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| Name = Jimmy Eat World
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| Img_capt = Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World performing at the [[9:30 Club]] in Washington, D.C.
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| Origin = [[Mesa, Arizona|Mesa]], [[Arizona]], [[United States]]
| Genre = [[Alternative rock]]<br />[[Pop punk]]<ref name="amg">{{cite web | url=http://wm03.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:dbfwxqegldfe~T1 | title=Biography - Jimmy Eat World | work=[[Allmusic]] | last=Leahey | first=Andrew | accessdate = October 24 | accessyear=2007 }}</ref><br />[[Power pop]]<ref name="amg">{{cite web | url=http://wm03.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:dbfwxqegldfe~T1 | title=Biography - Jimmy Eat World | work=[[Allmusic]] | last=Leahey | first=Andrew | accessdate = October 24 | accessyear=2007 }}</ref><br />[[Emo]] (early)<ref name="rollingstone">{{cite web | url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/jimmyeatworld/biography | title=Jimmy Eat World: Biography : Rolling Stone | last=Ryan | first=Chris | work=[[Rolling Stone]] | accessdate = October 24 | accessyear=2007 }}</ref><ref name="villagevoice">{{cite web | url=http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0743,wood,78145,22.html | title=Emo "Elder" Statesmen Jimmy Eat World and Thrice by Mikael Wood | date=October 23 | work=[[The Village Voice]] | last=Wood | first=Mikael | accessdate = October 24 | accessyear=2007 }}</ref><ref name="amg" /><ref name="nytimes">{{cite web | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/14/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/14njCOVER.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin | title=Finding Emo | work=[[The New York Times]] | last=La Gorce | first=Tommy | date=[[August 14]], [[2005]] | accessdate = October 24 | accessyear=2007 }}</ref>
| Years_active = 1993 – present
| Label = [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] (2003-present)<br>[[DreamWorks Records|DreamWorks]] (2001-2003)<br>[[Capitol Records|Capitol]] (1995-2001)
| Associated_acts =
| URL = [http://www.jimmyeatworld.com/ Official website]
| Current_members = [[Jim Adkins]]<br>[[Tom Linton]]<br>[[Rick Burch]]<br>[[Zach Lind]]
| Past_members = [[Mitch Porter]]
}}
'''Jimmy Eat World''' is an [[United States|American]] [[alternative rock]] band from [[Mesa, Arizona|Mesa]], [[Arizona]], formed in [[1993 in music|1993]].
==History==
===Formation and origin of name===
Jimmy Eat World formed in [[Mesa, Arizona|Mesa]], [[Arizona]] in 1993. Singer/guitarist [[Jim Adkins]] and drummer [[Zach Lind]], who had been friends since kindergarten, joined with guitarist [[Tom Linton]] and bass player [[Mitch Porter]] to try their hand at music. In its early years, the band emulated the style of its punk-rock influences, with Linton serving as the band's primary singer. Within the span of a couple of years, the band recorded and released three singles and a full-length on local label Wooden Blue Records.
The band's name came from a crayon drawing made after an incident between Linton's younger brothers, Jim and Ed, who fought frequently. Jim usually won, but Ed got his revenge by drawing a picture of Jim shoving the Earth into his mouth; the picture bore the caption "Jimmy eat world".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chrisblackburn.com/articles/0001.php |title=Interview: Tom Linton of Jimmy Eat World |publisher=ChrisBlackburn.com |last=Blackburn |first=Chris |year=1999 |month=April |accessdate = 2007-03-03}} Linton: "Actually, it's a picture that my little brother drew ... probably five years ago. My brother Jim beat up my younger brother Ed, and Jim ran into his room and locked his door, and Ed drew this picture that said "Jimmy Eat World", and it was a picture of him eating the world."</ref>
===''Static Prevails''===
Eventually, spurred by bands such as [[Fugazi (band)|Fugazi]] and [[Sunny Day Real Estate]], the band began to experiment with [[hardcore punk]]. As they began writing songs and touring in the [[Indie (music)|indie]] scene, the band encountered like-minded bands such as [[Christie Front Drive]], [[Sense Field]], and [[Seven Storey Mountain]] working on similar sounds.
As the band continued touring, it began to attract modest attention in the indie underground. In 1995, the band caught the ears of a talent scout at [[Capitol Records]] and was offered a deal shortly thereafter.<ref name="mehr">Mehr, Bob. [http://bestof.phoenixnewtimes.com/2001-09-27/news/brave-new-world/ "Brave New World"]. ''Phoenix New Times''. [[September 21]] [[2001]].</ref> Just prior to signing with Capitol, bass player Mitch Porter parted ways with the band and was replaced by Linton's friend [[Rick Burch]]. After a brief scouting for producers, the band joined up with [[Drive Like Jehu]] drummer [[Mark Trombino]] to record its major-label debut, ''[[Static Prevails]]''.
