Mind Your Manners (Pearl Jam song)

"Mind Your Manners" is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam. It was released on July 11, 2013 as a digital download as the lead single from their tenth studio album Lightning Bolt.^[2][3] Writing for The Globe and Mail, Brad Wheeler said the song was "lean, swift and punishing".^[4] Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready said "It's my attempt to try to make a really hard edge-type Dead Kennedys-sounding song".^[1][5] Singer Eddie Vedder's lyrics criticize organized religion, which Vedder considers hypocritical for their intolerance and "so many of the things which have come out of those organizations– like the abuse of children and then its cover-up."^[6]

ReleasedJuly 11, 2013 (2013-07-11)

GenrePunk rock^[1]

Length2:38

LabelMonkeywrench

Quick facts Single by Pearl Jam, from the album Lightning Bolt ...

"Mind Your Manners"
Single by Pearl Jam
from the album Lightning Bolt
Released	July 11, 2013 (2013-07-11)
Genre	Punk rock[1]
Length	2:38
Label	Monkeywrench
Composer	Mike McCready
Lyricist	Eddie Vedder
Producer	Brendan O'Brien
Pearl Jam singles chronology
"Olé" (2011) "Mind Your Manners" (2013) "Sirens" (2013)
Music video
"Mind Your Manners" on YouTube

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The song was played live for the first time at their show in London, Ontario, Canada, on July 16, 2013.^[7][8] The video for the song directed by Danny Clinch was released on August 23, 2013.^[9][10] Bassist Jeff Ament brought fellow Missoula, Montana resident Andy Smetanka to do the animation for the video.^[11]

The song was used in the episode "Salvage" on the sixth season of television series Sons of Anarchy.^{[citation needed]}