Chase This Light

Jimmy Eat World released their fifth album Futures in October 2004.{{cite web|url=http://www.punknews.org/article/10518/interviews-jimmy-eat-world|title=Interviews: Jimmy Eat World|date=October 16, 2004 |publisher=Punknews.org|accessdate=May 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924083227/http://www.punknews.org/article/10518/interviews-jimmy-eat-world|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=live}} It charted at number 6 on the US Billboard 200,{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1493138/rod-rules-nellys-suit-steps-up-usher-slips-down-billboard-albums-chart/|title=Rod Rules, Nelly's Suit Steps Up, Usher Slips Down Billboard Albums Chart|publisher=MTV|author=D'Angelo, Joe|date=October 27, 2004|access-date=May 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610202259/http://www.mtv.com/news/1493138/rod-rules-nellys-suit-steps-up-usher-slips-down-billboard-albums-chart/|archive-date=June 10, 2015|url-status=dead}} and would later be certified gold in the US by the RIAA.{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Jimmy%20Eat%20World&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25|title=RIAA - Gold & Platinum search results: Jimmy Eat World|publisher=Recording Industry Association of America|accessdate=2009-03-18|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6BmTlL5Nd?url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Jimmy%20Eat%20World&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aS|archivedate=2012-10-29}} The album was promoted with headlining stints in the US, Europe and Japan, followed by a co-headlining US tour with Taking Back Sunday, and a support slot for Green Day in the UK and the US, leading into October 2005.Tours:

• US headliner: {{cite web|url=http://www.jimmyeatworld.com:80/tour/index.asp|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041010090109/http://www.jimmyeatworld.com/tour/index.asp|title=Tour|publisher=Jimmy Eat World|archivedate=October 10, 2004|accessdate=May 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}
• Europe tour: {{cite web|url=http://www.jimmyeatworld.com/tour/index.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050107014945/http://www.jimmyeatworld.com/tour/index.html|title=Tour|publisher=Jimmy Eat World|archivedate=January 7, 2005|accessdate=May 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}
• Japan tour and Green Day UK tour: {{cite web|url=http://www.jimmyeatworld.com/tour/index.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050403010936/http://www.jimmyeatworld.com/tour/index.html|title=Tour|publisher=Jimmy Eat World|archivedate=April 3, 2005|accessdate=May 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}
• Co-headliner with Taking Back Sunday: {{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/64211/jimmy-eat-world-taking-back-sunday-to-tour|title=Jimmy Eat World, Taking Back Sunday To Tour|magazine=Billboard|date=February 7, 2005|accessdate=July 12, 2016|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910084820/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/64211/jimmy-eat-world-taking-back-sunday-to-tour|archivedate=September 10, 2016}}
• Green Day US tour: {{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2005/05/jimmy-eat-world-green-day-announce-summer-tour/|title=Jimmy Eat World, Green Day Announce Summer Tour|work=Spin|author=Spin Staff|date=May 9, 2005|accessdate=May 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200209063700/https://www.spin.com/2005/05/jimmy-eat-world-green-day-announce-summer-tour/|archive-date=February 9, 2020|url-status=live}}

That same month, outtakes from the Futures sessions were released as part of the Stay on My Side Tonight EP.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/stay-on-my-side-tonight-mw0000642132|title=Stay on My Side Tonight - Jimmy Eat World {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=September 26, 2020|archive-date=July 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705173630/https://www.allmusic.com/album/stay-on-my-side-tonight-mw0000642132|url-status=live}} Following the EP's release, vocalist/guitarist Jim Adkins revealed they were working on new songs. In December, the band supported Green Day on an Australian tour.{{cite web|url=http://fasterlouder.junkee.com/green-day-are-coming-back-for-more/774818|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227124930/http://fasterlouder.junkee.com/green-day-are-coming-back-for-more/774818|title=Green Day Are Coming Back For More!|work=FasterLouder|author=Biles, Joanne|date=September 15, 2005|archivedate=February 27, 2018|url-status=dead|accessdate=May 12, 2020}} In January 2006, drummer Zach Lind said the band resumed work on new material, and by February they had seven demos.{{cite web|url=http://bbs.jimmyeatworld.com:80/blog/index.php?varDay=all|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012192957/http://bbs.jimmyeatworld.com/blog/index.php?varDay=all|title=Band Blog|publisher=Jimmy Eat World|archivedate=October 12, 2007|accessdate=September 27, 2020|url-status=dead}} Recording for Chase This Light began in August 2006, the band entered the studio with 17 songs.{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_1050|title=Jimmy Eat World recording new album with Butch Vig|work=Alternative Press|date=July 24, 2006|accessdate=September 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307161544/http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_1050|archive-date=March 7, 2018|url-status=dead}}

