Hard Sun was originally written and performed by Gordon Peterson under the name Indio on the 1989 album Big Harvest. Eddie Vedder, the lead singer of Pearl Jam, covered the song for the soundtrack of the movie Into the Wild in 2007. Vedder came across the song while searching for material for the soundtrack and felt its lyrics aligned with the themes of isolation and connection to nature explored in the film. Vedder’s version received positive at ... See more [+] tention and helped bring more recognition to Petersons original song.