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“Work” by Jimmy Eat World

From the album Futures (2004)

“Work” by Jimmy Eat World appears on 28 radio countdowns from 19 stations between 2004 and 2014. It was first released in 2004 on the album Futures. Its best result is #6 on the Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2005. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #36 alternative song of 2005, #2,334 alternative song of all time and #329 of the '00s.

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Jimmy Eat World - Work

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"Work" was the second single from Futures, Jimmy Eat World's 2004 album, and Jim Adkins has said it's about doing what you know you shouldn't: walking into an unhealthy situation with your eyes open, maybe even an office romance. Gil Norton produced it, and it's all restless momentum, the guitars of Adkins and Tom Linton chiming and churning over Rick Burch's bass and Zach Lind's steady drums.

The secret weapon is Liz Phair, who signed on for backing vocals after the band played her the song; the whole band were fans of her Exile in Guyville, and she lends the chorus a sly, knowing heat. Critics liked it, the video was built around interviews with high school students, and the band has kept it in their live sets.

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

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2004 89 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2004 107
2004 96 Y100 Philadelphia, PA Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2004 99
2004 98 Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2004 105
2004 86 WHTG Monmouth-Ocean, NJ G106.3 Top 106 Songs of 2004 106
2005 88 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2005 107
2005 60 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2005 106
2005 99 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2005 101
2005 52 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2005 100
2005 85 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 2005 107
2005 11 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2005 89
2005 98 Y100 Philadelphia, PA Y100 Top 150 Songs of 2005 150
2005 43 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2005 102
2005 53 CHOI Radio X Quebec City, QC CHOI Top 98 Songs of 2005 98
2005 45 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2005 99
2005 6 Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2005 105
2005 32 (tie) WBER Rochester, NY WBER Listener Countdown 2005 230
2005 25 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 40 Songs of 2005 40
2005 27 X96 Salt Lake City, UT X96 Top 50 Songs of 2005 50
2005 31 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2005 100
2005 77 CRNC 90.1 Niagara / Toronto, ON CRNC Top 90.1 Songs of 2005 91
2005 36 ModernRock.com Online ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005 400

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2007 757 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 971 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1001 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1038 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1073 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 958 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 923 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013

Charting alongside it in 2005

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  1. 1Best of YouFoo Fighters
  2. 2Feel Good Inc.Gorillaz
  3. 3Beverly HillsWeezer
  4. 4The Hand That FeedsNine Inch Nails
  5. 5HolidayGreen Day
  6. 6Speed of SoundColdplay

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