SongfactsThis was originally a hit for J. Frank Wilson & The Cavaliers in 1964. Their version also went to 2 in the US held off by "If You Had My Love" by Jennifer Lopez. See those Songfacts to learn more about singer Eddie Vedder came across this song when he found the record in an antiques store in Seattle before a show. He bought it and stayed up all night listening to it. He took it to the band and they played it throughout the summer of their 1998 Jam recorded this at a soundcheck and released it as a single to their fan club, who often get songs that are unavailable to the public. After a while, radio stations got copies and started playing it. By the spring of 1999, it was getting a lot of airplay and becoming a hit, even though it was not released as a single or available on an Jam didn't release many singles, but when it was clear there was a great deal of demand for the song, they decided to put it out on the condition that the proceeds from the single go to benefit refugees in is the highest-charting Pearl Jam song in the US. The band generally eschews traditional promotion methods, choosing instead to focus on their music. This song found an audience without Pearl Jam shilling for it, something that was a relief to the band. In a 2000 interview with the Australian version of Rolling Stone, guitarist Stone Gossard said "If one of our records takes off, it won't be because we did three videos and were on the cover of Time and did Oprah, The View, and every radio station's Christmas show."Vedder added "That was kind of uplifting, or at least it re-instilled some faith that a good song can cut through, even though there's no dancers on stage when we do the song, or video to go with it or anything like that. That helped me feel like all was not lost or something, at least in our world here." >>Suggestion credit Saint - New Orleans, LA In addition to the CD single, this can be found on some bootlegs and live albums, as well as the No Boundaries compilation, which also benefited refugees in Kosovo.