Search and download from millions of songs and albums. Live concert albums of your favorite band. Learn how to download music. I always believed in futures I hope for better in November I try the same losing lucky numbers It could be a cold night For a lifetime Hey now, you can't keep saying endlessly: My darling, how long until this affects me? Say hello to good times Trade up for the fast ride We close our eyes while the nickel and dime take the streets Completely I always could count on futures; That things will look up And they look up Why is it so hard to find a balance Between living decent The emo label proved difficult to shake throughout the s, even when subsequent albums like Futures and Chase This Light did little to evoke the hard-edged sensitivity of Clarity, but Jimmy Eat World still remained a league above the generation of emocore torch-bearers they helped spawn.
The four musicians joined forces and derived the band's moniker from an argument between Linton's younger brothers, Ed and Jimmy. The two siblings were prone to fighting, with the heavyset Jimmy usually emerging as the victor.
One day, a revengeful Ed resorted to drawing a picture of his heavyset older brother shoving the entire world into his mouth. The caption 'Jimmy Eat World' was printed beneath, and the band deemed it a perfect fit. The band's audience was steadily growing, and Capitol Records responded by signing Jimmy Eat World in mid, when bandleaders Adkins and Linton were only 19 years old.
Porter soon exited the group; Linton's best mate since seventh grade, bassist Rick Burch, was enlisted as a replacement, and the band marked its major-label debut with the release of 's Static Prevails.
Three years passed; by , Jimmy Eat World had officially transformed themselves into an emo outfit with the release of their intricate sophomore album, Clarity.
The record marked Adkins' first time as the group's lead singer and principal songwriter, two roles that Linton had previously handled. Unfortunately, Capitol Records had also experienced some significant changes, ultimately culminating in the departure of president Gary Gersh -- the same man who signed Jimmy Eat World in Capitol's new management balked at Clarity's sensitive sound and started to shelve the album; it wasn't until several key radio stations including L.
Jimmy Eat World's fan base continued to grow, but their relationship with Capitol progressively soured. After the label shelved the band's third LP, Jimmy Eat World decided to leave the label, and Capitol was happy to let them go. Meanwhile, Jimmy Eat World's music was attracting an audience overseas, where Clarity had become a hit in countries like Germany. The band responded by financing and promoting a tour throughout the European continent. Singles, a collection of unreleased B-sides and rarities, was released that same year on the independent label Big Wheel Recreation.
A split EP with Australian rockers Jebediah was also released, and the band scraped together the profits from those ventures before entering the studio to record Bleed American whose title would later be changed to Jimmy Eat World after the events of September 11, Enlisting the help of Clarity's producer, Mark Trombino, the band independently created the record that would effectively launch their high-profile careers.
Jimmy Eat World then used the completed product to land a contract with Dreamworks, who released the album in July Featuring a video filled with scantily clad teenagers, the song also enjoyed heavy exposure on MTV, where a younger audience latched onto the band's summery appeal.
A year after its release, Jimmy Eat World was still a fixture on the Billboard charts and modern rock radio. A third single, 'Sweetness,' was released in summer , and 'A Praise Chorus' followed soon after, allowing the album to go platinum.
After the Dreamworks label closed its doors in January , Jimmy Eat World shifted their operations over to Interscope for the release of their fifth album.
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