| "Once" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Pearl Jam | |
| from the album Ten | |
| Released | July 7, 1991 |
| Recorded | March 27 – April 26, 1991 at London Bridge Studios, Seattle, Washington |
| Genre | Alternative rock, grunge |
| Length | 3:51 |
| Label | Epic |
| Composer(s) | Stone Gossard |
| Lyricist(s) | Eddie Vedder |
| Producer(s) | Rick Parashar, Pearl Jam |
"Once" is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam. Featuring lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music written by guitarist Stone Gossard, "Once" is the first track on the band's debut album, Ten (1991). On Ten, it is preceded by a brief interlude of the album's closing hidden track, "Master/Slave". Besides Ten, the song was also featured as a B-side on the single for "Alive". Remixed versions of the song were included on Pearl Jam's 2004 greatest hits album, Rearviewmirror (Greatest Hits 1991–2003), and the 2009 Ten reissue. The song is one of the band's heaviest compositions to date.