Song:The Middle
Album:Kerrang! 3: The Album
The Middle is to date the only top ten hit for Jimmy Eat World in 2001. They are still around but they have bounced around several record companies. I think most music fans remember The Middle but none of their other music. Jimmy Eat World is from Mesa, AZ. Lead singer and guitarist Jim Adkins and drummer Zach Lind were childhood friends. They formed Jimmy Eat World in 1993 with guitarist Tom Linton and bassist Mitch Porter. The band name came from Linton's brothers squabbling and Ed Linton drew brother Jim Linton as a monster eating the world. They released an album on a local label in 1994 and that got them a deal with Capitol Records. Rick Burch replaced Porter. Their 1996 major label debut CD Static Prevails was produced by Drive Like Jeru drummer Mark Trombino. He produced their first three albums. They recorded two albums for Capitol. By the time the 1999 CD Clarity was released, Adkins knew Capitol had lost interest in them and he didn't think the album would be released. It was after Lucky Denver Mint appeared in the Drew Barrymore film Never Been Kissed that Capitol released Clarity. And then they dropped Jimmy Eat World. They recorded the album Bleed American and signed with DreamWorks Records. The Middle reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was certified Platinum. When they weren't able to get Trombino for their next album, they brought in Foo Fighters producer Gil Norton. Meanwhile, DreamWorks was sold to Interscope. The 2006 CD Futures, the 2007 CD Chase This Light and the 2010 CD Invented were on Interscope. They didn't do as well as previous albums and their contract ran out. For the 2013 CD Damages and their latest CD Integrity Blues, they signed with the Canadian label Dine Alone with RCA distribution in the US. Jimmy Eat World will begin touring in July. Bleed American is available but expensive. And The Middle is probably the only song that will interest most fans. You can get it on this 2CD various artists budget comp from the magazine Kerrang!. Here's the video for The Middle by Jimmy Eat World.
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