Despite initial reporting that said Butch Vig would travel from Madison, Wisconsin to work with the band in Tempe, Arizona,{{cite web|url=http://www.chartattack.com/news/2006/07/25/jimmy-eat-world-in-partnership-with-butch-vig/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301234750/http://www.chartattack.com/news/2006/07/25/jimmy-eat-world-in-partnership-with-butch-vig/|title=Jimmy Eat World In Partnership With Butch Vig|work=Chart Attack|date=July 25, 2006|archivedate=March 1, 2018|url-status=usurped|accessdate=September 24, 2020}} he ended up in a consultant-esque role. Sessions were held at Unit 2 in Tempe with engineer Chris Testa; the band handled additional recording. Ross Hogarth and Fields did additional engineering at Seedy Underbelly in Los Angeles, California. A string session was held at Conway Studios in Los Angeles for "Gotta Be Somebody's Blues", arranged and conducted by David Campbell. Vig appeared a few times in person throughout the sessions, while the group mainly worked with Testa. The band posted material on a website for Vig to listen to and provided feedback on.{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=258417|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130111205849/http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=258417|title=Jimmy Eat World - 07.27.07|work=AbsolutePunk|author=Henderson, Steve|date=August 10, 2007|archivedate=January 11, 2013|accessdate=September 24, 2020}} Subsequently, the band and Testa earned a split producer credit; John Fields co-produced "Here It Goes" and did additional production on "Big Casino", "Let It Happen", "Always Be", "Electable (Give It Up)", "Feeling Lucky" and "Dizzy".

Recording lasted for three weeks until late August, when the band took a break to play shows in the US and Europe. Sessions recommenced on September 4 and lasted until October. Further recording took place in December, when they recorded Amy Ross of Nowhere Man and a Whiskey Girl doing vocals. The band took a break around the Christmas period to write additional songs, and recorded more material during a few weeks in March 2007. Following this, the band embarked on a European tour, which concluded in May. The sessions finished later in the month,{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/23926/jimmy-eat-world-completes-album|title=Jimmy Eat World completes album|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=May 30, 2007|accessdate=September 24, 2020|archive-date=October 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003082149/https://www.punknews.org/article/23926/jimmy-eat-world-completes-album|url-status=live}} with mixing being done by Chris Lord-Alge the following month{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_2131|title=Jimmy Eat World title new album, begin mixing|work=Alternative Press|date=June 5, 2007|accessdate=August 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828101740/http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_2131|archive-date=August 28, 2016|url-status=dead}} at Resonate Music in Burbank California with assistance from Keith Armstrong. Ted Jensen mastered the final recordings at Sterling Sound in New York City. Linton would later remark that they "might have gone a little bit too crazy on some of the production parts, like as far as adding more vocals and keyboard parts."{{cite web|url=http://www.theaquarian.com/2011/06/01/interview-with-tom-linton-from-jimmy-eat-world-re-invented/|title=Interview with Tom Linton from Jimmy Eat World: Re-Invented|work=The Aquarian Weekly|author=Fiorletta, Alicia|date=June 1, 2011|accessdate=September 24, 2020|archive-date=March 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307161611/http://www.theaquarian.com/2011/06/01/interview-with-tom-linton-from-jimmy-eat-world-re-invented/|url-status=live}}

