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2. 'Animal' is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam, released in 1994 as the third single from the band's second studio album, Vs. Although credited to all members of Pearl Jam, it features lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music primarily written by guitarist Stone Gossard.

'Animal' is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam, released in 1994 as the third single from the band's second studio album, Vs. (1993). Although credited to all members of Pearl Jam, it features lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music primarily written by guitarist Stone Gossard. The song peaked at number 21 on the BillboardMainstream Rock Tracks chart. The song was included on Pearl Jam's 2004 greatest hits album, rearviewmirror (Greatest Hits 1991–2003).

Origin and recording[edit]

'Animal' originated as an instrumental demo called 'Weird A' that was written by guitarist Stone Gossard in 1990.^[2] Guitarist Mike McCready said about the song:

I like the lead on that. George Webb, a guy who takes care of all our guitars and amps, was sitting there and I told him I'd do a solo for him. It ended up being the one we used on the record. I did it on a Gibson 335, too. That's a fun song to play.^[3]

Lyrics[edit]

The actual meaning for 'Animal' has usually been confused by fans with some thinking it's about the band's hatred towards the media and others thinking it's about gang rape. In an interview with Melody Maker in 1993, vocalist Eddie Vedder stated:

I don't wanna talk about [who the anger is directed at]. It's not so much personal, it's just, some person at the record company said the other day that they wanted the vocals turned up. He wanted people to understand exactly what I was singing. So I told him what it was about and he said, 'You're right. Let's leave the vocals as they are. Maybe we don't really want people to understand it.' ^[4]

Originally, Vs. was titled Five Against One, which was taken from the lyric 'One, two, three, four, five against one...' from 'Animal'. Concerning the original album title, Gossard said:

For me, that title represented a lot of struggles that you go through trying to make a record...Your own independence—your own soul—versus everybody else's. In this band, and I think in rock in general the art of compromise is almost as important as the art of individual expression. You might have five great artists in the band, but if they can't compromise and work together, you don't have a great band. It might mean something completely different to Eddie. But when I heard that lyric, it made a lot of sense to me.^[5]

Release and reception[edit]

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While the 'Animal' single was released commercially to international markets in 1994, the commercial single was not released in the United States until June 27, 1995 and was only available as a more expensive import version beforehand. 'Animal' peaked at number 21 on the BillboardMainstream Rock Tracks chart. Outside the United States, the single was released commercially in Australia, Austria, and Germany. 'Animal' peaked at number 30 on the Australian Singles Chart and was a top ten success in New Zealand.

'Animal' was described as a song 'of a kind of ritual passion, tapping into something truly wild' in Rolling Stone magazine's review of Vs.^[6] In Allmusic's review of the 'Animal' single, it was stated that 'Animal' displays 'the raging Seattle grunge guitars and solid melodic sensibilities that enabled them to secure their status as one of the biggest rock bands in the world.'^[7]

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Live performances[edit]

'Animal' was first performed live at the band's May 13, 1993 concert in San Francisco, California at Slim's Café.^[8] The song was performed at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1993, a rare occurrence for a song without a music video. Live performances of 'Animal' can be found on the 'Animal' single, the 'Dissident'/Live in Atlanta box set, various official bootlegs, and the Live at the Gorge 05/06 box set. A performance of the song is also included on the DVD Touring Band 2000.

Track listing[edit]

All songs written by Dave Abbruzzese, Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, and Eddie Vedder, except where noted:

CD (US, Austria, and Germany)

1. 'Animal' – 2:47
2. 'Animal' (live) – 3:00
3. 'Jeremy' (live) (Vedder, Ament) – 5:31

• Live tracks recorded on April 3, 1994 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia.

CD (Australia) and Cassette (Australia)

1. 'Animal' – 2:47
2. 'Jeremy' (Vedder, Ament) – 5:18
3. 'Oceans' (Vedder, Gossard, Ament) – 2:44
4. 'Alive' (live) (Vedder, Gossard) – 4:57
   • Recorded live by VARA Radio on June 8, 1992 at Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands.

CD (Australia) and Cassette (Australia)

1. 'Animal' – 2:47
2. 'Jeremy' (live) (Vedder, Ament) – 5:31
3. 'Daughter' (live) – 5:07
4. 'Animal' (live) – 3:00

• Live tracks recorded on April 3, 1994 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia.

