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| | image = Invented.jpg
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| | alt-text = Invented Album Cover
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| | caption = Invented Album Cover
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| | written =
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| | first_played=2010-12-06 at The Midland by AMC, Kansas City, MO, USA https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/jimmy-eat-world/2010/the-midland-by-amc-kansas-city-mo-13d29169.html
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| | released =2010-09-28
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| | length = 4:07
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| | label =[[DGC]], [[Interscope Records]]
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| | writer = [[Jimmy Eat World]]
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| | producer =[[Jimmy Eat World]], [[Mark Trombino]]
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| Littlething is track 8 of 12 on [[Jimmy Eat World]]'s album [[Invented]]. It is one of several songs by the band with a closed compound title.
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| == Appears On ==
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| *[[Invented]]
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| *Shameless Episode 01x12 Father Frank, Full of Grace <ref name="OTHM">{{Citation|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1812445/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd|title=Shameless; Father Frank, Full of Grace (2011); Soundtracks|date=|access-date=2021-02-17}}</ref>
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| == Lyrics ==
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| [Verse 1]
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| It's how I've often felt
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| When I find myself
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| Oh, on nights like these
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| Like Christmas Eve
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| From the empty office window
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| To the street outside
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| It's everything not to call
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| And find out why
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| [Chorus]
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| It's just a little thing
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| Buried in the other things
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| Burning away, from inside
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| Would you stay with me tonight?
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| And there's a quiet dream
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| I'm not supposed to think
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| Eating away at my mind
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| Could you be with me tonight?
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| [Verse 2]
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| On the cab ride, you said nothing
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| Just hair all in your face
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| But I was scared to name it
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| And nothing changed
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| So, I walked 'til I just couldn't
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| Too late, I understood
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| It was always half invented
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| But the other half was good
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| [Chorus]
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| It's just a little thing
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| Buried in the other things
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| Burning away, from inside
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| Would you stay with me tonight?
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| And there's a quiet dream
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| I'm not supposed to think
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| Eating away at my mind
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| Could you be with me tonight?
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| [Guitar Solo]
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| [Chorus]
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| I know, it's just a little thing
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| Buried in the other things
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| Burning away, from inside
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| Would you stay with me tonight?
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| And there's a quiet dream
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| I know, I shouldn't think
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| Eating away at my mind
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| Could you stay with me tonight?
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| It's just a little thing
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| Buried in the other things
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| Burning away, from inside
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| Would you stay with me tonight?
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| And there's a quiet dream
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| I know, I shouldn't think
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| Eating away at my mind
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| Stay with me tonight
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| == Recording Details ==
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| Writing for the follow-up album to 2007's [[Chase This Light]] began after touring of the US<ref>{{Citation|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012133332/http://www.jimmyeatworld.com/news/default.aspx?pg=2|quote=Jimmy Eat World East Coast Tour Dates Announced
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| After wrapping up their West Coast US trek, Jimmy Eat World head east for a string of shows that kick off October 26th in Atlanta and run through November.
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| Dates and ticketing information below.
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| please note - tickets for October 28th in Raleigh are sold through www.etix.com, not Ticketmaster as previously noted. the link below is correct.
