This site just doesn’t seem the same without some Pearl Jam, so here we go.

For the last couple of weeks I’ve had “I Am Mine” in a constant rotation, both on my iPod and just in my head.

“I Am Mine” was the first single from the band’s seventh studio, which was 2002’s Riot Act. Vedder wrote the track in a hotel room right before Pearl Jam’s first show following the unfortunate events at their 2000 performance at the Roskilde Festival. The song then made it’s live debut at the 2001 Bridge School Benefit.

This is what Matt Cameron told Billboard in 2002 about “I Am Mine”, “It seems like it has all the elements this band is known for: strong lyrics, strong hook, and a good sense of melody. It wasn’t a really tough decision to have that be the starting point for the record”.

I couldn’t agree more. It’s a great track, and I’m thinking that it’s becoming one of the band’s strongest tracks.

You can listen to the wonderful live debut of “I Am Mine” right here.

Here’s the video, which was filmed at Seattle’s Chop Suey as a promo for Riot Act.