Futures (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Futures
Type = Album
Artist = Jimmy Eat World


Released = October 19, 2004
Recorded = 2004
Genre = Alternative rock, pop rock
Length = 49:33
Label = Interscope
Producer = Gil Norton
Reviews =
*AbsolutePunk.net (94%) [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=309362 link]
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:5aud6j4471u0 link]
*Punknews.org Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.punknews.org/review/3391 link]
*Rolling Stone Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/6556458/review/6561274?utm_source=Rhapsody&utm_medium=CDreview link]
Last album = "Firestarter"
(2004)
This album = "Futures"
(2004)
Next album = "Stay on My Side Tonight"
(2005)
Misc = Singles
Name = Futures
Type = Studio
single 1 = Pain
single 1 date = September 2004
single 2 = Work
single 2 date = January 2005
single 3 = Futures
single 3 date = May 2005

"Futures" is the fifth studio album by alternative rock band Jimmy Eat World, released on October 19, 2004. "Futures" was led by the successful single "Pain" followed by "Work" and the less successful "Futures" which did not receive as much airplay.

The album has sold 620,000 units in the United States making it Gold Status.Fact|date=November 2007

Track listing

All songs written by Jimmy Eat World

# "Futures" – 3:58
# "Just Tonight..." – 3:26
# "Work" – 3:23
# "Kill" – 3:48
# "The World You Love" – 5:01
# "Pain" – 3:01
# "Drugs Or Me" – 6:25
# "Polaris" – 4:51
# "Nothingwrong" – 3:09
# "Night Drive" – 5:03
# "23" – 7:23

Deluxe edition and bonus tracks

The CD was issued as a deluxe edition simultaneously to the conventional release, containing a bonus CD with the exact same track listing, but carrying demo versions of all songs from the album, recorded in Jimmy Eat World's home recording studio. In addition, there were several bonus tracks scattered among import and vinyl versions of the album:;Limited edition acetate pressing

6. "Jen" – 3:00 (All subsequent track numbers are increased)

;US Vinyl Pressing

9. "Shame" – 5:40 (All subsequent track numbers are increased)

;UK import

12. "Shame" – 5:40
13. "When I Want" – 2:59

The demo versions of these songs are also on the UK deluxe edition.

;Japanese import

12. "Shame" – 5:40
13. "When I Want" – 2:50
14. "You" – 3:20

In addition to the 13 demos on the UK deluxe edition, disc 2 of the Japanese deluxe edition contains:

14. "You" (Demo) – 3:09
15. "The Concept" – 3:02
16. "Work" (Acoustic) – 3:21
17. "Sparkle" – 3:41

ingles

* "Pain", released in September 2004
* "Work", released in January 2005
* "Futures", released in May 2005

Usage in other media

"Pain" is featured in the soundtrack of the video games "Tony Hawk's Underground 2", "", "Karaoke Revolution Party" and the upcoming "Rock Revolution".

"Just Tonight..." is featured in the soundtrack of the video game "".

"Nothingwrong" is featured in the soundtrack of the video game "Gran Turismo 4".

"23", "Kill", "Work" and "Polaris" were featured in "One Tree Hill".

"23" was also featured on the season finale of "The Hills".

"Futures" was played in the movie "First Descent".

"Pain" is to be covered by Japanese musician Kyosuke Himuro.

"Pain" was also featured in an episode of Smallville.

Personnel

*Jim Adkins - Vocals, guitar
*Rick Burch - Bass guitar
*Zach Lind - Drums
*Tom Linton - Guitar, vocals
*Gil Norton - production
*David Schiffman - Engineering
*Rich Costey - Mixing, additional engineering
*Jake Davies - Additional engineering, digital editing
*Jason Grossman - Recording assistant
*Steven Rhodes - Recording assistant
*Claudius Mittendorfer - Mixing assistant
*Dan Leffler - Engineering assistant
*Ross Peterson - Engineering assistant
*David Campbell - String arrangement (on "Drugs Or Me")
*Ted Jensen - Mastering
*Christopher Wray-McCann - Front cover photography
*Kevin Scanlon - Photography
*Ben Allgood - Art direction
*Liz Phair - Backing vocals on "Work"

External links

* [http://www.jimmyeatworld.com Band's official website]