Coffee and Cigarettes (song)

{{Infobox song

| name = Coffee and Cigarettes

| cover = JEWCaC.png

| alt =

| type = single

| released = February 25, 2011{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/coffee-and-cigarettes-single/id421317626 |title=iTunes - Music - Coffee and Cigarettes - Single by Jimmy Eat World |publisher=iTunes |date=2011-02-25 |access-date=2011-12-09}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

| format =

| recorded = 2010

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| genre = {{flatlist|

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| length = 3:46

| label = Interscope

| writer = {{flatlist|

Jim Adkins
Rick Burch
{{nowrap|Zach Lind}}
Tom Linton

}}

| producer = Mark Trombino

| prev_title = My Best Theory

| prev_year = 2010

| next_title = I Will Steal You Back

| next_year = 2013

}}

"Coffee and Cigarettes" is the second single from Jimmy Eat World's seventh studio album, Invented. The song was played on the radio on November 23, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/mail/archive/eweekly/alternative/2010-11-16.html|title=AllAccess.com Alternative eWeekly|work=AllAccess|date=November 23, 2010|accessdate=July 2, 2016}} This is one of the five Invented tracks where singer-songwriter Courtney Marie Andrews provides guest vocals.{{cite AV media notes|title=Invented|others=Jimmy Eat World|year=2010|publisher=DGC/Interscope Records|type=booklet|id=0602527484167}}

Reception

Rock Sound suggests that "Coffee and Cigarettes" takes several listens to unleash its "true charm", saying "'Coffee And Cigarettes' and the title track slowly uncurl themselves over the course of a few days" and that it feels as if Jimmy Eat World never went away.{{cite web|author=Patashnik|first=Ben|date=28 September 2010|title=Jimmy Eat World - Invented | Reviews|url=http://www.rocksound.tv/reviews/article/jimmy-eat-world-invented|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101003151915/http://www.rocksound.tv:80/reviews/article/jimmy-eat-world-invented |archive-date=October 3, 2010 |accessdate=2011-12-09|website=Rock Sound}} Punknews.org praises the song for its "simple yet effective chorus" that is more memorable than most songs on the album, but criticizes the synth in the song.{{cite web|last=Yancey|first=Bryne|date=September 28, 2010|title=Jimmy Eat World - Invented|url=http://www.punknews.org/review/9657|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100928233710/http://www.punknews.org:80/review/9657 |archive-date=September 28, 2010 |accessdate=2011-12-09|website=Punknews.org|publisher=}} Eric Magnuson of Rolling Stone also cited the song's chous in its review of Invented, describing it as "big, singalong" and able to "keep a teenager engaged for a couple of days."{{Cite magazine|last=Magnuson|first=Eric|date=2010-09-28|title=Invented|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/invented-94473/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181026025139/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/invented-94473/ |archive-date=October 26, 2018 |access-date=2020-10-12|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}} BBC Music's Mike Haydock underlines producer Mark Trombino's work, bringing "back the sparkle to songs that could have died on their backsides" as the track's "plain melody is driven forward by bringing the bass up high in the mix."{{Cite web|last=Haydock|first=Mike|date=2010|title=Review of Jimmy Eat World - Invented|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/5h6m/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101003104415/http://www.bbc.co.uk:80/music/reviews/5h6m |archive-date=October 3, 2010 |access-date=2020-10-12|website=BBC Music|language=en-GB}}

Live performances

"Coffee and Cigarettes" was performed on Conan on December 13, 2010, with guest vocalist Ian Moore.{{cite web|last=Staples|first=Derek|date=2010-12-03|title=Jimmy Eat World extend 2011 tour|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2010/12/jimmy-eat-world-extend-2011-tour/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110318184826/http://consequenceofsound.net:80/2010/12/jimmy-eat-world-extend-2011-tour/ |archive-date=March 18, 2011 |accessdate=2011-12-09|website=Consequence of Sound}}