Musically, the sound of Chase This Light has been described as pop punk,{{cite web|url=http://www.chartattack.com/news/2007/10/23/jimmy-eat-world/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301234549/http://www.chartattack.com/news/2007/10/23/jimmy-eat-world/|title=Jimmy Eat World — Chase This Light|work=Chart Attack|date=October 23, 2007|archivedate=March 1, 2018|url-status=usurped|accessdate=September 24, 2020}} pop rock{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/jimmy-eat-world-chase-this-light-1798203175|title=Jimmy Eat World: Chase This Light|work=The A.V. Club|author=Ryan, Kyle|date=October 16, 2007|access-date=September 24, 2020|archive-date=November 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191123192745/https://music.avclub.com/jimmy-eat-world-chase-this-light-1798203175|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/13871/Jimmy-Eat-World-Chase-This-Light/|title=Jimmy Eat World - Chase This Light (album review 6)|publisher=Sputnikmusic|author=FlawedPerfection|date=October 16, 2007|accessdate=September 26, 2020|archive-date=February 2, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130202215738/http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/13871/Jimmy-Eat-World-Chase-This-Light/|url-status=live}} and power pop,{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/25785/Jimmy-Eat-World-Chase-This-Light/|title=Jimmy Eat World - Chase This Light (album review 3)|publisher=Sputnikmusic|author=DaveyBoy|date=May 28, 2008|accessdate=September 26, 2020}} with influence from pop, moving away from the emo style of their earlier work. Adkins and Linton's guitar work earned comparisons to early 1980s rock acts, such as the Outfield and U2. In contrast to Futures darker sound, Chase This Light was more melodic and upbeat. The opening song "Big Casino" channeled "When You Were Young" by the Killers. Adkins referred to it as a "loser anthem" for people who burn-out and desire success. He got the title phrase from a short story by Richard Ford where two of the characters are talking and one of them says "He's big casino."Jimmy Eat World 2020, event occurs at 0:49–1:01 The pop punk number "Let It Happen" is aided by additional vocals from Ross. Adkins wrote it as a "feigning strength as a defense"-type track. "Always Be" utilizes finger snaps and handclaps; its melody was compared to the Shins and Shout Out Louds. It discuses co-dependency, alongside exploited weaknesses.

"Carry You" originated as a track from Adkins' side project Go Big Casino.{{cite web|author=Justin Gerber|url=https://consequence.net/2013/06/dissected-jimmy-eat-world-with-jim-adkins/7/|title=Dissected: Jimmy Eat World (with Jim Adkins)|work=Consequence of Sound|page=7|accessdate=May 10, 2015|archive-date=January 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116212522/https://consequence.net/2013/06/dissected-jimmy-eat-world-with-jim-adkins/7/|url-status=live}} Its acoustic guitars evoked the Futures song "Kill"; Fields contributes keyboard. Talking about the song, Adkins said that with "distance and time, it becomes easier to invent qualities that may not have existed in a relationship." "Electable (Give It Up)" is a political punk track that uses synthesizers in the vein of the Killers. Adkins wrote it in anger in regards to the "lack of intelligent political discourse in America." The song features additional vocals from Ross, Finn and Jackson Adkins, and Ava Lind, as well as additional bass from Fields. "Gotta Be Somebody's Blues" is a dark song with strings that returned to the sound of Futures. The track talked about apathy and defending one's own beliefs.

The tambourine-enhanced power pop song "Feeling Lucky" recalled "That Thing You Do!" by the Wonders, and the All-American Rejects.{{cite web|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/jimmy-eat-world/chase-this-light.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071220024324/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/jimmy-eat-world/chase-this-light.htm|title=Jimmy Eat World - Chase This Light - Review|work=Stylus Magazine|author=Cohen, Ian|date=October 18, 2007|archivedate=December 20, 2007|accessdate=September 24, 2020|url-status=live}} Adkins said it was "[a]nother loser anthem" about a bar fight. "Here It Goes", which features handclaps, manipulated vocals, synthesizers and dance beats. Ross added additional vocals, and Fields provided keyboard to it. It talks about not losing focus on what is important to a person. Adkins said "Chase This Light" is about being "self-aware in the middle of a special experience", with the chase part being about "trying to find that feeling of discovery." It echoes the melancholic atmosphere of "Work" from Futures and "For Me This Is Heaven" from their third studio album Clarity (1999).{{cite web|url=https://soundthesirens.com/jimmy-eat-world-chase-this-light/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306140243/https://soundthesirens.com/jimmy-eat-world-chase-this-light/|title=Jimmy Eat World – Chase This Light|publisher=Soundthesirens|author=Ho, Billy|date=October 17, 2007|archivedate=March 6, 2021|accessdate=December 21, 2021|url-status=live}} "Firefight" was reminiscent of the band's early records with its punk rock and post-hardcore guitars; it talks about new things coming across as important. "Dizzy" is stylistically similar to Hysteria (19)-era Def Lappard, as well as "My Sundown" from their fourth studio album Bleed American (2001), and includes keyboard from Fields and Stephen Lu. "Dizzy" is about awkwardness between two individuals when dealing with their past. After finishing the album, the group felt that by having two slow tracks would alter the album's dynamic; as a result, "Gotta Be Somebody's Blues" remained, while "Be Sensible" became a bonus track.{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/features/the_15_best_jimmy_eat_world_songs/|title=The 15 best Jimmy Eat World songs|work=Alternative Press|author=Slessor, Dan|date=May 22, 2015|accessdate=October 7, 2020}} The latter comes across as a more melodic iteration of "Hear You Me", a track from Bleed American.{{cite web|url=https://www.laut.de/Jimmy-Eat-World/Alben/Chase-This-Light-23435|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104215226/https://www.laut.de/Jimmy-Eat-World/Alben/Chase-This-Light-23435|title=Chase This Light|publisher=laut.de|author=Reichert, Daniela|archivedate=November 4, 2021|accessdate=November 4, 2021|language=de}}

