Chase This Light

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Chase This Light
Chasethislight.jpg
Studio album by Jimmy Eat World
Released October 16, 2007
Recorded 2006–2007
Genre Alternative rock, power pop, pop rock, emo
Length 40:18
Label Interscope
Producer Jimmy Eat World, Chris Testa, Butch Vig, John Fields ("Here it Goes")
Jimmy Eat World chronology
Stay on My Side Tonight
(2005)Stay on My Side Tonight2005		 Chase This Light
(2007)		 Chase This Light Tour 2008
(2008)Chase This Light Tour 20082008
Singles from Chase This Light
  1. "Big Casino"
    Released: August 28, 2007
  2. "Always Be"
    Released: December 3, 2007
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic (66/100)[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
AbsolutePunk.net (88%)[2]
Allmusic 3/5 stars[3]
Entertainment Weekly A[4]
NME (7/10)[5]
PopMatters 5/10 stars[6]
Rockfeedback 4/5 stars[7]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars[8]
Slant Magazine 3.5/5 stars[9]
Spin (7/10)[10]
Virgin Media 3/5 stars[11]

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.

Track information

The song "Carry You" originated as a track from Jim Adkins' side project Go Big Casino.[12][13] Jimmy Eat World has recorded other Go Big Casino songs previously like "Hear You Me", "My Sundown", and "Drugs or Me".[14]

"Big Casino", the first single from the album, was released August 28, 2007 for download.[15] The music video was released on October 24.[16] "Always Be" began airing on various radio channels on December 3, 2007, and the music video was released on January 29, 2008.[17]

Release

Album artwork was released on August 29, 2007.[18] Chase This Light was released on October 16, 2007 by Interscope.[18]

The album debuted at number five on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling approximately 62,000 copies in its first week.[19] 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
  • "Be Sensible" (Australia / UK / Germany / Japan / iTunes) – 5:04
  • "Distraction" (Japan / UK/Best Buy US Bonus Download) – 2:58
  • "Open Bar Reception" (Smartpunk/InSound pre-order) – 3:55
  • "Take 'Em as They Come" (Bruce Springsteen cover) (iTunes pre-order) – 3:55
  • "Dizzy" (acoustic) (iTunes) – 4:27
  • "Beautiful Is" (Japan / UK Big Casino single/ Big Casino part 7" vinyl) – 2:30

Personnel

  • Jim Adkins – lead vocals, guitar
  • Tom Linton - guitar, vocals
  • Zach Lind - drums, percussion
  • Rick Burch - bass, vocals
Additional musicians
  • Keith Armstrong – Assistant
  • David Campbell – Conductor, String Arrangements
  • John Fields – Bass, Keyboards
  • Eva Lind – Vocals
  • Stephen Lu – Keyboards
  • Amy Ross – Vocals
Production
  • Davies – Cover Photo
  • John Fields – Producer, Engineer
  • Ross Hogarth – Engineer
  • Ted Jensen – Mastering
  • Jimmy Eat World – Producer, Engineer
  • Chris Lord-Alge – Mixing
  • Chris Testa – Producer, Engineer
  • Butch Vig – Executive Producer
  • Luke Wood – A&R

Chart performance

Chart (2007) Peak position
US Billboard 200[20] 5
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[21] 2
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[22] 3

References

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  19. ↑ Katie Hasty, "Springsteen Returns To No. 1 In Slow Sales Week", Billboard.com, October 24, 2007.
  20. ↑ Template:BillboardEncode/J/chart?f=305 "Jimmy Eat World – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Jimmy Eat World.
  21. ↑ "Template:BillboardEncode/J/chart?f=794 Jimmy Eat World – Chart history" Billboard Top Alternative Albums for Jimmy Eat World.
  22. ↑ "Template:BillboardEncode/J/chart?f=408 Jimmy Eat World – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Jimmy Eat World.

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