Chase This Light

Chase This Light
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) Chase This Light (2007) Chase This Light Tour 2008 (2008)
Singles from Chase This Light
"Big Casino" Released: August 28, 2007 "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]
Entertainment Weekly	A[4]
NME	(7/10)[5]
PopMatters	[6]
Rockfeedback	[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]
Slant Magazine	[9]
Spin	(7/10)[10]
Virgin Media	[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

1. "Chase This Light Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
2. Steve Henderson (2007-10-16). "Jimmy Eat World - Chase This Light - Album Review". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
3. Sendra, Tim (2007-10-16). "Chase This Light - Jimmy Eat World". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
4. Andy Greenwald (2007-10-12). "Chase This Light Review | Music Reviews and News". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
5. Daniel Martin (2007-10-19). "NME Album Reviews - Jimmy Eat World - NME.COM". NME. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
6. Andrew Blackie (2007-10-16). "Jimmy Eat World: Chase This Light". PopMatters. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
7. Matt Tomiak (2007-11-14). "Jimmy Eat World - Chase This Light". Rockfeedback. Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
8. Hiatt, Brian (2007-10-18). "Chase This Light : Jimmy Eat World : Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
9. Jonathan Keefe (2007-10-15). "Jimmy Eat World: Chase This Light". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
10. 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.
11. Matt O'Leary (2007-10-15). "Jimmy Eat World: Chase This Light review - Album reviews - Music". Virgin Media. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
12. akatimo (27 May 2012). "Has it really been 6 years?". Go Big Casino. GoBigCasino.net. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
13. Justin Gerber. "Dissected: Jimmy Eat World (with Jim Adkins)". Consequence of Sound. p. 7. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
14. GoBigCasino.net (2004–2012). "FAQ". GoBigCasino.net. GoBigCasino.net. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
15. "New Jimmy Eat World – “Big Casino”". Stereogum. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
16. "New Jimmy Eat World Video – “Big Casino”". Stereogum. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
17. "New Jimmy Eat World Video – “Always Be”". Stereogum. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
18. "Jimmy Eat World’s Chase This Light Album Art". Stereogum. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
19. Katie Hasty, "Springsteen Returns To No. 1 In Slow Sales Week", Billboard.com, October 24, 2007.
20. "Jimmy Eat World – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Jimmy Eat World.
21. "Jimmy Eat World – Chart history" Billboard Top Alternative Albums for Jimmy Eat World.
22. "Jimmy Eat World – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Jimmy Eat World.

External links

• Chase This Light at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)
• Chase This Light at Metacritic