In the ensuing years, the band was allowed to release singles on independent labels, including split 7-inch's with [[Christie Front Drive]], [[Jejune (band)|Jejune]], [[Sense Field]], and [[Mineral (band)|Mineral]]. Where most major-label bands were ostracized from the underground as "sell-outs," Jimmy Eat World found itself in a unique position as a major label band embraced by the indie community.
===''Clarity''===
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In 1998, the band entered the studio (again with Mark Trombino) to record its follow-up, titled ''[[Clarity (album)|Clarity]]''. The band delivered the completed album to the label mid-way through the year, but found itself out of favor with the new label heads at Capitol, who shelved the album to focus on more popular acts.<ref name="mehr" /> As a way to help promote what had been recorded, the band negotiated with Capitol to release a self-titled EP on indie-label [[Fueled by Ramen]] (run by labelmates [[Less Than Jake]]) containing two songs from ''Clarity'' and three b-sides. The band sent the EP to several key alternative stations, including Los Angeles' [[KROQ-FM|KROQ]], in the hopes that they might give the songs some airplay. To its surprise, several of the stations added lead single "Lucky Denver Mint" to regular rotation. Lind recalled in 2001, "It's sad to say, but when 'Lucky Denver Mint' got played on KROQ, it was probably the first time a lot of people at Capitol had heard us."<ref name="mehr" /> Capitol reacted to the response at radio by scheduling the full album for release in February 1999.
On the subsequent tour for ''Clarity'', the band was surprised to find itself playing to larger and larger crowds.<ref>Blackburn, Chris. "Q: Have you seen an increase in fans this tour? Linton: Yeah, definitely. It's been really, really crazy. A lot more than we expected. Like in Austin, Texas - get up on stage and play in front of like 700 people - not even expecting it."</ref> The band began to receive much more attention from its label, who released a video for "Lucky Denver Mint" and featured the song on the label's soundtrack to the movie ''[[Never Been Kissed]]''. However, the label's enthusiasm was short-lived. Plans to release "Blister" as a single were axed, and the band was dropped by the label by the end of the year. As Lind related in 2002, "I think that it was a case of us not being ready to be on a major label and them not being ready to promote us. Capitol was just sort of the wrong place at the wrong time."<ref>Seigel, Steven. [http://www.tucsonweekly.com/gbase/Music/Content?oid=45041 "All You Can Eat"]. ''Tucson Weekly''. [[February 14]] [[2002]].</ref>
Despite their lack of a label, the band decided that they wanted to push into Europe. The band purchased copies of ''Clarity'' at cost from Capitol and shipped them to stores in Europe. Upon arriving in Germany for a short European tour, the band was surprised to find a packed house waiting, despite the band not having a European label. Having already cut ties with their management, the band used the experience as motivation to start working for themselves to build an audience.<ref name="mehr" />
===''Bleed American''===
[[Image:BleedAmerican.gif|thumb|left|[[Bleed American]] original album art, before the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]]]]
The band decided to record its next album without the help of a label, supporting itself with touring and by compiling its previously-released singles into ''[[Singles (Jimmy Eat World album)|Singles]]'', which was released on indie label [[Big Wheel Recreation]]. The band also took on day jobs, saving as much as they could to spend on the sessions.<ref>Mehr, Bob. "In between tightly budgeted tours, Linton worked construction, while Adkins sold art supplies, Burch shipped auto parts and Lind shuttled customers at a car dealership."</ref> The band worked for a third time with Trombino, who agreed to defer payment until after the album's release in order to keep costs down.<ref>Seigel, Steven. [http://www.tucsonweekly.com/gbase/Music/Content?oid=62054 "Jimmy Eat World"]. ''Tucson Weekly''. [[October 21]] [[2004]].</ref>
The finished album was titled ''[[Bleed American]]''. Joining with Gersh's new management company, GAS Entertainment, the band scouted for a new label. The result was a short bidding war, with interest coming from several major labels, including Capitol Records.<ref name="mehr" /> The band eventually signed with [[DreamWorks Records|DreamWorks]]. The completed album was released in July 2001 with the title track (titled "Salt Sweat Sugar" in the UK) as the lead single. (Following the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]], the band decided to re-issue the album as ''Jimmy Eat World'' out of concern that the title ''Bleed American'' might be misinterpreted.<ref>Hancock, Todd. "Jimmy Eat World's Jim and Tom Vs Todd Hancock". CFOX. [[October 30]] [[2007]]. Adkins: "It was something that we decided around September 14 that we wanted to do. ... We wanted people to listen to the record with as unbiased a viewpoint as they can bring into it so they could make the songs what they will for themselves and we just felt like that maybe the album title would get in the way of that."</ref>)
The album's second single, "[[The Middle]]", became the band's biggest single to date, reaching #5 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] chart. The video for the song received significant airplay on MTV, including on ''[[Total Request Live]]''.
