hadn't had a hit that big in 18 years. "Waiting for Stevie" has not even reached the top 20 after five weeks. They knew what they were doing when they made "Dark Matter" the lead single and followed it up with "Wreckage," which hit number one at rock radio in the U.S. and Canada and at U.S. Triple-A radio.

    How did they do on streaming playlists
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  • BF25394
    BF25394 Posts: 4,940
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    BF25394 said:
    tschav said:
    Seriously one of (if not THE) the best songs on the album. Why it was a trailing track after the title track as a single for Dark Matter is astounding. Can't wait to pick this up. 
    "Dark Matter" was a hugely successful single which rocketed to number one at rock radio in the U.S. and Canada. Pearl Jam hadn't had a hit that big in 18 years. "Waiting for Stevie" has not even reached the top 20 after five weeks. They knew what they were doing when they made "Dark Matter" the lead single and followed it up with "Wreckage," which hit number one at rock radio in the U.S. and Canada and at U.S. Triple-A radio.

    How did they do on streaming playlists
    Good by Pearl Jam standards, but Pearl Jam doesn't get streamed very much in the grand scheme of things.
    I gather speed from you fucking with me.
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,488
    BF25394 said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    BF25394 said:
    tschav said:
    Seriously one of (if not THE) the best songs on the album. Why it was a trailing track after the title track as a single for Dark Matter is astounding. Can't wait to pick this up. 
    "Dark Matter" was a hugely successful single which rocketed to number one at rock radio in the U.S. and Canada. Pearl Jam hadn't had a hit that big in 18 years. "Waiting for Stevie" has not even reached the top 20 after five weeks. They knew what they were doing when they made "Dark Matter" the lead single and followed it up with "Wreckage," which hit number one at rock radio in the U.S. and Canada and at U.S. Triple-A radio.

    How did they do on streaming playlists
    Good by Pearl Jam standards, but Pearl Jam doesn't get streamed very much in the grand scheme of things.
    That’ll change with a sweaty Dua Lipa collab
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • BF25394
    BF25394 Posts: 4,940
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    BF25394 said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    BF25394 said:
    tschav said:
    Seriously one of (if not THE) the best songs on the album. Why it was a trailing track after the title track as a single for Dark Matter is astounding. Can't wait to pick this up. 
    "Dark Matter" was a hugely successful single which rocketed to number one at rock radio in the U.S. and Canada. Pearl Jam hadn't had a hit that big in 18 years. "Waiting for Stevie" has not even reached the top 20 after five weeks. They knew what they were doing when they made "Dark Matter" the lead single and followed it up with "Wreckage," which hit number one at rock radio in the U.S. and Canada and at U.S. Triple-A radio.

    How did they do on streaming playlists
    Good by Pearl Jam standards, but Pearl Jam doesn't get streamed very much in the grand scheme of things.
    That’ll change with a sweaty Dua Lipa collab
    I am so here for this.
    I gather speed from you fucking with me.
  • PureandEasy
    PureandEasy Posts: 5,818
    It's getting a lot of play on radio (WMMR) here in Philly, even surprised me.

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  • Jimmydean55
    Jimmydean55 Posts: 1,561
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    BF25394 said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    BF25394 said:
    tschav said:
    Seriously one of (if not THE) the best songs on the album. Why it was a trailing track after the title track as a single for Dark Matter is astounding. Can't wait to pick this up. 
    "Dark Matter" was a hugely successful single which rocketed to number one at rock radio in the U.S. and Canada. Pearl Jam hadn't had a hit that big in 18 years. "Waiting for Stevie" has not even reached the top 20 after five weeks. They knew what they were doing when they made "Dark Matter" the lead single and followed it up with "Wreckage," which hit number one at rock radio in the U.S. and Canada and at U.S. Triple-A radio.

    How did they do on streaming playlists
    Good by Pearl Jam standards, but Pearl Jam doesn't get streamed very much in the grand scheme of things.
    That’ll change with a sweaty Dua Lipa collab
    This made me laugh out loud. 

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