Retrograde (Pearl Jam song)

"Retrograde" is a song by American alternative rock band Pearl Jam. The song was released in 2020 on their eleventh studio album, Gigaton. On May 14, 2020,[1] it was released as the fourth single from the album. The song peaked at number 15 on the Triple A chart.[2]

"Retrograde"
Single by Pearl Jam
from the album Gigaton
ReleasedMay 14, 2020 (2020-05-14)
Format
Length5:22
LabelMonkeywrench
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)Eddie Vedder
Producer(s)
  • Josh Evans
  • Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam singles chronology
"Quick Escape"
(2020)		 "Retrograde"
(2020)

Music video

"Retrograde"'s music video features a cameo by Greta Thunberg. The music video focuses on spreading awareness of climate change.[3]

The music video begins with a lone wanderer driving through the rain and descending upon a strip mall. Visiting a psychic, the wanderer sees the destruction of the world in a crystal ball as the seas overtake the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Tower Bridge in London, and the band's native Seattle. Fluid animation moves like an oil painting in motion as Pearl Jam's members step out of their respect tarot cards and into a march. As the water continues to rise, Thunberg appears behind the crystal ball as a clairvoyant.[4]

Personnel

Pearl Jam

Additional musician

Charts
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[5] 23
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[6] 40
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[7] 11
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[8] 41

References
  1. Ryan Reed. "Pearl Jam Envision Climate Change Destruction in "Retrograde" Video". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  2. "Pearl Jam". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  3. Billboard (January 1, 1970). "Watch Greta Thunberg Make a Cameo in Pearl Jam's Climate Change Awareness Video for 'Retrograde'". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  4. Blabbermouth (May 14, 2020). "Watch PEARL JAM's Animated Music Video For 'Retrograde'". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  5. "Ultratop.be – Pearl Jam – Retrograde" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  6. "Ultratop.be – Pearl Jam – Retrograde" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  7. "Pearl Jam Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  8. "Pearl Jam Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
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