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Surviving
Studio album by
Jimmy Eat World
ReleasedOctober 18, 2019
Recorded2019
Genre
Length36:29
Label
Producer
Jimmy Eat World chronology
Integrity Blues
(2016) 		Surviving
(2019)
Singles from Surviving
  1. "All the Way (Stay)"
    Released: September 23, 2019
  2. "Love Never"
    Released: September 23, 2019
  3. "555"
    Released: October 18, 2019
  4. "Criminal Energy"
    Released: February 2020
  5. "Diamond"
    Released: May 2020

Surviving is the tenth studio album by American rock band Jimmy Eat World. The album was released on October 18, 2019, by Exotic Location Recordings and RCA Records.[5][6]

Background

On May 4, 2018, Jimmy Eat World released a 7" vinyl single that consisted of new songs "Love Never" and "Half Heart", both of which were produced by Justin Meldal-Johnsen. Between May and July, the group embarked on two US tours, which bookended a stint in Europe. Following this, they played a variety of festivals between July and October.[7]

Drummer Zach Lind said in May 2019 that the group's new album had been mixed and mastered.[8] He mentioned "Love Never" was remixed for inclusion on the album.[9]

Release

Between June and August, the group went on a co-headlining US tour with Third Eye Blind, with support from Ra Ra Riot.[10] On September 23, Surviving was announced for release the following month, and "All the Way (Stay) was made available for streaming. Surviving was released on October 18.[11] On the same day, a music video was released for "555".[12] Following this, the band played two release shows in the UK, before embarking on a US tour in November with support from Pronoun.[11] On January 29, NPR Music released a Tiny Desk Concert of the band performing "Love Never" and "All the Way (Stay)".[13] In August and September, the group were planning to go on a headlining US tour, with support from the Front Bottoms, Turnover and Joyce Manor.[14] However, it was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[16]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[17]
Clash8/10[18]
Exclaim!6/10[19]
NME[20]
Pitchfork6.9/10[21]

Surviving received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 78, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 10 reviews.[16]

Track listing

All tracks written by Jimmy Eat World (Jim Adkins, Rick Burch, Zach Lind and Tom Linton).

No.TitleLength
1."Surviving"3:04
2."Criminal Energy"3:11
3."Delivery"3:13
4."555"3:41
5."One Mil"3:07
6."All the Way (Stay)"4:05
7."Diamond"3:13
8."Love Never"2:54
9."Recommit"3:50
10."Congratulations"6:11
11."Party Hard (Andrew W.K. cover) [Japanese bonus track]"3:15
Total length:39:44

Charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[22] 56
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[23] 72
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[24] 44
Scottish Albums (OCC)[25] 13
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] 70
UK Albums (OCC)[27] 21
US Billboard 200[28] 90

References

  1. ^ "Review: Jimmy Eat World - Surviving". Sputnikmusic. 2019-10-18. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  2. ^ https://themusic.com.au/reviews/jimmy-eat-world-surviving-anna-rose/truiqKuqraw/
  3. ^ "Jimmy Eat World - Surviving | Reviews | Clash Magazine". Clashmusic.com. 2019-01-31. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  4. ^ "Jimmy Eat World – Surviving (Album Review) – Wall Of Sound". Wallofsoundau.com. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  5. ^ "Surviving by Jimmy Eat World on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  6. ^ Gil Kaufman (2019-09-23). "Jimmy Eat World Announce 'Surviving' Album, Release 'All The Way (Stay)': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  7. ^ Pettigrew, Jason (May 4, 2018). "Jimmy Eat World have released two new songs—listen". Alternative Press. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  8. ^ Goeman, Collin (May 20, 2019). "Jimmy Eat World have finished work on a new album". Alternative Press. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  9. ^ Lind, Zach (September 23, 2019). "Zach Lind on Twitter: "Seeing some confusion about Love Never..."". Twitter. Archived from the original on September 23, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  10. ^ Heinz, Natasha (January 25, 2019). "Third Eye Blind, Jimmy Eat World announce Summer Gods tour". Alternative Press. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  11. ^ a b Shoemaker, Whitney (September 23, 2019). "Jimmy Eat World announce new album 'Surviving,' tour dates". Alternative Press. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  12. ^ Greenwood, Koltan (October 18, 2019). "Jimmy Eat World gain a chorus of clones for sci-fi "555" video". Alternative Press. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  13. ^ Quiles, Alyssa (January 29, 2020). "Jimmy Eat World deliver stripped-back "The Middle" in Tiny Desk set". Alternative Press. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  14. ^ Campbell, Rachel (March 9, 2020). "Jimmy Eat World announce 2020 tour with the Front Bottoms". Alternative Press. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  15. ^ Dowd, Rachael (June 15, 2020). "Jimmy Eat World cancel upcoming 2020 tour with the Front Bottoms". Alternative Press. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  16. ^ a b "Surviving by Jimmy Eat World Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  17. ^ Neil Z. Yeung. "Surviving - Jimmy Eat World". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  18. ^ "Jimmy Eat World - Surviving". Clash. 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  19. ^ Zhu, Eva (2019-10-17). "Jimmy Eat World Surviving". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  20. ^ Will Richards (2019-10-16). "Jimmy Eat World – 'Surviving' review". NME. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  21. ^ Siemsen, Thora (October 26, 2019). "Jimmy Eat World: Surviving Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  22. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. October 28, 2019. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  23. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Jimmy Eat World – Surviving" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  24. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Jimmy Eat World – Surviving" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  25. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  26. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Jimmy Eat World – Surviving". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  27. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  28. ^ "Jimmy Eat World Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
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