Song · Jimmy Eat World
“Always Be” by Jimmy Eat World
From the album Chase This Light (2007)
“Always Be” by Jimmy Eat World appears on 8 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 2007 and 2008. It was first released in 2007 on the album Chase This Light. Its best result is #37 on the 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2008. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #93 alternative song of 2008.
"Always Be" was the second single Jimmy Eat World pulled from Chase This Light, their sixth album, hitting radio in December 2007 with a UK release following in March 2008. Jim Adkins, Rick Burch, Zach Lind and Tom Linton share the writing credit; the band produced it with Chris Testa, who recorded it, while John Fields added extra production and Chris Lord-Alge mixed.
Critics split. Slant's Jonathan Keefe dug its snaps and handclaps and put the melody up there with the best moments of the Shins' Wincing the Night Away and Shout Out Louds' Our Ill Wills; PopMatters' Andrew Blackie, panning the album, found it "gimmicky and insincere". The video sends a class to a science museum, where a boy and a girl lose the tour group, goof around with the displays and take a shine to each other while the band plays.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 106 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 107 Songs of 2007 | 107 |
| 2008 | 84 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2008 | 106 |
| 2008 | 83 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2008 | 91 |
| 2008 | 73 | 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL | Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2008 | 103 |
| 2008 | 54 | 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO | 105.7 The Point Top 106 Songs of 2008 | 105 |
| 2008 | 100 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2008 | 136 |
| 2008 | 37 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2008 | 88 |
| 2008 | 64 | 99 Rock Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction, NH-VT | 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2008 | 99 |
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