Title: Chase This Light Artist: Jimmy Eat World Release Date: 10/16/2007 Label: Geffen, Interscope UPCs: 4988005537188, 602517457676, 0602517475410, 4988005495433, 602517475410, 060251747542, 498800549543 Genre: Rock Styles: Alternative Pop/Rock, Emo-Pop Moods: Earnest, Rollicking, Brooding, Cathartic, Angst-Ridden, Bittersweet, Energetic, Freewheeling, Fun, Literate, Melancholy, Playful, Reflective, Intense, Rousing, Passionate Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 6 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Big Casino
2. Let It Happen
3. Always Be
4. Carry You
5. Electable (Give It Up)
6. Gotta Be Somebody's Blues
7. Feeling Lucky
8. Here It Goes
9. Chase This Light
10. Firefight
11. Dizzy

Year Type Label Catalog # 2007 CD Geffen 1747541 2007 CD Geffen 1747541 2007 CD Interscope 1747542 2007 CD Interscope 000992402 2007 CD Interscope 1153

Chase This Light [Australia] Chase This Light [UK] Chase This Light [Bonus Tracks]

Jimmy Eat World were sitting on top of the emo pop world before the release of their last album, Futures. Its dark, inward-looking, and more mature-sounding songs didn't wreck their career, but the record didn't exactly further it. With Chase This Light, the band returns to the straightforward, hooky, and radio-friendly sound of Bleed American and lightens up some in the lyric department in hopes of recapturing its position in the marketplace. They aren't exactly singing about sunshine and lollipops, mostly love problems and the ills of society, but the cloud of gloom that settled over Futures has lifted. The band is back to following the rough template of Bleed American and the albums that came before it, with a mix of rousing anthems like "Big Casino," "Electable (Give It Up)," and "Feeling Lucky," melancholy rockers with singalong choruses like "Always Be" and "Chase This Light," and sweet ballads like "Carry You" and "Dizzy" (which strangely sounds like an outtake from Def Leppard's Hysteria). Only the moody and dark (with strings) "Gotta Be Somebody's Blues" hints at the mature sound of the last album. Try as they might, Chase This Light isn't as good as Bleed American, Still, it's a pleasant listen and Jim Adkins has a solid knack for writing hooky modern pop songs. ~ Tim Sendra, All Music Guide

Name Credits Amy Ross Vocals Butch Vig Executive Producer Chris Lord-Alge Mixing Chris Testa Engineer, Producer David Campbell String Arrangements, Conductor Davies Cover Photo Eva Lind Vocals Jackson Adkins Vocals Jimmy Eat World Engineer, Producer John Fields Keyboards, Engineer, Bass, Producer Keith Armstrong Assistant Luke Wood A&R Ross Hogarth Engineer Stephen Lu Keyboards Ted Jensen Mastering