Bleed American

Bleed American (re-released as Jimmy Eat World) is the fourth studio album by American alternative rock band Jimmy Eat World.

Songs

"Hear You Me" was reportedly written for Mykel and Carli Allan, the pair were fans of the band Weezer.

The title for "The Authority Song" was taken from a John Mellencamp song.

The album is the first Jimmy Eat World album without a lead vocal by guitarist Tom Linton.

Recording

The album was produced by Mark Trombino.

Release

Bleed American was released on July 24, 2001 by DreamWorks. The album artwork is taken from William Eggleston's photograph "Memphis".

Out of concern that its title could be misinterpreted following the September 11 attacks, the album was re-released on October 9, 2001 with an eponymous title. In addition, the title track was renamed "Salt Sweat Sugar."

An EP, titled Good to Go EP, was released in Japan on February 22, 2002. A tour EP, The Middle/A Praise Chorus Tour EP was released in Australia in January 2003.

On April 28, 2008, a deluxe edition of the album was released with a bonus disc containing several b-sides, acoustic versions, live versions, demo versions and previously unreleased tracks. The original album and track title Bleed American were restored.

Bleed American (song)

"Bleed American" is the first track on Jimmy Eat World's album Bleed American (retitled Jimmy Eat World). It was featured in the film National Lampoon's Van Wilder, the game Guitar Hero 5 and was released as downloadable content for Rock Band. The song was originally titled "Bleed American", but similar to the name change of the album after the September 11 attacks, the song was retitled "Salt Sweat Sugar" after the first line in the song's chorus.

Music video

The music video features the band playing a live gig, filmed from various angles onstage.

Track listing

CDN promo

UK CD

Charts