Chart positions[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^Danaher, Michael (August 4, 2014). 'The 50 Best Grunge Songs'. Paste. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
2. ^'Pearl Jam Chronology Mookie Blaylock - 1990'Archived January 1, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. PearlJam10YearsAgo.no.sapo.pt. February 27, 2002.
3. ^Gilbert, Jeff. 'Prime Cuts: Mike McCready - The Best of Pearl Jam!'. Guitar School. May 1995.
4. ^'Interview with Eddie Vedder'. Melody Maker. 1993.
5. ^Crowe, Cameron (October 28, 1993). 'Five Against the World'. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 19, 2007. Retrieved June 23, 2007.
6. ^Evans, Paul (December 23, 1993). 'Pearl Jam: Vs.'. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2008.
7. ^Cater, Evan. 'Animal [US CD]'. Allmusic. Retrieved April 28, 2007.
8. ^'Pearl Jam Songs: 'Animal'Archived May 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. pearljam.com.
9. ^'PEARL JAM - ANIMAL (SONG)'. New Zealand-charts.com. Retrieved July 17, 2007.
10. ^'Pearl Jam Artist Chart History'. Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2007.
11. ^'PEARL JAM - ANIMAL (SINGLE) (74326)'. Australian-charts.com. Retrieved April 29, 2007.

External links[edit]

• 'Animal' (Official audio) on YouTube
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

A question I hear around Jamaa pretty often is “will there be an Animal Jam 2?” With the huge popularity of Animal Jam, you can see why Jammers would want more. At the time of writing this, there is no official word on an Animal Jam 2 game. That doesn’t mean it’s impossible, but it might not happen for a while.

Animal Jam was first released in 2010 and quickly became a popular game with kids and teenagers. The online game has millions of players around the world and the mobile apps are climbing the charts too. Since it’s been nearly 8 years since the release of Animal Jam, many players are wondering what’s next? So let’s take a look at the possibilities of a second Animal Jam game and what it might look like.

Is There an Animal Jam 2?

As of right now there is not an Animal Jam 2. The original Animal Jam is still wildly popular with tons of players logging in each day. WildWorks is constantly updating the game and adding new features to it. They’re also busy creating new spin-off apps like Play Wild that can be played when you’re not on a computer.

There are some scam websites that claim to have working versions of Animal Jam 2. THESE ARE ALL FAKE AND WILL STEAL YOUR PASSWORD OR WORSE. These websites are dangerous, especially the ones that look real. I’m not going to link to them but there is one at animaljam2(dot)net. I do not recommend visiting it and especially DO NOT TRY TO LOG IN. This website just has the normal Animal Jam login screen embedded on their site. They hope that you log in so they can steal your password. Again, do not log in to this site or any site that is not the official Animal Jam website!

Will There be an Animal Jam 2?

It’s hard to tell if there will ever be an official Animal Jam 2 game. On one hand, it’s been eight years since the first version of the game was released. Many other games are known to have sequels after the first game is successful. But on the other hand, AJHQ is still updating Animal Jam and doesn’t really have a good reason to release another game. It’s much easier and less costly to continue updating the original Animal Jam.

That’s not to say that there will never be an Animal Jam 2 though. Technology has advanced a lot since 2010 and there may be features that AJHQ wants to add eventually. Features that would not work with the current platform of the game. So now let’s see what’s possible if there is ever an Animal Jam 2 released.

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Animal Jam 2 Game Possibilities

Games can change a lot over time, just look at how different Animal Jam is from back in the Beta Days. As the needs and requests of players change, games must evolve to keep up with demand. Sometimes if the changes are big enough, it’s easier for developers to start fresh with a whole new game. Here are some of the new features that I think could be in Animal Jam 2.

Better Graphics

If AJHQ does ever decide to create an Animal Jam 2 game, it will almost certainly have better graphics. The current graphics are fine, but if they did an overhaul on the game I think it would have more realistic graphics. Similar to the 3D graphics you’ve seen in Play Wild. Better graphics are pretty much always a part of game sequels so this idea isn’t much of a surprise.

Multiple Platform Support

Along those lines, better graphics means more computing power needed to run the game. AJHQ has already released a desktop version of Animal Jam in order to pass some of the processing work to user’s computers, instead of relying on their browsers. This method has been effective for users who have had loading issues in the past.

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Animal Jam 2 would likely use even more processing power to handle the better graphics and new features. This means they may need to expand the offering to consoles like Xbox, Playstation or Wii. It might make sense to offer the game on Steam too for PC users. However since Animal Jam has always been free for anyone, they’d have to find a way to keep it free or affordable in order to keep their user base.

Larger Map

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Another likely addition in Animal Jam 2 would be a larger map. The original Animal Jam already has a fairly big map with plenty to explore. But if they’re going to go through all the work of creating a sequel, it will probably have a larger map. I think this map would contain even more types of areas with more to explore and more adventures to go on.

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First Person Perspective

Both Animal Jam and Play Wild are played from the third person perspective, meaning that you can see your character as you’re playing. In Animal Jam 2 I think it’d be neat to be able to choose between first or third person while playing. In first person perspective it feels more like you’re playing as the character because you see the world through their eyes. Here’s an example screenshot from Pirate101 where you can play in 1st person.

With all of the work that AJHQ has been putting in to Animal Jam, I think it will be a while until we see an Animal Jam 2 released. And it may not happen at all. But we can still speculate and see what it could possibly look like! What new features and additions would you like to see if Animal Jam 2 is ever released?