make their quieter forays really work, the band deliver their best one with "Thumbing My Way". Through its muted organ, acoustic guitars, brushed drums and Vedder's semi-coherent line readings, the band matches intent with mood perfectly." Music video The music video for "Thumbing My Way" was directed by James Frost. The video was filmed at Seattle's Chop Suey club in September 2002. The video consists of a filmed live performance of the band rather than a conceptual video. It was one of five videos shot at the club to promote Riot Act (including "I Am Mine", "Save You", "Love Boat Captain", and "1/2 Full"). Up to that point the band had not made any music videos since 1998's "Do the Evolution". The video was released in late 2002. Live performances "Thumbing My Way" was first performed live by Vedder during a solo performance at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles on February 26, 2002. The first performance of the song with the full band took place at the band's December 6, 2002 concert in Seattle at The Showbox. Live performances of "Thumbing My Way" can be found on various official bootlegs and the live album Live at Benaroya Hall. Performances of the song are also included on the DVDs Live at the Showbox and Live at the Garden. References External links Lyrics at pearljam.com 2002 songs Pearl Jam songs Folk rock songs Songs written by Eddie Vedder Song recordings produced by Matt Cameron Song recordings produced by Eddie Vedder Song recordings produced by Stone Gossard Song recordings produced by Mike McCready Song recordings produced by Jeff Ament Song recordings produced by Adam Kasper