“Lucky Denver Mint” by Jimmy Eat World

"Lucky Denver Mint" first surfaced on Jimmy Eat World's self-titled EP in 1998, then got its real push as the lead single from Clarity, going out to modern rock radio in January 1999 ahead of the album's release on February 23. Once KROQ put it on the playlist, it gave the band their first taste of radio success. Getting there took patience: Capitol showed so little enthusiasm for the band and the record that Clarity, finished back in June 1998, still hadn't come out when 1999 began.

All four members share the writing credit. Jim Adkins sings and plays guitar with Tom Linton, Rick Burch plays bass and Zach Lind drums, and the band produced it with Mark Trombino, who also engineered. It has been called hard-edged but poppy, which sums up emo's sweet spot in four words.

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