Studio Album · No. 11
Gigaton Songwriting Credits by Pearl Jam
Produced by Josh Evans, Pearl Jam · Engineered by John Burton, Bob Ludwig
Holds writing credit on 12 of 12 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 12 / 12 documented
Scored across the 12 tracks with documented writers, by whether Pearl Jam carries a lyricist or composer credit.
Share of the 12 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
By the Numbers
Gigaton is one of Pearl Jam's most collaboratively written albums: Eddie Vedder wrote most of the lyrics, but Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, and Matt Cameron each took both words and music on their own tracks, and the experimental opener 'Dance of the Clairvoyants' is credited to the full band. With Josh Evans co-producing and no outside writers, the authorship stays entirely in-house while spreading more widely than usual.
Gigaton is the eleventh studio album by Pearl Jam, released in March 2020 after a seven-year gap, their longest between records. Produced by Josh Evans with the band, it is one of their most experimental late-career works, opening with the angular, electronic-tinged 'Dance of the Clairvoyants,' which drew comparisons to Talking Heads. The title and several lyrics engage with climate change and environmental anxiety. Eddie Vedder wrote most of the lyrics, but the album is notably collaborative, with Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, and Matt Cameron each writing both words and music on individual tracks. It debuted in the top five and was praised as a restless, ambitious entry deep into the band's catalog.