The four-piece's commercial breakthrough came with the successful release of several singles from the album Bleed American (2001). Four singles from the album charted within the Top 20 positions of the Alternative Songs chart, with "The Middle" reaching the #1 position. Jimmy Eat World's follow-up album Futures (2004) featured another Alternative number one song, "Pain". The RIAA certified Bleed American platinum and Futures gold, rewarding the two albums for selling over one and a half million records between them. The band's sixth album, Chase This Light (2007), became their highest charting album, peaking at number five on the Billboard 200.
Discography:
1994 - Jimmy Eat World
1996 - Static Prevails
1999 - Clarity
2001 - Bleed American
2004 - Futures
2007 - Chase This Light
2010 - Invented
2013 - Damage
2016 - Integrity Blues
2019 - Surviving
Band members:
Jim Adkins ā vocals, guitar
Zach Lind ā drums
Tom Linton ā guitar, vocals
Rick Burch ā bass
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rockstar
Jimmy Eat World Lyrics
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Stop giving it up now
Cause you're gonna find yourself a mastermind in time.
Rockstar, what's mine is yours.
Rockstar, you're looking good.
You're looking to find a fight.
I'm the stranger here you know.
Can't you understand that things always work out my way today.
Rockstar, you're looking good.
You're looking to find a fight.
Rockstar. Rockstar.
Get off my battlefield.
You could not take it back from me.
It's all the way up top.
Cannot take a longer way.
Get off my battlefield.
Could not take it back from you.
It's all the way up top.
Cannot take a longer way.
That's all.
It's all.
Can't fall away.
Back.
The song "Rockstar" by Jimmy Eat World is about the allure and danger of fame and the importance of owning your own identity. The lyrics speak to the idea of people being drawn to the bright lights of fame and wanting to be seen as a rockstar, but also recognizing that there are consequences to chasing that dream. The line "where you're hiding, the shine off the wall" suggests that the glittering faƧade of fame may be hiding something darker or more complicated.
The chorus "rockstar, what's mine is yours, you're looking to find a fight" can be interpreted as the idea of people wanting to be like someone they see as a "rockstar" and wanting to live like them, even if that means struggling and fighting. The lyrics also suggest that the singer is an outsider, with the line "I'm the stranger here you know", emphasizing the idea that not everyone can be a rockstar and that some people are just meant to watch from the sidelines. The repeated phrase "get off my battlefield" could be interpreted as the singer trying to protect their own identity and not let others take it over.
Line by Line Meaning
Where you're hiding, the shine off the wall.
I can see where you're hiding, even though the wall is reflecting some light in my eyes.
Stop giving it up now
Don't give up just yet.
Cause you're gonna find yourself a mastermind in time.
Through not giving up, you'll become a mastermind in due time.
Rockstar, what's mine is yours.
You're a Rockstar to me, and anything that's mine is also yours.
Rockstar, you're looking good.
You look great, Rockstar.
You're looking to find a fight.
You seem like you're ready for a fight.
I'm the stranger here you know.
Just so you know, I'm the outsider here.
Can't you understand that things always work out my way today.
I hope you can see that today, things always work out my way.
Get off my battlefield.
Leave my territory alone.
You could not take it back from me.
You wouldn't be able to reclaim it from me.
It's all the way up top.
It's at the very top.
Cannot take a longer way.
There's no other way around it.
Get off my battlefield.
Get out of my space.
Could not take it back from you.
I wouldn't be able to win it back from you.
It's all the way up top.
It's located up high.
Cannot take a longer way.
There's no lengthy detour you can take.
That's all.
That's the end of it.
It's all.
All of it belongs to me.
Can't fall away.
It can't disappear.
Back.
Moving backwards.
Lyrics Ā© O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: JAMES CHRISTOPHER ADKINS, RICHARD E BURCH, THOMAS DARRELL LINTON, ZACHARY MICHEL LIND
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Matt Carey
Tom sings great lead on quite a few tracks on this record. Wish we heard more from him. Not that Jim isn't great as well.
BrendanVlogs4You
He reprised his role as the lead singer on a song off their 2010 album, 'Invented', called 'Action Needs An Audience'. I want to hear Tom sing more live, maybe even release a solo album. šš
His lyrics seemed a bit cringey in spots back in the early days, but who honestly hasn't been there in their early days as a songwriter? He definitely made some improvements on the new song, but will say, I still am happy with the switch-up and even happier that Tom and Zach are still in the band.
BrendanVlogs4You
@Christopher Neiweem As much love as I have for Jim, being the voice that got me into them/music, I love Tom's songs just as much; his bangers, like this and Blister, are absolutely bangin' and his slow jams are very passionate. He overall has some of my Top 10 Jimmy songs.
BrendanVlogs4You
@Blue Pinkman Tom sang on every song off of self-titled, except for 'Usery', and most of the songs off of SP, because he was their original lead singer. The name comes from a story about his brothers. šš
Christopher Neiweem
Tom is good, but Jimmy is 200% better, not just in this band vocally, but across the genre.
Blue Pinkman
Tom sang a lot of their songs on their debut album.
Jacob Smith
I love how this version of the music video sounds significantly better than the official one, and this version was even posted a year before the "official" one
DrSchadenfreude
As far as I can tell it was their first official music video yeah. I quite like Tom's voice too, although I think he's definitely at his best in the background, peeking over Jim's wall of croon :-)
BongToker420
damn this is a fuckload better than I expected it to be
Christine Likes Chrysanthemums
Love the camera angles. No "cameraman" needed. This is brilliant. Step into the scene. Started listening to Jimmy Eat World in 2017, I have 6 of their album releases, love them all, however after playing the crap out of each (and I still do), Static Prevails is my favorite. I love how vocals are shared between Jim and Tom. Love Tom's vocals here and geez, Jim is a bucking bronco, I love it! JA so passionate in every song he plays and sings.