Chase This Light

Chase This Light
Studio album by Jimmy Eat World
Released October 16, 2007
Recorded July 2006 – June 2007
Genre
Length 40:18
Label Interscope
Producer
Jimmy Eat World chronology
Stay on My Side Tonight
(2005)		 Chase This Light
(2007)		 Chase This Light Tour 2008
(2008)
Singles from Chase This Light
  1. "Big Casino"
    Released: August 28, 2007
  2. "Always Be"
    Released: December 3, 2007

Chase This Light is the sixth studio album by American alternative rock band Jimmy Eat World, released on October 16, 2007 through Interscope. The album was executive produced by Butch Vig.

Recording

Recording for Chase This Light began in July 2006 with producer Butch Vig. In June 2007, it was announced that the album was being mixed by Chris Lord-Alge.[1]

Track information

The song "Carry You" originated as a track from Jim Adkins' side project Go Big Casino.[2][3] Jimmy Eat World has recorded other Go Big Casino songs previously like "Hear You Me", "My Sundown", and "Drugs or Me".[4]

Release

In July 2007, the band went on a tour of the U.S., before doing several shows in South Africa as well as appearing at several festival dates in Europe the following month.[5] "Big Casino", the first single from the album, was released August 28 for download.[6] The album's artwork was released the following day.[7] Chase This Light was released on October 16 through Interscope.[7] A music video was released for "Big Casino" on October 24.[8] "Always Be" began airing on various radio channels on December 3, 2007, A music video for "Always Be" was released on January 29, 2008.[9] "Let It Happen" was released to radio on April 8.[10]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(66/100)[11]
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk.net(88%)[12]
Allmusic[13]
Entertainment WeeklyA[14]
NME(7/10)[15]
PopMatters[16]
Rockfeedback[17]
Rolling Stone[18]
Slant Magazine[19]
Spin(7/10)[20]
Virgin Media[21]

The album debuted at number five on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling approximately 62,000 copies in its first week.[22] It also sold 78,000 worldwide. As of July 2008, the album has sold approximately 320,000 copies worldwide, and, as of September 2010, the album has sold 225,000 copies in the United States (US).

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Jimmy Eat World.

  1. "Big Casino" – 3:40
  2. "Let It Happen" – 3:25
  3. "Always Be" – 3:04
  4. "Carry You" – 4:22
  5. "Electable (Give It Up)" – 2:56
  6. "Gotta Be Somebody's Blues" – 4:46
  7. "Feeling Lucky" – 2:32
  8. "Here It Goes" – 3:26
  9. "Chase This Light" – 3:29
  10. "Firefight" – 3:53
  11. "Dizzy" – 4:46
Bonus tracks

Personnel

Additional musicians
Production

Chart performance

Chart (2007) Peak position
US Billboard 200[23] 5
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[24] 2
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[25] 3

References

  1. ↑ "Jimmy Eat World title new album, begin mixing". Alternative Press. June 5, 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
  2. ↑ akatimo (May 27, 2012). "Has it really been 6 years?". Go Big Casino. GoBigCasino.net. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  3. ↑ Justin Gerber. "Dissected: Jimmy Eat World (with Jim Adkins)". Consequence of Sound. p. 7. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  4. ↑ GoBigCasino.net (2004–2012). "FAQ". GoBigCasino.net. GoBigCasino.net. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Jimmy Eat World announce touring plans". Alternative Press. July 11, 2007. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  6. ↑ "New Jimmy Eat World – "Big Casino"". Stereogum. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Jimmy Eat World's Chase This Light Album Art". Stereogum. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  8. ↑ "New Jimmy Eat World Video – "Big Casino"". Stereogum. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  9. ↑ "New Jimmy Eat World Video – "Always Be"". Stereogum. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  10. ↑ "AllAccess.com Alternative eWeekly". AllAccess. April 1, 2008. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Chase This Light Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
  12. ↑ Steve Henderson (2007-10-16). "Jimmy Eat World - Chase This Light - Album Review". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
  13. ↑ Sendra, Tim (2007-10-16). "Chase This Light - Jimmy Eat World". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
  14. ↑ Andy Greenwald (2007-10-12). "Chase This Light Review | Music Reviews and News". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
  15. ↑ Daniel Martin (2007-10-19). "NME Album Reviews - Jimmy Eat World - NME.COM". NME. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
  16. ↑ Andrew Blackie (2007-10-16). "Jimmy Eat World: Chase This Light". PopMatters. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
  17. ↑ Matt Tomiak (November 14, 2007). "Jimmy Eat World - Chase This Light". Rockfeedback. Archived from the original on February 10, 2009. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
  18. ↑ Hiatt, Brian (October 18, 2007). "Chase This Light : Jimmy Eat World : Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
  19. ↑ Jonathan Keefe (2007-10-15). "Jimmy Eat World: Chase This Light". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
  20. ↑ Andrew Beaujon (2007-11-01). "Jimmy Eat World, 'Chase This Light' (Interscope)". Spin. Archived from the original on June 16, 2009. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
  21. ↑ Matt O'Leary (2007-10-15). "Jimmy Eat World: Chase This Light review - Album reviews - Music". Virgin Media. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
  22. ↑ Katie Hasty, "Springsteen Returns To No. 1 In Slow Sales Week", Billboard.com, October 24, 2007.
  23. ↑ "Jimmy Eat World – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Jimmy Eat World.
  24. ↑ "Jimmy Eat World – Chart history" Billboard Top Alternative Albums for Jimmy Eat World.
  25. ↑ "Jimmy Eat World – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Jimmy Eat World.

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