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| October 26th - Atlanta - Center Stage
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| Tickets go on sale to the public Friday, September 21st at Noon here:
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| www.ticketmaster.com/event/0E003F2DD51AE36D
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| October 27th - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
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| Tickets go on sale to the public Friday, September 21st at 11am here:
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| www.ticketmaster.com/event/0E003F32B719D9F1
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| October 28th - Raleigh, NC - Disco Rodeo
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| Tickets go on sale to the public Friday, September 21st at 10:00 AM here:
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| www.etix.com/ticket/online/performanceSearch.jsp?performance_id=647300
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| October 30th - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
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| Tickets go on sale to the public Thursday, September 20th at 10:00 AM here:
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| purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?orgid=3595&pid=6095231
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| November 9th - New York, NY - Terminal 5
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| Tickets go on sale to the public Friday, September 21st at Noon here:
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| www.ticketmaster.com/artist/779154
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| November 15th - Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre
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| Tickets go on sale to the public Saturday, September 22st at 10:00 AM here:
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| www.ticketmaster.com/event/04003F32AD923737
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| News » Posted: 9/20/2007 {{!}} # {{!}}
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| Jimmy Eat World Add Arizona Show
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| September 27th – Flagstaff, AZ - Northern Arizona University, Prochnow Auditorium
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| Tickets on sale Saturday, September 8th at www.ticketmaster.com
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| UPDATE
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| Presale starts Friday, September 7th at 10am here: ticketmaster.com/event/1E003F25B3B164DD
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| Password: CASINO
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| Tickets on sale Saturday, September 8th at 10am at ticketmaster.com/event/1E003F25B3B164DD
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| News » Posted: 9/6/2007 {{!}} # {{!}}
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| Chase This Light Now Available For Preorder on iTunes
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| Preorder Jimmy Eat World's new album Chase This Light from iTunes now, and receive an instant download of the first single "Big Casino." As an added bonus, you'll receive the bonus track "Take 'Em As They Come" and an acoustic version of "Dizzy" to be delivered along with the rest of the album on the October 16th street date.
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| Click here to preorder Chase This Light from iTunes
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| "Big Casino" is now available for purchase at all online retailers.
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| News » Posted: 8/28/2007 {{!}} # {{!}}
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| Jimmy Eat World Announce Fall N. American Tour
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| Jimmy Eat World will head out on a fall trek through the western United States, plus stops in Calgary and Vancouver, in support of their upcoming release Chase This Light, available October 16th.
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| Unless otherwise noted, all sows go on sale August 30th. Updates to the tour section will follow shortly! Dates and ticketing info as follows:
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| Sept 29 - Queen Creek AZ - Schnepf Farms (KEDJ Edgefest)
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| Sept 30 - Redlands CA - Greek Amphitheatre
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| Oct 2 - Santa Cruz CA - The Catalyst
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| Oct 3 - Davis, CA - Freeborn Hall
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| Oct 4 - Reno NV - Grand Sierra
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| Oct 6 - Salt Lake City UT - Utah State Fair Park (X96 show)
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| Oct 7 - Missoula MT - Wilma Theatre
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| Oct 8 - Calgary AB - MacEwen Hall
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| Oct 10 - Vancouver BC - Commodore Ballroom
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| Oct 11 - Seattle WA - Showbox Showroom
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| Oct 12 - Bellingham WA - Performing Arts Center Main
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| Oct 14 - San Francisco CA - The Fillmore
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| Oct 16 - Los Angeles CA - The Wiltern
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| Oct 18 - Anaheim CA - House Of Blues
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| Oct 20 - Las Vegas NV - The Joint
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| On Sale Sept 8 @ Noontickets
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| Look out for more US dates to be announced in the coming weeks!!!