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In July 2007, the band went on a tour of the US, before doing several shows in South Africa as well as appearing at several festival dates in Europe the following month.{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_2295|title=Jimmy Eat World announce touring plans|work=Alternative Press|date=July 11, 2007|accessdate=August 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828234349/http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_2295|archive-date=August 28, 2016|url-status=dead}} On July 30, Chase This Light was announced for release in three months' time; the track listing was posted on August 15.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/25098/jimmy-eat-world-promises-both-angular-razor-sharp-and-dreamy-new-album|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530173332/https://www.punknews.org/article/25098/jimmy-eat-world-promises-both-angular-razor-sharp-and-dreamy-new-album|title=Jimmy Eat World promises both 'angular, razor-sharp' and 'dreamy' new album|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=August 15, 2007|archivedate=May 30, 2022|access-date=May 30, 2022}} "Big Casino", the first single from the album, was released August 28 for download.{{cite web|url=http://www.stereogum.com/6257/new_jimmy_eat_world_big_casino/video/|title=New Jimmy Eat World – "Big Casino"|work=Stereogum|date=August 28, 2007|accessdate=May 15, 2015|archive-date=May 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150515001255/http://www.stereogum.com/6257/new_jimmy_eat_world_big_casino/video/|url-status=live}} Two versions were released on vinyl: one featuring "Beautiful Is",{{cite AV media notes|title="Big Casino"|others=Jimmy Eat World|year=2007|type=sleeve|publisher=Interscope Records|id=1748888}} and the second one featuring "Open Bar Reception".{{cite AV media notes|title="Big Casino"|others=Jimmy Eat World|year=2007|type=sleeve|publisher=Interscope Records|id=1748889}} The album's artwork was released the following day,{{cite web|url=http://www.stereogum.com/6277/jimmy_eat_worlds_chase_this_light_album_art/news/|title=Jimmy Eat World's Chase This Light Album Art|work=Stereogum|date=August 29, 2007 |accessdate=May 15, 2015|archive-date=May 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150515001301/http://www.stereogum.com/6277/jimmy_eat_worlds_chase_this_light_album_art/news/|url-status=live}} taken by Davies and Starr. It drew comparison to the cover of Apple Venus Volume 1 (1999) by XTC.Thiessen 2007, p. 18 In mid-September, a music video was filmed for "Big Casino", which starred the band performing in a wasteland. From here until the album's release, the group went on a North American tour, which included an appearance at the X96 Big Ass Show radio festival.{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_2573|title=Jimmy Eat World to tour this fall|work=Alternative Press|date=August 28, 2007|accessdate=March 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319022712/http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_2573|archive-date=March 19, 2017|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/25863/social-distortion-continue-adding-more-dates|title=Social Distortion continue adding more dates|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=October 3, 2007|access-date=June 4, 2022}} Chase This Light was released on October 16 through Interscope. The iTunes edition included the Bruce Springsteen cover "Take 'Em as They Come", alongside an acoustic version of "Dizzy".{{cite web|url=http://www.jimmyeatworld.com/news/default.aspx?pg=2|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012133332/http://www.jimmyeatworld.com/news/default.aspx?pg=2|title=News|publisher=Jimmy Eat World|archivedate=October 12, 2007|accessdate=October 2, 2020|url-status=dead}} The UK version included "Be Sensible" and "Distraction" as bonus tracks,{{cite AV media notes|title=Chase This Light|others=Jimmy Eat World|year=2007|type=sleeve|publisher=Interscope Records|id=1747542}} while the Japanese version included both of these, with the addition of "Beautiful Is".{{cite AV media notes|title=Chase This Light|others=Jimmy Eat World|year=2007|type=sleeve|publisher=Interscope Records|id=UICS 1153}}

