"Guaranteed" is a song written and performed by Pearl Jam vocalist Eddie Vedder from the Into the Wild soundtrack (2007).
After graduating as a top student from Emory University in 1990, McCandless decided to give up all of his savings and travel across the United States.
Director Sean Penn said that as soon as he heard the song he "just felt that for sure this is the musical voice of (actor) Emile (Hirsch's) character.
[2] At the 2008 Grammy Awards, "Guaranteed" received a nomination for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media.
The video features Vedder in a dark room performing the song amid a series of floating still images from Into the Wild.