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| News » Posted: 8/28/2007 {{!}} # {{!}}|access-date=2021-02-21|last=Jimmy Eat World|title=News|date=2007-09-20|website=Jimmy Eat World|publisher=Jimmy Eat World}}</ref>, Europe<ref>{{Citation|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080221224729/http://www.jimmyeatworld.com/news/Default.aspx/pg/2|title=News|last=Jimmy Eat World|publisher=Jimmy Eat World|website=Jimmy Eat World|date=2008-02-21|access-date=2021-02-21|quote=4/1/2008 - Freeman Coliseum - San Antonio, TX
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| 4/2/2008 - Lonestar Event Center - Lubbock, TX
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| 4/3/2008 - El Paso County Coliseum - El Paso, TX
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| 4/5/2008 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater - Irvine, CA
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| 4/6/2008 - Rabobank Arena - Bakersfield, CA}}</ref>, and Japan<ref>{{Citation|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080221222727/http://www.jimmyeatworld.com/tour|title=News|last=Jimmy Eat World|website=Jimmy Eat World|publisher=Jimmy Eat World|date=2008-02-21|access-date=2021-02-21|quote=2/17/2008
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| Concert
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| Southampton, UK Guildhall
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| Support: Sparkadia
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| SOLD OUT
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| 2/18/2008
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| Concert
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| London, UK Brixton Academy
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| Support: Sparkadia
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| SOLD OUT
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| 2/19/2008
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| Concert
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| Birmingham, UK Academy
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| Support: Sparkadia
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| SOLD OUT
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| 2/20/2008
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| Concert
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| Manchester, UK Academy
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| Support: Sparkadia
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| SOLD OUT
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| 2/22/2008
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| Concert
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| Leeds, UK Leeds University (Refectory)
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| Support: Sparkadia
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| SOLD OUT
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| 2/24/2008
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| Concert
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| Newcastle, UK Academy
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| Support: Styrofoam
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| SOLD OUT
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| 2/25/2008
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| Concert
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| Glasgow, UK Barrowlands
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| Support: Styrofoam
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| SOLD OUT
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| 2/26/2008
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| Concert
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| Belfast, IRE St. George’s Market
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| Support: Styrofoam
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| SOLD OUT
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| 2/27/2008
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| Concert
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| Dublin, IRE Olympia
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| Support: Styrofoam
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| 2/29/2008
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| Concert
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| Liverpool, UK University
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| Support: Styrofoam
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| SOLD OUT
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| 3/1/2008
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| Concert
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| Bristol, UK Academy
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| Support: Styrofoam
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| SOLD OUT
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| 3/3/2008
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| Concert
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| London, UK Roundhouse
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| Support: Styrofoam
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| 3/17/2008
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| Concert
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| Tokyo Shibuya AX
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| Tickets go on sale to the public on January 19th.
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| Visit www.smash-jpn.com for details, including presale information!
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| 3/18/2008
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| Concert
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| Tokyo Shibuya AX
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| Tickets go on sale to the public on January 19th.
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| Visit www.smash-jpn.com for details, including presale information!
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| 3/20/2008
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| Concert
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| Nagoya Club Quattro
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| Tickets go on sale to the public on January 19th.
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| Visit www.smash-jpn.com for details, including presale information!
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| 3/21/2008
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| Concert
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| Osaka Namba Hatch
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| Tickets go on sale to the public on January 19th.
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| Visit www.smash-jpn.com for details, including presale information!
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| 4/1/2008
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| Concert
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| San Antonio, TX Freeman Coliseum
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| 4/2/2008
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| Lubbock, TX Lonestar Amphitheater
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| 4/3/2008
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| 4/5/2008
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| Concert
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| Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
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| Bamboozle Left Festival
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| Tickets go on sale this Saturday, February 2nd a 10am here
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| 4/6/2008
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| Bakersfield, TX Rabobank Arena
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| 4/8/2008
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| 4/9/2008
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| 4/10/2008
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| Salem, OR Salem Armory
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| 4/12/2008
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| Pocatello, ID Holt Arena
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| 4/14/2008
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| Orem, UT McKay Events Center
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| 4/16/2008
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| 4/18/2008
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| Des Moines, IA Val Air Ballroom
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| 4/19/2008
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| DeKalb, IL Convocation Center
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| 4/21/2008
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| Grand Rapids, MI DeltaPlex
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| 4/22/2008
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| Dayton, OH Hara Arena
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| 4/25/2008
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| Rochester, NY Gordon Field House
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| 4/26/2008
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| Washington, DC Bender Arena
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| 4/28/2008
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| Albany, NY Washington Avenue Armory
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| 4/30/2008
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| Lowell, MA Paul E. Tsongas Arena
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| 5/2/2008
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| Atlantic City, NJ Taj Mahal Mark G. Etess Arena
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| 6/6/2008
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| Nuremburg Rock Im Park
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| 6/8/2008
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| NŸrburg Rock Am Ring}}</ref> followed by a co-headlining US tour with Paramore <ref>{{Citation|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080221230215/http://www.jimmyeatworld.com/news/|quote=Jimmy Eat World Tour Dates with Paramore Announced!
