Quick Escape

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"Quick Escape"
Single by Pearl Jam
from the album Gigaton
ReleasedMarch 25, 2020 (2020-03-25)
Genre Grunge
Length4:47
Label Monkeywrench
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s) Eddie Vedder
Producer(s)
  • Josh Evans
  • Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam singles chronology
"Superblood Wolfmoon"
(2020)
"Quick Escape"
(2020)
"Retrograde"
(2020)

"Quick Escape" is a song by American rock band Pearl Jam. The song was released on March 25, 2020, [1] as the third single from their eleventh studio album, Gigaton (2020). [2] [3] [4]

Charts

Chart (2020)Peak
position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [5] 35
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 32
Canada Rock ( Billboard ) [7] 50

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