"Jeremy" is the third single from Pearl Jam's debut album, Ten. The song features lyrics written by frontman Eddie Vedder and music written by bassist Jeff Ament. It was released as a single in 1992 with the B-sides "Footsteps" and "Yellow Ledbetter", both of which can also be found on Lost Dogs. "Jeremy" became one of Pearl Jam's best-known songs. The song managed to reach the number 5 spot on both the Mainstream and Modern Rock Billboard charts. It received Grammy nominations for Best Rock Song and Best Hard Rock Performance in 1993. "Jeremy" was included on Pearl Jam's greatest hits album, Rearviewmirror: Greatest Hits 1991-2003.
The song especially gained notoriety by the way of its music video (directed by Mark Pellington and released in 1992), which was put into heavy rotation by MTV and became a huge hit. In 1993, the "Jeremy" video was awarded four MTV Video Music Awards, including Best Video of the Year.
Live performances of "Jeremy" can be found on the "Animal" single, the "Dissident"/Live in Atlanta box set, and the Live at the Gorge 05/06 box set. A performance of the song is also included on the DVD Touring Band 2000.