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| All shows will go on sale next weekend, except for Bamboozle West which is currently on sale. Ticketing details forthcoming, stay tuned to jimmyeatworld.com:
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| April 1st – San Antonio, TX – Freeman Coliseum
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| April 2nd – Lubbock, TX – Lonestar Amphitheater
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| April 3rd – El Paso, TX – El Paso County Coliseum
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| April 5th – Irvine, CA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (Bamboozle West)
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| April 6th – Bakersfield, CA – Rabobank Arena
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| April 8th – San Jose, CA – Event Center at San Jose State
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| April 9th – Sacramento, CA – Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
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| April 10th – Salem, OR – Salem Armory
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| April 12th – Pocatello, ID – Holt Arena
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| April 14th – Orem, UT – McKay Events Center
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| April 16th – Council Bluffs, IA – Mid America Center
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| April 17th – Springfield, MO – The Shrine Mosque
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| April 18th – Des Moines, IA – Val Air Ballroom
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| April 19th – DeKalb, IL – Convocation Center
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| April 22nd – Dayton, OH – Hara Arena
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| April 25th – Rochester, NY – Gordon Field House
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| April 26th – Washington, DC – Bender Arena
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| April 28th – Albany, NY – Washington Avenue Armory
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| April 30th – Lowell, MA – Paul E. Tsongas Arena
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| May 2nd – Atlantic City, NJ – Taj Mahal Mark G. Etess Arena
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| News » Posted: 2/16/2008 {{!}} # {{!}}|title=Jimmy Eat World Tour Dates with Paramore Announced!|last=Jimmy Eat World|website=Jimmy Eat World|publisher=Jimmy Eat World|date=2008-02-16|access-date=2021-02-21}}</ref>. In 2008-06 bassist [[Rick Burch]] said they were working several new ideas but had "no plans to work with a well known producer on the record, but...that could change."<ref>{{Citation|last=Mateus|first=Luisa|date=2008-06-18|url=https://www.gigwise.com/news/43950/exclusive-jimmy-eat-world-announce-new-album-details|website=Gigwise|access-date=2021-02-21|title=Exclusive: Jimmy Eat World Announce New Album Details|quote=Jimmy Eat World have revealed that they will be heading into the studio to start recording songs for their forthcoming new album.
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| Speaking exclusively to Gigwise, bassist Rick Burch revealed that the band plan to head back into their very own home studio to start recording new material as soon as possible.
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| “We’re kind of feeling like we have a lot of ideas brewed up and we’re going to get cracking on some new music. Actually we have our own home studio that we recorded 'Chase this Light' in. So it’s really convenient,” he said.
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| “So far, we’re having the attitude of just doing it. And not having the attitude of trying to do anything, and just ‘Let It Happen’. With our other records, sometimes Jim will have a lyric melody or a guitar melody and we’ll build from that. Sometimes we just sit around and make noise and go from there.”
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| Burch said that the band hoped to step out of their current three year album cycle.
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| “We’re trying our best to break that and cut the time down – and at least cut a year off of that. That’s our goal. We want to be able to have stuff out there sooner.”
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| Jimmy Eat World's bassist said that the group currently has no plans to work with a well known producer on the record, but, he added, that could change.
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| “It’s always when you’re doing these songs and they’re coming together that names come to mind, and you think 'God, it would be great to get this person working on this song' and something like that might happen so we’re not counting that out,” he added.
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| Speaking to Gigwise at the Download festival, Burch said that the band were considering self releasing when their Interscope contract comes to a close, possibly following in the footsteps of Nine Inch Nails.
