No Code

No Code is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Pearl Jam, released on August 27, 1996, through Epic Records. Following a troubled tour for its previous album, Vitalogy (1994), in which Pearl Jam engaged in a much-publicized boycott of Ticketmaster, the band went into the studio to record its follow-up. The music on the record was more diverse than what the band had done on previous releases, incorporating elements of garage rock and worldbeat.

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No Code
One of four alternative covers to the album—all feature similar montages of Polaroid photos.
Studio album by
Pearl Jam
ReleasedAugust 27, 1996
RecordedJuly 12, 1995 – May 1996
Studio
  • CRC (Chicago)
  • Kingsway (New Orleans)
  • Litho (Seattle)
Genre
Length49:30
LabelEpic
ProducerBrendan O'Brien, Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam chronology
Vitalogy
(1994)		 No Code
(1996)		 Yield
(1998)
Singles from No Code
  1. "Who You Are"
    Released: July 30, 1996
  2. "Hail, Hail"
    Released: October 21, 1996
  3. "Off He Goes"
    Released: January 11, 1997

Although No Code debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, making it Pearl Jam's third consecutive number one album, it left a large section of the band's fanbase unsatisfied and quickly fell down the charts. Critical reviews were also mixed, with praise to the musical variety but criticism to the album's inconsistency. The album became the first Pearl Jam album to not reach multi-platinum status, receiving a single platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in the United States.

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