The "Big Casino" music video was released on October 24.{{cite web|url=http://www.stereogum.com/6911/new_jimmy_eat_world_video_big_casino/video/|title=New Jimmy Eat World Video – "Big Casino"|work=Stereogum|date=October 24, 2007 |accessdate=May 15, 2015|archive-date=May 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150515001312/http://www.stereogum.com/6911/new_jimmy_eat_world_video_big_casino/video/|url-status=live}} Following this, the band embarked on an east coast US tour in October and November 2007 with Maritime.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/25780/tours-jimmy-eat-world-maritime|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604150512/https://www.punknews.org/article/25780/tours-jimmy-eat-world-maritime|title=Jimmy Eat World / Maritime|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=September 28, 2007|archivedate=June 4, 2022|access-date=June 4, 2022}} On November 9, the band performed two songs on The Sauce.{{cite web|url=http://www.jimmyeatworld.com/news/Default.aspx/pg/2|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217202550/http://www.jimmyeatworld.com/news/Default.aspx/pg/2|title=News|publisher=Jimmy Eat World|archivedate=December 17, 2007|accessdate=October 2, 2020|url-status=dead}} "Always Be" was released to radio on December 4;{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/mail/archive/eweekly/alternative/2007-11-27.html|title=AllAccess.com Alternative eWeekly|work=AllAccess|date=November 27, 2007|accessdate=July 2, 2016|archive-date=August 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822020328/http://www.allaccess.com/mail/archive/eweekly/alternative/2007-11-27.html|url-status=live}} the vinyl version included a live version of "Big Casino",{{cite AV media notes|title="Always Be"|others=Jimmy Eat World|year=2008|type=sleeve|publisher=Interscope Records|id=1763637/1760665}} while the CD version featured the Tempe Sessions version of "Firefight".{{cite AV media notes|title="Always Be"|others=Jimmy Eat World|year=2008|type=sleeve|publisher=Interscope Records|id=02517 63635}} Throughout December, the band appeared at various radio festivals.{{cite web|url=http://jimmyeatworld.com/tour|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071022112726/http://jimmyeatworld.com/tour|title=News|publisher=Jimmy Eat World|archivedate=October 22, 2007|accessdate=October 2, 2020|url-status=dead}} In January 2008, the band supported Foo Fighters on a few US shows.{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/archive_3190/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514130103/https://www.altpress.com/news/archive_3190/|title=Jimmy Eat World to join Foo Fighters' 2008 U.S. tour|work=Alternative Press|date=December 12, 2007|archivedate=May 14, 2020|accessdate=July 8, 2017}} A music video for "Always Be" was released on January 29.{{cite web|url=http://www.stereogum.com/7904/new_jimmy_eat_world_video_always_be/video/|title=New Jimmy Eat World Video – "Always Be"|work=Stereogum|author=Singh, Amrit|date=January 29, 2008|accessdate=May 15, 2015|archive-date=May 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150515001421/http://www.stereogum.com/7904/new_jimmy_eat_world_video_always_be/video/|url-status=live}} From late January to early March, the band went on a tour of mainland Europe and the UK; the former territory was supported by Sparkadia, while the latter was supported by Styrofoam.{{cite web|url=http://www.jimmyeatworld.com/news/Default.aspx/pg/2|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080221224729/http://www.jimmyeatworld.com/news/Default.aspx/pg/2|title=News|publisher=Jimmy Eat World|archivedate=February 21, 2008|accessdate=October 2, 2020|url-status=dead}}

