Sweetness (Jimmy Eat World song)

"Sweetness"
Single by Jimmy Eat World
from the album Bleed American
Released June 3, 2002
Format CD
Genre Pop rock
Length 3:40
Label Dreamworks
Jimmy Eat World singles chronology
"The Middle"
(2001)
"Sweetness"
(2002)
"A Praise Chorus"
(2002)

"Sweetness" is a single by Jimmy Eat World from their 2001 album, Bleed American. The song was also featured on the soundtrack for the EA Sports video game NHL 2003.[1][2] It was originally written to appear on the album Clarity; the band played the song live many times during the Clarity tour, and a demo recording of it was included on the 2007 re-issue of Clarity.

Like the rest of Bleed American, "Sweetness" was generally well-received by critics. Punknews.org stated that "'Sweetness' is so unbelievably catchy, I'm having trouble coming up with an analogy to get it across."[3]

The song is available as a downloadable song for the music video game series Rock Band as part of a Jimmy Eat World three-song pack, along with "Lucky Denver Mint" and "Futures."

Contents

Tracklist

UK CD1

  1. "Sweetness" (3:40)
  2. "Blister" (live) (5:52)
  3. "Your New Aesthetic" (live) (2:46)

UK CD2

  1. Sweetness
  2. "A Praise Chorus" (live) (4:05)
  3. "Lucky Denver Mint" (live) (3:11)
  4. "Sweetness" (video)

Australian Single (2002)

  1. "Sweetness" (3:41)
  2. "If You Don't, Don't" (live La Scala 10 Nov 01) (4:29)
  3. "Lucky Denver Mint" (live La Scala 10 Nov 01) (3:12)
  4. "Sweetness" (*.mov video) (3:59)
  5. "Goodbye Sky Harbor" (*.mov video) (live La Scala 10 Nov 01) (3:29)

Charts

Chart Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 75[4]
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 2[5]
UK Singles Chart 38[6]

Music video

The video for "Sweetness" features the band performing at various locations, including a bedroom, a bar, and a concert.

References

  1. ^ Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American (staff review). Sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
  2. ^ THE SOUNDS OF NHL 2003. EASPORTS.com. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
  3. ^ Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American. Punknews.org. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
  4. ^ Sweetness - Jimmy Eat World. Billboard. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
  5. ^ Sweetness - Jimmy Eat World. Billboard. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
  6. ^ Chart Stats - Jimmy Eat World. ChartStats.com. Retrieved 2010-10-07.