What was the first single released from Pearl Jam's "No Code" album?

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“What was the first single released from Pearl Jam’s ‘No Code’ album?” — It was “Who You Are.” Released on July 30, 1996, the song served as the lead single from Pearl Jam’s fourth studio album, No Code.

“Who You Are” marked a deliberately unconventional phase for the band. Its unusual rhythmic feel came from drummer Jack Irons, while Eddie Vedder wrote the lyrics and shared music credits with Irons and guitarist Stone Gossard. Vedder also played electric sitar, helping give the track its distinctive Eastern-influenced texture.

The single reached number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks chart. Its usual B-side was “Habit,” another song from No Code. The album itself debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and remained there for two weeks.

Listeners sometimes confuse “Who You Are” with “Hail, Hail,” which was another No Code single but was released later. “Who You Are” was specifically the album’s first single.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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