The song was triggered by a chord from "Tuolumne", an instrumental from Eddie Vedder's soundtrack for the 2007 film Into the Wild.

[2][3] It also peaked at number six on the Alternative Airplay chart, becoming the band's highest-charting second single since "Wishlist" in 1998.

The first chord of the song comes from "Tuolumne", an instrumental from Eddie Vedder's soundtrack for the 2007 film Into the Wild.

What became the chorus for "Just Breathe" was originally intended by Vedder as the song's bridge, but was changed because producer Brendan O'Brien preferred it that way.

The song has been featured in several TV shows and movies, including Kodachrome, Castle, One Tree Hill, Brothers & Sisters, Life as We Know It, The Blacklist, The Night Shift and iZombie in addition to the documentaries Buck and Gleason.