Editing Man of the Hour (section)

==Release and reception==
"Man of the Hour" was released as a single on November 26, 2003, just prior to the release of the film. The single of this song features a demo version of Vedder alone on vocals and guitar as a [[A-side and B-side|B-side]]. The single was made available for purchase through the band's official website as well as through [[Amazon.com]]. It was Pearl Jam's first [[Self-publishing|release without a label]],<ref name="billboard">Cohen, Jonathan. [http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/68294/pearl-jam-reels-in-exclusive-fish "Pearl Jam Reels In 'Exclusive' Fish"]. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. November 6, 2003.</ref> in partnership with Amazon.com.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=478580&highlight= | title=Pearl Jam Joins Amazon.com's Advantage Program to Sell Music Directly to Fans | access-date=2007-07-02 | date=2003-12-17}}</ref>

"Man of the Hour" was nominated for the [[61st Golden Globe Awards|2004]] [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song]], but lost to [[Annie Lennox]]'s "[[Into the West (song)|Into the West]]" from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/nominations/year/2003 |title=Golden Globes Nominations & Winners |publisher=goldenglobes.org |access-date=2008-02-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080201120641/http://www.goldenglobes.org/nominations/year/2003 |archive-date=February 1, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was also nominated for a [[9th Critics' Choice Awards|2003 Broadcast Film Critics Association Award]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfca.org/NomineesWinners.asp |title=BFCA Nominees/Winners |publisher=bfca.org |access-date=2008-02-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080209025732/http://www.bfca.org/NomineesWinners.asp |archive-date=February 9, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and a [[World Soundtrack Awards 2004|2004 World Soundtrack Award]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.worldsoundtrackawards.com/awards.cgi?go=history&category=Best+Original+Song+Written+for+a+Film&year=2004&type= |title=WSA awards |publisher=worldsoundtrackawards.com |access-date=2008-08-02}}</ref>

Heather Phares of [[Allmusic]] said, "Though Burton's quirky, eerie aesthetic would normally be at odds with Pearl Jam's earnestness, the two work well together here, with the song touching on the film's warmth and adding a bit of earthiness to its daydreamy nature."<ref>{{cite web|title=allmusic ((( Big Fish > Review )))|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r672496|pure_url=yes}}|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|author=Phares, Heather|access-date=May 11, 2009}}</ref> Barry Walters of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' said that "the star is the film's end-titles' closer, Pearl Jam's "Man of the Hour", which captures the darkness of ''Big Fish''{{'}}s central Oedipal conflict."<ref name="weisel">Walters, Barry. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090209064141/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/elvispresley/albums/album/300784/review/6211773/big_fish Various Artists: ''Big Fish'']. ''[[Rolling Stone]]''. January 15, 2004. Retrieved on May 11, 2009.</ref> In the [[Audio commentary|director's commentary]] for the DVD release of ''Big Fish'', director Tim Burton raves about the song, calling it "beautiful" and "so right" and noting how well it "matched and mirrored" the film.<ref>{{cite video|title = Big Fish director's commentary|people = Burton, Tim|type= [[DVD]]|time={{time needed|date=October 2023}}|date=2004}}</ref>