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“Pain” by Jimmy Eat World

From the album Futures (2004)

“Pain” by Jimmy Eat World appears on 47 radio countdowns from 28 stations between 2004 and 2023. It was first released in 2004 on the album Futures. Its best result is #4 on the Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2005. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #10 alternative song of 2004, #1,264 alternative song of all time and #35 of the '00s.

47countdowns
28stations
#4best position
0#1 finishes
2top 10 finishes
2004–2023years charted

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Jimmy Eat World - Pain (Radio Version, Closed Captioned)

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"Pain" kicked off Futures, Jimmy Eat World's 2004 album, as its first single, and it's the band at their most bruised and propulsive: a gnawing, grinding riff, a tense verse that paces the room, and a chorus that finally throws the windows open. Gil Norton produced it, and he gives the guitars real grit without sanding off the melody.

All four of Jim Adkins, Rick Burch, Zach Lind and Tom Linton share the songwriting credit, and it sounds like a band record, tight and physical.

It became their second number one on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart, and even though Futures wasn't their biggest album, the single went gold, making it the band's second-best seller behind 2001's "The Middle". Countdowns kept it around for a decade afterwards.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2004 29 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2004 107
2004 11 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2004 91
2004 18 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2004 106
2004 13 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2004 101
2004 24 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2004 100
2004 30 K-Rock New York, NY K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2004 93
2004 14 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2004 100
2004 23 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 77 Songs of 2004 77
2004 43 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2004 89
2004 23 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2004 101
2004 14 Y100 Philadelphia, PA Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2004 99
2004 35 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2004 102
2004 42 CHOI Radio X Quebec City, QC CHOI Top 98 Songs of 2004 98
2004 61 The Bear Ottawa, ON The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2004 107
2004 29 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2004 99
2004 35 Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2004 105
2004 30 99X Atlanta, GA 99X Essential 99 of 2004 99
2004 28 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2004 103
2004 10 WHTG Monmouth-Ocean, NJ G106.3 Top 106 Songs of 2004 106
2004 82 (tie) WBER Rochester, NY WBER Listener Countdown 2004 227
2004 48 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2004 88
2004 25 X96 Salt Lake City, UT X96 Top 50 Songs of 2004 50
2004 45 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2004 100
2005 21 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2005 107
2005 12 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2005 106
2005 84 CHOI Radio X Quebec City, QC CHOI Top 98 Songs of 2005 98
2005 4 Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2005 105
2005 13 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2005 100
2005 38 ModernRock.com Online ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005 400

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2004 1987 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 79 The Edge KEDJ Top 103 on Independent Radio 103
2006 376 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 310 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2007 516 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 680 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 78 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 2009) 101
2009 698 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 112 94.1 The Zone 94.1 The Zone 210 Most Played Songs of the Decade 210
2010 677 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 588 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 571 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 548 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 308 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) 500
2015 335 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) 500
2019 404 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) 500
2020 204 DC101 The DC101 Top 500 500
2023 423 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) 500

Charting alongside it in 2004

Best songs of 2004 →
  1. 1Somebody Told MeThe Killers
  2. 2American IdiotGreen Day
  3. 3Float OnModest Mouse
  4. 4Take Me OutFranz Ferdinand
  5. 5VertigoU2
  6. 6MegalomaniacIncubus

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