On March 5, an acoustic version of "Always Be" was released online. Following this, the band toured Japan.{{cite web|url=http://jimmyeatworld.com/tour|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080221222727/http://www.jimmyeatworld.com/tour|title=News|publisher=Jimmy Eat World|archivedate=February 21, 2008|accessdate=October 2, 2020|url-status=dead}} On March 25, the video album Tempe Sessions was released through the iTunes Store. It featured live-in-the-studio performances of tracks from the album, in addition to interviews on the making of the album. "Let It Happen" was released to radio on April 8.{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/mail/archive/eweekly/alternative/2008-4-1.html|title=AllAccess.com Alternative eWeekly|work=AllAccess|date=April 1, 2008|accessdate=July 2, 2016|archive-date=August 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822020520/http://www.allaccess.com/mail/archive/eweekly/alternative/2008-4-1.html|url-status=live}} Bookended by appearances at the Bamboozle Left{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_3511|title=Blaqk Audio, Hot Water Music, H2O added to Bamboozle Left|work=Alternative Press|date=February 15, 2008|accessdate=July 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728175351/http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_3511|archive-date=July 28, 2017|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} and The Bamboozle festivals,{{cite web|url=http://www.jimmyeatworld.com/news/Default.aspx/pg/2|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080331120112/http://www.jimmyeatworld.com/news/Default.aspx/pg/2|title=News|publisher=Jimmy Eat World|archivedate=March 31, 2008|accessdate=October 2, 2020|url-status=dead}} the group embarked on a co-headlining US tour with Paramore in April and May with support from Dear and the Headlights.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/27812/tours-jimmy-eat-world-paramore-co-headlining-dear-and-the-headlights|title=Jimmy Eat World / Paramore (co-headlining) / Dear and the Headlights|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Raub, Jesse|date=February 21, 2008|access-date=June 13, 2022}} Throughout June, the band performed at Download Festival,{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/jimmy-eat-world-15-1328660|title=Jimmy Eat World threaten to 'sacrifice goats' at Download|work=NME|date=June 15, 2008|accessdate=October 2, 2020|archive-date=October 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003082151/https://www.nme.com/news/music/jimmy-eat-world-15-1328660|url-status=live}} Rock am Ring, Rock im Park, Hultsfred and Norwegian Wood festivals, alongside headlining shows in Germany.{{cite web|url=http://www.jimmyeatworld.com/news/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080331120311/http://www.jimmyeatworld.com/news/|title=News|publisher=Jimmy Eat World|archivedate=March 31, 2008|accessdate=October 2, 2020|url-status=dead}} They followed this with a North America tour in July with Dear and the Headlights.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/jimmy-eat-world-13-1325991|title=Jimmy Eat World map North American tour|work=NME|date=May 13, 2008|accessdate=October 2, 2020|archive-date=October 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003082151/https://www.nme.com/news/music/jimmy-eat-world-13-1325991|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/29279/tours-dear-in-the-headlights-with-jimmy-eat-world-paper-rivl|title=Dear in the Headlights with Jimmy Eat World, Paper Rival|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=June 13, 2008|access-date=June 17, 2022}} In 2013, an iTunes Sessions EP was released, which featured a rendition of "Chase This Light".{{cite web|url=http://melodic.net/#!/news/22498|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20201009101444/http://melodic.net/%23!/news/22498|title=Jimmy Eat World Release Itunes Sessions Ep;|work=Melodic|author=Wippsson, Johan|date=July 23, 2013|archivedate=October 9, 2020|accessdate=October 9, 2020|url-status=live}}

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{{Album ratings

| MC = 66/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/chase-this-light/jimmy-eat-world/critic-reviews|title=Reviews for Chase This Light by Jimmy Eat World|website=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=September 11, 2012|archive-date=May 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510004445/http://www.metacritic.com/music/chase-this-light/jimmy-eat-world/critic-reviews|url-status=live}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |last=Sendra |first=Tim |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/chase-this-light-mw0000486263 |title=Chase This Light - Jimmy Eat World |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=December 9, 2011 |archive-date=July 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707091307/http://www.allmusic.com/album/chase-this-light-mw0000486263 |url-status=live }}

| rev2 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev2Score = A{{cite magazine |last=Greenwald |first=Andy |url=https://ew.com/article/2007/10/12/chase-this-light/ |title=Chase This Light Review |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |publisher=Time Inc. |date=October 12, 2007 |access-date=December 9, 2011 |archive-date=June 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603160731/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20151945,00.html |url-status=live }}

| rev3 = LAS Magazine

| rev3Score = 7.6/10{{cite web|url=http://lostatsea.net/review.phtml?id=1806960780471cc2085e11c|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026054121/http://lostatsea.net/review.phtml?id=1806960780471cc2085e11c|title=Jimmy Eat World Chase This Light|work=LAS Magazine|author=Middlekauff, Jason|archivedate=October 26, 2007|accessdate=May 14, 2020}}

| rev4 = NME

| rev4Score = 7/10{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/jimmy-eat-world/9118|title=NME Album Reviews - Jimmy Eat World|work=NME|last=Martin|first=Daniel|date=October 19, 2007|accessdate=December 9, 2011|archive-date=August 5, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805053237/http://www.nme.com/reviews/jimmy-eat-world/9118|url-status=live}}

| rev5 = PopMatters

| rev5Score = {{Rating|5|10}}{{cite web |last=Blackie |first=Andrew |url=https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/jimmy-eat-world-chase-this-light/ |title=Jimmy Eat World: Chase This Light |website=PopMatters |date=October 16, 2007 |accessdate=September 11, 2012 |archive-date=June 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609052456/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/jimmy-eat-world-chase-this-light/ |url-status=live }}

| rev6 = Rolling Stone

| rev6Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/16684805/review/16695742/chase_this_light |title=Chase This Light : Jimmy Eat World : Review |last=Hiatt |first=Brian |magazine=Rolling Stone |publisher=Wenner Media |date=October 18, 2007 |accessdate=April 4, 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011024829/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/16684805/review/16695742/chase_this_light |archivedate=October 11, 2007 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}

