Featuring lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music co-written by Vedder, guitarist Stone Gossard, and bassist Jeff Ament, "Oceans" was released in 1992 as the fourth single from the band's debut album, Ten (1991).

Remixed versions of the song can be found on the "Even Flow" single and the 2009 Ten reissue.

Vedder on the song: I remember for "Oceans", someone asked me to put change in the parking meter for them.

I remember we were all in the control room listening to the tympani part with the drums muted.

[5] Palmer said, "The reason I used those items was purely because we were so far from a music rental shop and necessity became the mother of invention.

In March 2009, "Oceans" was made available as downloadable content for the Rock Band series as a master track as part of the album Ten.

[9] The full, previously unreleased drum kit that was originally tracked by Dave Krusen was included in this version.

It also features performance footage of the band filmed in Maui, Hawaii at War Memorial Gymnasium.

The video was not released in the United States as the band felt Ten was already too big.

[11] The video clip for "Oceans" can be found on the Touring Band 2000 DVD as one of the Special Features.

"Oceans" was first performed live at the band's May 17, 1991 concert in Seattle, Washington at the Off Ramp Café.