"Sirens" is a song by the American

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band

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. It was released on September 18, 2013 as a digital download as the second single from their tenth studio album '' Lightning Bolt''. In its first week of release, the single sold 13,000 downloads in the US. Guitarist

Mike McCready Michael David McCready (born April 5, 1966) is an American musician who serves as the lead guitarist for the rock band Pearl Jam. Along with Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, and Eddie Vedder, he is one of the founding members of the band. McCready wa ...

said the song was inspired by

Roger Waters George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. In 1965, he co-founded the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. Waters initially served as the bassist, but following the departure of singer-so ...

's The Wall Live Tour, when after attending a concert in 2011, he "wanted to write something that would have a

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type feel". The lyrics by singer

Eddie Vedder Eddie Jerome Vedder (born Edward Louis Severson III; December 23, 1964) is an American singer, musician, and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist and one of four guitarists of the rock band Pearl Jam. He also appeared as a guest vocalist i ...

concern his worries on mortality and what the future holds for the next generation.

Music video

The music video directed by

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was released on September 18, 2013.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sirens 2013 singles 2013 songs Pearl Jam songs Song recordings produced by Brendan O'Brien (record producer) Monkeywrench Records singles Songs written by Eddie Vedder