"Hard Sun" is a 1989 song written and performed by Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Peterson, known as Indio. It was the first single released off the artist's sole album Big Harvest and reached #10 in Canada.[1]
| "Hard Sun" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Eddie Vedder | |
| from the album Into the Wild | |
| Released | September 18, 2007 |
| Recorded | 2007 |
| Studio | Studio X, Seattle, Washington |
| Genre | Folk rock |
| Length | 5:22 (4:31 radio edit) |
| Label | J |
| Songwriter(s) | Gordon Peterson |
| Producer(s) | Adam Kasper, Eddie Vedder |
Eddie Vedder cover
edit"Hard Sun" gained a lot of attention when Eddie Vedder, the frontman of American rock band Pearl Jam, covered the song for the Into the Wild Soundtrack. In 2007, Sean Penn approached Eddie Vedder about creating a soundtrack for his upcoming film Into the Wild. Vedder put together a compilation of songs that included some instrumental and vocal experimentations, some originals and two covers - "Society" by Jerry Hannan and Indio's "Hard Sun". The latter was the album's first single, and it was a hit, reaching #13 on the Modern Rock charts and #17 in Canada. Vedder's version of "Hard Sun" was released as a CD single with the radio edit of the song as the first track, and the full album version as the second track.
Charts
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Mod [2] |
Adult Alternative [3] |
CAN [4] |
CAN Rock [5] | ||
| 2007 | "Hard Sun" | 13 | 4 | 17 | 2 |
Lawsuit
editEddie Vedder was sued by Indio for "eroding" the integrity of the composition by altering some of the song's original lyrics. Also the Universal Music company was sued, because it released "Hard Sun" on the soundtrack album without Indio's approval.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ "Indio – Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on April 26, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
- ^ "Eddie Vedder | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2024-09-28. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
- ^ "Eddie Vedder | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2024-09-28. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
- ^ "Eddie Vedder | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2024-09-28. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
- ^ "Eddie Vedder | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2024-09-28. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
- ^ "Eddie Vedder Sued over "Hard Sun" Lyric Changes". Rolling Stone. 30 December 2009. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "Eddie Vedder Sued Over "Into the Wild" Soundtrack Song". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 2024-09-28. Retrieved 2024-09-28.