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“Big Casino” by Jimmy Eat World

From the album Chase This Light (2007)

“Big Casino” by Jimmy Eat World appears on 19 radio countdowns from 17 stations between 2007 and 2008. It was first released in 2007 on the album Chase This Light. Its best result is #19 on the KSLG Top 94 of 2008. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #27 alternative song of 2007 and #319 of the '00s.

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#19best position

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"Big Casino" went out as a single in late August 2007, ahead of Jimmy Eat World's sixth album, Chase This Light, and it's the Arizona band doing what it does best: big, bright guitars, a chorus built to be shouted back, and a lump in the throat underneath.

The title was borrowed from Go Big Casino, Jim Adkins's side project, and the song is about someone from New Jersey who feels life never gave them their shot. Adkins picked the state because nobody roots for hometown heroes like New Jersey does, the same local pride that has rallied behind Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi and the Gaslight Anthem. Chris Testa produced it with the band, John Fields added extra production, and Chris Lord-Alge's mix gives it a buffed radio sheen. It premiered on the band's website before landing on a revamped Myspace page.

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	61	KROQ Los Angeles, CA	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2007	107
2007	37	91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana	91X Top 91 Songs of 2007	91
2007	38	Live 105 San Francisco, CA	Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2007	106
2007	38	Q101 Chicago, IL	Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2007	101
2007	26	WFNX Boston, MA	WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2007	100
2007	47	107.7 The End Seattle, WA	The End Top 107 Songs of 2007	107
2007	32	89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON	89X Top 89 Songs of 2007	89
2007	77	CD101 Columbus, OH	CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2007	101
2007	88	CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON	102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2007	102
2007	52	CHOI Radio X Quebec City, QC	CHOI Top 101 Songs of 2007	101
2007	84	102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany)	WEQX Top 102.7 of 2007	103
2007	31	KWOD Sacramento, CA	KWOD Top 106 Songs of 2007	106
2007	78 (tie)	WBER Rochester, NY	WBER Listener Countdown 2007	129
2007	65	88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH	88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2007	88
2008	48	Live 105 San Francisco, CA	Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2008	105
2008	41	CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON	102.1 The Edge's Top 102 Songs of 2008	102
2008	56	99 Rock Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction, NH-VT	99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2008	99
2008	82	94.1 The Zone Rochester, NY	94.1 The Zone Most Played Songs of 2008	94
2008	19	KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA	KSLG Top 94 of 2008	94

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