| rev7 = Slant Magazine

| rev7Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|last=Keefe|first=Jonathan|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/jimmy-eat-world-chase-this-light/1198|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201175452/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/jimmy-eat-world-chase-this-light|title=Jimmy Eat World: Chase This Light|work=Slant Magazine|date=October 14, 2007|archivedate=February 1, 2014|accessdate=September 11, 2012}}

| rev8 = Spin

| rev8Score = 7/10{{cite magazine|last=Beaujon |first=Andrew |url=https://www.spin.com/2007/11/jimmy-eat-world-chase-light-interscope/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090616152234/http://www.spin.com/reviews/jimmy-eat-world-chase-light-interscope|title=Jimmy Eat World, 'Chase This Light' (Interscope) |magazine=Spin |publisher=SpinMedia |date=November 1, 2007 |archivedate=June 16, 2009|accessdate=September 11, 2012}}

| rev9 = Ultimate Guitar

| rev9Score = 8/10{{cite web|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/jimmy_eat_world/chase_this_light/9909/|title=Chase This Light review by Jimmy Eat World|publisher=Ultimate Guitar|author=UG Team|date=October 16, 2007|accessdate=December 11, 2016|archive-date=October 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003082202/https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/jimmy_eat_world/chase_this_light/9909/|url-status=live}}

| rev10 = Virgin Media

| rev10Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.virginmedia.com/music/reviews/jimmyeatworld-chasethislight.php|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524061217/http://www.virginmedia.com/music/reviews/jimmyeatworld-chasethislight.php|title=Jimmy Eat World: Chase This Light review|publisher=Virgin Media|author=O'Leary, Matt|archivedate=May 24, 2011|accessdate=December 9, 2011}}

}}

Chase This Light received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 66, based on 25 reviews. Andy Greenwald from Entertainment Weekly gave praise to the band for combining the "extroverted guitar pop" of Bleed American and the pensive bulk of Futures to encapsulate what their given genre is: "big emotions, sure, but also big hooks, big stakes. And big rewards." He concluded by calling Chase This Light "a master class in hard rocking for the soft-hearted." Slant Magazine's Jonathan Keefe called it "a return to form for the band in terms of their ingratiating power-pop", praising the tracks "Big Casino" and "Always Be" for their instantly catchy instrumentation and melodies that make up the overall tone of the album. He added that "it isn't a stretch to say that Chase This Light is one of the year’s best power-pop records." Spin journalist Andrew Beaujon praised Jim Adkins' vocal delivery for having a "youthful tang" that sells the songs about "getting older and maybe a little more cynical." He concluded that "[T]he joy of Chase This Light is hearing him convince us that it comes back again, too."

AllMusic editor Tim Sendra was ambivalent towards the record, commending the return to Bleed American material that's made up of "rousing anthems ("Big Casino")", "melancholy rockers with singalong choruses ("Chase This Light")" and "sweet ballads ("Dizzy")" but was critical of the dry and airless production, the vocals sounding passionless and the unimaginative lyricism, saying that its "nice to listen to and vaguely uplifting, but ultimately empty on the inside." He concluded that "Jimmy Eat World have proven they can do better than this and they may yet, but this album is a bit of a disappointment." Andrew Blackie of PopMatters was also disappointed with the album coming across as "a weaker, limper version" of Futures, criticizing producer Butch Vig for making the band sound "processed and sterile" and the lyrical content for being "juvenile and sapped in self-important, happy-go-lucky sentiments." He concluded that "[M]ore disappointing than that, though, is the fact that there is hardly anything groundbreaking to be found in Chase This Light{{'}}s 40 minutes, which is less than we’ve come to expect from this band."