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| “It’s something we won’t count out. We have one more album to do on our current label, and after that I think we’re free agents. We’ll see what happens then,” Buch said.}}</ref> Around this time [[Jim Adkins]], the band’s primary lyricist, reused an exercise he had used as the band was putting the finishing touches on Chase This Light. He would look at photographs and coming up with his own back stories for them. Adkins had recently discovered two books [[Cindy Sherman]]'s “[[Completely Untitled Film Still]]” series and [[Hannah Starkey]]’s “[[Photographs 1997-2007]]” and became taken with the creation of his own back stories for each photo. “I would take about 10-15 minutes and blast through every aspect of the scene that came to me. Who was this particular character and who were the people in her life? How did she end up in this scene?” Adkins says, “It was intended to be a writing exercise -- much like an exercise lots of people employ every day called ‘object writing.’ The point wasn’t to get material for Jimmy Eat World songs, it was only to get my brain in a mindset for working. Eventually, though, ideas developed in those sessions did start creeping into songs. The album title ‘Invented’ refers to a song which I feel sums up the mood here,” Adkins adds, “but could also be taken more literally as this album is the deepest into character writing we have tried so far" <ref name=":0">{{Citation|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924105848/http://www.jimmyeatworld.com/bio/|last=Jimmy Eat World|title=About|publisher=Jimmy Eat World|website=Jimmy Eat World|date=2010-09-24|access-date=2021-02-21}}</ref>. Adkins said that "Later on in the day I would be working on my own songs, and some of the more interesting parts of those writing sessions started creeping in; enough of those ideas became what the other guys were excited about too" They estimated that about 85%-90% of the record was generated this way <ref>{{Citation|last=Bautts|first=Jonathan|title=Jimmy Eat World – 09.22.10|url=https://chorus.fm/features/interviews/jim-adkins-of-jimmy-eat-world/|date=2012-09-29|publisher=AbsolutePunk|website=AbsolutePunk|access-date=2021-02-21|quote=Also this record seems to have more of a narrative structure than anything you�ve done before. I know you were inspired by some photographs and objective writing. Can you talk about what that process was like?
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| Maybe like three years ago I was trying different things to get my brain moving in a mindset for work. It wasn�t necessarily to get material for songs, it was just really to get the synapse of songwriting. One of the things I was trying to do is I would flip through random pictures by Hannah Starkey and Cindy Sherman. The work I was using is really composed. There�s a story there. It�s not like this photojournalistic grab kind of thing, there�s a story there. Even if you weren�t coming at it from a writer�s perspective, you�d start asking yourself questions about it. Who are these people? What�s happening here?
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| I would take 10-15 minutes and try to freewrite and think about every aspect of who the character is and what kind of decisions they�re making. Every aspect that came to mind, I would just write it down. Then later in the day I would be working on music and some of the more interesting ideas from those sessions would find their way into song ideas. It ends up that maybe 85-90% of the record is based off of those types of sessions.}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Citation|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101009135425/http://www.shockhound.com/features/1439-jimmy-eat-world--do-it-their-way|website=Shockhound|publisher=Shockhound|title=Jimmy Eat World: Do It Their Way|last=Bayer|first=Jonah|date=2010-10-09|access-date=2021-02-21}}</ref>
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| In 2008-08, drummer [[Zach Lind]] said the band were expected to be working on the new album imminently <ref>{{Citation|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081017133150/http://www.jimmyeatworldblog.com/archives/2008/08/back-in-the-studio.php|quote=Hi all,
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| We are now back in AZ, enjoying very much being home. We are excited to get going on working on a new album and we've been spending a lot of time at our studio cleaning up a very big mess we've left.......organizing, cleaning, etc. Here is a little random video clip I recorded:|title=Back in the Studio|last=Lind|first=Zach|website=jimmyeatworldblog.com|date=2008-08-13|access-date=2021-02-21|publisher=Jimmy Eat World}}</ref>. While working on the new material, the band embarked upon a ten-year anniversary tour for [[Clarity]]. Adkins said the trek had no influence on the forthcoming material but acted as "an overall confidence booster because it's kind of an amazing that ten years on people still like records we made in the '90s." <ref name=":1" /> When making demos for their next album, guitarist [[Tom Linton]] said they purposely wanted to take a more stripped down approach, compared to the heavily-produced nature of Chase This Light, saying "we thought we might have gone a little bit too crazy on some of the production parts, like as far as adding more vocals and keyboard parts. So this time, we went with something more stripped down." <ref>{{Citation|quote=How do you think the album compares to your last work, Chase This Light, in terms of the creative process and the final product?
