'I Am Mine' was the most successful song from Riot Act on the American rock charts. 'I Am Mine' was released as a single in 2002 in various versions with the previously unreleased B-sides 'Down' and 'Undone', both of which can also be found on the compilation album, Lost Dogs (2003), the latter as an alternate version. It's allowed to come out.' At the band's Jshow in New York City at Madison Square Garden, Vedder stated, 'This song’s about personal safety, and the feeling of being secure, and even free.' Release and reception You own it, and you have the freedom for it to come out. At the band's Apshow in New Orleans, Louisiana at the UNO Lakefront Arena, Vedder stated, 'This song is about what's inside you.
The lyrics for 'I Am Mine' tackle existential matters. It wasn't a really tough decision to have that be the starting point for the record. It seems like it has all the elements this band is known for: strong lyrics, strong hook, and a good sense of melody. Vedder said that he wrote the song to 'reassure myself that this is going to be all right.' Composition 'I Am Mine' was written by vocalist Eddie Vedder in a hotel room near Virginia Beach, Virginia before the band's first show after the Roskilde tragedy in 2000.