Chase This Light debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling around 62,000 copies in its first week,{{cite magazine|last=Hasty|first=Katie |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1047777/springsteen-returns-to-no-1-in-slow-sales-week|title=Springsteen Returns To No. 1 In Slow Sales Week|magazine=Billboard|date=October 24, 2007|accessdate=October 25, 2007|archive-date=July 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713192253/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1047777/springsteen-returns-to-no-1-in-slow-sales-week|url-status=live}} making it the band's highest-charting album in the United States. It appeared on various component charts: number 2 on Alternative Albums{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jimmy-eat-world/chart-history/alt/|title=Jimmy Eat World Chart History (Alternative Albums)|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=October 3, 2020|archive-date=February 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222115959/https://www.billboard.com/music/jimmy-eat-world/chart-history/ALT|url-status=live}} and Tastemaker Albums,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jimmy-eat-world/chart-history/tas/|title=Jimmy Eat World Chart History (Tastemaker)|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=October 3, 2020|archive-date=February 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222120043/https://www.billboard.com/music/jimmy-eat-world/chart-history/TAS|url-status=live}} and number 3 on Top Rock Albums.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jimmy-eat-world/chart-history/rck/|title=Jimmy Eat World Chart History (Top Rock Albums)|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=October 3, 2020|archive-date=February 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222120021/https://www.billboard.com/music/jimmy-eat-world/chart-history/RCK|url-status=live}} It reached number 11 in Canada, number 27 in the UK, number 28 in Scotland, number 30 in Australia, number 54 in Germany, number 73 in Austria, and number 94 in Switzerland. "Big Casino" charted at number 3 on Alternative Airplay,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jimmy-eat-world/chart-history/mrt/|title=Jimmy Eat World Chart History (Alternative Airplay)|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=October 3, 2020|archive-date=February 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222120010/https://www.billboard.com/music/jimmy-eat-world/chart-history/MRT|url-status=live}} and number 22 on Bubbling Under Hot 100.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jimmy-eat-world/chart-history/hbu/|title=Jimmy Eat World Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=October 3, 2020|archive-date=February 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222120043/https://www.billboard.com/music/jimmy-eat-world/chart-history/HBU|url-status=live}} It also reached number 59 on Canadian Hot 100,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jimmy-eat-world/chart-history/can/|title=Jimmy Eat World Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=October 3, 2020|archive-date=February 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222120003/https://www.billboard.com/music/jimmy-eat-world/chart-history/CAN|url-status=live}} and number 119 in the UK.{{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_J.HTM|title=Chart Log UK: Candy J. - JX|work=Zobbel|accessdate=October 2, 2020|archive-date=November 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103131231/http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_J.HTM|url-status=live}} "Always Be" charted at number 14 on Alternative Airplay, and also reached number 37 in the UK.

All songs written by Jimmy Eat World.

{{Track list

|title1 = Big Casino

|length1 = 3:40

|title2 = Let It Happen

|length2 = 3:25

|title3 = Always Be

|length3 = 3:04

|title4 = Carry You

|length4 = 4:22

|title5 = Electable (Give It Up)

|length5 = 2:56

|title6 = Gotta Be Somebody's Blues

|length6 = 4:46

|title7 = Feeling Lucky

|length7 = 2:32

|title8 = Here It Goes

|length8 = 3:26

|title9 = Chase This Light

|length9 = 3:29

|title10 = Firefight

|length10 = 3:53

|title11 = Dizzy

|length11 = 4:46

| total_length = 40:18

}}

Adapted credits from the booklet of Chase This Light.{{cite AV media notes|title=Chase This Light|others=Jimmy Eat World|year=2007|publisher=Interscope|type=booklet|id=B000992402}}

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Jimmy Eat World

• Jim Adkins – lead vocals, guitar
• Tom Linton – guitar
• Zach Lind – drums
• Rick Burch – bass

Additional musicians

• Amy Ross – additional vocals (tracks 2, 5 and 8)
• Finn Adkins – additional vocals (track 5)
• Jackson Adkins – additional vocals (track 5)
• Ava Lind – additional vocals (track 5)
• John Fields – keyboard (tracks 4, 8 and 11), additional bass (track 5)
• Stephen Lu – keyboard (track 11)
• David Campbell – string arrangement, conductor (track 6)

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Production

• Butch Vig – executive producer
• Jimmy Eat World – producer, additional recording
• Chris Testa – producer, recording
• John Fields – co-producer (track 8), additional production (tracks 1–3, 5, 7 and 11), additional engineer
• Ross Hogarth – additional engineer
• Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
• Keith Armstrong – assistant
• Ted Jensen – mastering
• Morning Breath Inc. – art direction, design
• Davies and Starr – cover photography
• Jason Odell – band photography

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Citations

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Sources

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• {{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4HZy1NqwMA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/M4HZy1NqwMA |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Jim Adkins {{!}} Mini Dive 05 - Questions Answers Guitar!!!|via=YouTube|author=Jimmy Eat World|year=2020}}{{cbignore}}
• {{cite magazine|last1=Thiessen|first1=Brock|title=Album Reviews|magazine=The Nerve|date=December 2007|issn=1714-7840|url=https://issuu.com/thenervemagazine/docs/nerve-magazine-december-2007}}

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• [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmrRAbUdPIYH7vuup25QuIrs3Clf5NlpY Chase This Light] at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)

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