Mind Your Manners (Pearl Jam song)

"Mind Your Manners"
Single by Pearl Jam
from the album Lightning Bolt
ReleasedJuly 11, 2013 (2013-07-11)
GenrePunk rock[1]
Length2:38
LabelMonkeywrench
Songwriter(s)Eddie Vedder, Mike McCready[2]
Producer(s)Brendan O'Brien
Pearl Jam singles chronology
"Olé"
(2011) 		"Mind Your Manners"
(2013) 		"Sirens"
(2013)
Music video
"Mind Your Manners" on YouTube

"Mind Your Manners" is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam. It was released on July 11, 2013 as a digital download as the lead single from their tenth studio album Lightning Bolt.[3][4] Writing for The Globe and Mail, Brad Wheeler said the song was "lean, swift and punishing".[5] Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready said "It's my attempt to try to make a really hard edge-type Dead Kennedys-sounding song".[1][6] Singer Eddie Vedder's lyrics criticize organized religion, which Vedder considers hypocritical for their intolerance and "so many of the things which have come out of those organizations– like the abuse of children and then its cover-up."[7]

The song was played live for the first time at their show in London, Ontario, Canada, on July 16, 2013.[8][9] The video for the song directed by Danny Clinch was released on August 23, 2013.[10][11] Bassist Jeff Ament brought fellow Missoula, Montana resident Andy Smetanka to do the animation for the video.[12]

  1. ^ a b "Pearl Jam Guitarist Explains Inspiration For 'Mind Your Manners'". Anti Music. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  2. ^ "Mind Your Manners". Pearl Jam News. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  3. ^ "New Pearl Jam Album Lightning Bolt Available October 15". Pearl Jam News. Archived from the original on July 14, 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  4. ^ Trust, Gary (July 15, 2013). "Chart Highlights: Justin Timberlake Tops Adult Pop Songs; Pearl Jam Returns". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
  5. ^ Wheeler, Brad (July 16, 2013). "Pearl Jam's new track is lean, swift and punishing". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  6. ^ Letkemann, Jessica (October 14, 2013). "Pearl Jam, 'Lightning Bolt': Track-By-Track Review With Band Commentary". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
  7. ^ Wynn, Jamie (December 10, 2013). "Eddie Vedder". Rip It Up (Hark Entertainment). Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
  8. ^ Cashmere, Paul (July 17, 2013). "Pearl Jam Reactivate In Canada". Noise11. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  9. ^ McGovern, Kyle (July 17, 2013). "Pearl Jam Play Frantic 'Mind Your Manners' for the First Time". Spin. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  10. ^ "Pearl Jam 'Mind Your Manners' Video: It's Evolution, Baby". Huffington Post. August 23, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  11. ^ "Pearl Jam Unleashes 'Mind Your Manners' Video". Billboard. August 23, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  12. ^ Pearl Jam's new video features a major Missoula connection (aside from Jeff Ament), Missoula Independent