Jimmy Eat World

Jimmy Eat World is an American alternative rock band comprised of lead vocalist and guitarist Jim Adkins, guitarist and backing vocalist Tom Linton, bassist Rick Burch and drummer Zach Lind.

Jimmy Eat World released their debut EP, One, Two, Three, Four, in 1994. Their debut self-titled studio album, Jimmy Eat World, was released later that year. The group created a series of split releases with other bands, including Less Than Jake, Sense Field and Mineral.

They released Static Prevails in 1996 followed by their third album, Clarity, in 1999, which peaked at number 47 in the German Singles Chart and number 30 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.

The band's commercial breakthrough came with the successful release of several singles from their fourth album, Bleed American, in 2001. Four singles charted within the top 20 of the Hot Modern Rock Tracks, "The Middle" peaked at number one and "Sweetness" at number two. "The Middle" also peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. Bleed American was certified platinum in Canada and United States and silver in the United Kingdom.

Jimmy Eat World released Futures, in 2004, which was their first top ten album on the Billboard 200. It featured the single "Pain", their second number one on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart and only single to be certified gold in the US. The band's sixth album, Chase This Light, was released in 2007. It became the band's highest peaking album, at number five on the Billboard 200.

Their seventh studio album, Invented, was released in September 2010 which included the single "My Best Theory".

Jimmy Eat World will begin recording their next album around the end of August.