In 2008 the album was re-released as a deluxe edition and renamed to its original title, ''[[Bleed American]]'', containing 32 tracks overall, the original 11 and 21 bonus tracks, which are live versions of consisting songs, demos and b-sides. The in 2007 recorded new version of "[[Your House]]" is also on the album, a complete tracklist can be found [http://somuchsilence.com/?p=1083 here].
===''Futures''===
After lengthy touring in support of ''Bleed American'', the band regrouped to work on the follow-up in early 2004. Once again, the band joined up with Trombino, but the collaboration was short-lived. As the sessions began, the band decided that they didn't have enough material for a cohesive album. The band's desire to spend more time writing songs conflicted with Trombino's availability, as he already had other projects on his schedule.<ref name="henderson">Henderson, Steve. [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=258417 "Jimmy Eat World - 07.27.07"]. AbsolutePunk.net. [[August 10]] [[2007]].</ref>
Instead, the band brought in producer [[Gil Norton]], well-known for his work with the [[Pixies (band)|Pixies]] and the [[Foo Fighters]]. Lind explained in 2007, "After we left the studio with Trombino, we came up with 'Polaris', 'Work', 'Pain', [and] '23' – the songs that really gave ''Futures'' its heartbeat."<ref name="henderson" /> ''[[Futures (album)|Futures]]'' was released in October 2004, with "Pain" serving as the lead single. (By this time, Dreamworks had been acquired by [[Interscope Records]].)
Subsequent months saw the release of "Work" and the title track as singles. Having already toured the U.S. alone and with [[Taking Back Sunday]], the band signed on to tour in 2005 with [[Green Day]]. In September 2005, the band released the ''[[Stay on My Side Tonight]]'' EP, which contained reworked versions of demos recorded with producer [[Mark Trombino]] that were not used for the album.<ref name="henderson" />
===''Chase This Light''===
After its tour, Jimmy Eat World headed home to Tempe and started working on material for a sixth album. The band decided to self-produce the album, enlisting Chris Testa ([[Dixie Chicks]]) and John Fields ([[Switchfoot]], [[Mandy Moore]]) as co-producers and [[Butch Vig]] ([[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], [[The Smashing Pumpkins]]) as executive producer. As Burch explained to the ''St. Petersburg Times'', "[Vig's] role wasn't in the studio everyday. We would send Butch samples of what we were doing every couple of days."<ref>Giambalvo, Carole. [http://www.sptimes.com/2007/11/30/Music/Jimmy_Eat_World_not_s.shtml "Music: Jimmy Eat World"]. ''St. Petersburg Times''. [[November 30]] [[2007]].</ref> ''[[Chase This Light]]'' was released in October 2007, with "[[Big Casino]]" as the lead single. "[[Always Be]]" was the next single off the album, released in December 2007.
Jimmy Eat World revealed to Gigwise at Download festival in the UK (13th June 2008) that they would be headed into their home studio during summer (2008) to start work on their next album. <ref>http://www.gigwise.com/news/43950/exclusive-jimmy-eat-world-announce-new-album-details</ref>. They also indicated in the same interview that when their current contract expires with Interscope, they might look into self releasing. They currently have one more album to release on the Interscope contract.
==Band members==
===Current line-up===
*[[Jim Adkins]] - [[singer|vocals]], [[guitar]]
*[[Tom Linton]] - guitar, vocals
*[[Rick Burch]] - [[bass guitar]]
*[[Zach Lind]] - [[Drum kit|drums]], [[Percussion instrument|percussion]]
===Past members===
*[[Mitch Porter]]
==Discography==
{{Main|Jimmy Eat World discography}}
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* 1994 - ''[[Jimmy Eat World (1994 album)|Jimmy Eat World]]''
* 1996 - ''[[Static Prevails]]''
* 1999 - ''[[Clarity (album)|Clarity]]''
* 2001 - ''[[Bleed American]]'' <small>(retitled ''Jimmy Eat World'' after [[September 11, 2001]], re-released in 2008 as "Bleed American Deluxe Edition")</small>
* 2004 - ''[[Futures (album)|Futures]]''
* 2007 - ''[[Chase This Light]]''
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.jimmyeatworld.com Official web site]
*{{MySpace|jimmyeatworld|Jimmy Eat World}}
*{{Last.fm}}
*[http://www.interscope.com/artist/default.aspx/aid/438/ Interscope Records Profile]
*[http://www.jimmy-eat-world.com Official Jimmy Eat World Fansite]
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