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| I think the main thing is when we began writing and doing demos for this record we wanted to make it a little less produced than Chase This Light. We were really happy with Chase This Light, but on some of the songs we thought we might have gone a little bit too crazy on some of the production parts, like as far as adding more vocals and keyboard parts. So this time, we went with something more stripped down.|access-date=2021-02-21|title=Interview with Tom Linton from Jimmy Eat World: Re-Invented|last=Fiorletta|first=Alicia|url=http://www.theaquarian.com/2011/06/01/interview-with-tom-linton-from-jimmy-eat-world-re-invented/|date=2011-06-01|website=The Aquarian}}</ref>.
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| While on the anniversary tour, the band became reacquainted with Clarity producer [[Mark Trombino]], and decided to work with him once again for their forthcoming album. The band subsequently began recording tracks at their home studio and rehearsal space, [[Unit 2]] in Tempe, Arizona. They would then send them to Trombino, who was located in California. Jim said it "had been a really long time since we had met. We talked for a while and it was good. We had already been working on material for Invented for a while, and we were thinking of hiring a producer to work with us, but we wanted someone with a specific skill set and willingness to work in a non-conventional setting.” The idea was the band would work out a song as much as they could on their own in their studio, Unit 2 in Tempe, Arizona and then send the multi-track recordings to Trombino in California. “Mark is a ninja with a computer,” Adkins adds, “After trying out a couple songs we knew he brought something really complimentary to the sessions. We would be recording the foundations of one song in Arizona as he was mixing another song in California.” <ref name=":0" />
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| Adkins remarked that Trombino would make a "mix of it and add production ideas and we would just kind of go back and forth like that." "Mark is the wizard at computers, and the history that we have working with him we don't have with anybody else, so it made sense on the familiarity level and the ease of working level." <ref name=":1" /> <ref name=":2">{{Citation|publisher=DGC/Interscope Records|access-date=2021-02-21|title=Invented 0602527484167|last=Jimmy Eat World|date=2010}}</ref> Although the band and Trombino spent little time together in the studio, Trombino joined Jimmy Eat World on a couple of occasions <ref>{{Citation|quote=So you were never physically in the studio with Mark Trombino?
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| We were a little bit; there were a couple times he came out. At the very end I went out to LA and we just like wrapped up all the odds and ends and finished the mixes on a couple things at his house. With computers it's really just an exercise in restraint on when things are done. And you can live with it for a little while, too. If it's all in the box there's no worry about charting out all your gear and making sure you have perfect recall on everything. It is the same. Like a month you can go back and do bumps on like guitars or vocals or effects or even fuckin' wipe out sections of a song; all those options are available to you.|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/jimmy_eat_world_have_little_complaints_about_their_new_album.html|title=Jimmy Eat World: Have Little Complaints About Their New Album|date=2010-09-28|access-date=2021-02-21|website=Ultimate Guitar|publisher=Ultimate Guitar}}</ref>. Regarding the overall recording process with Mark, Adkins stated: "It frees up a lot of our geographic restrictions for both the producer and the band; it's not just someone next door." <ref>{{Citation|title=Jimmy Eat World Embraces Digital Domain with 'Invented'|last=Mapes|first=Jillian|date=2010-09-18|access-date=2021-02-21|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/956254/jimmy-eat-world-embraces-digital-domain-with-invented|website=Billboard.com}}</ref>
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| The strings for [[Heart Is Hard to Find]]" and [[Littlething]] were recorded by [[Wesley Seidman]]<nowiki/>at [[Capitol Studios]], assisted by [[Paul Smith]] and were arranged and conducted by [[David Campbell]]. They consist of violinists [[Josephina Vergara]], [[Gerardo Hilara]], [[Tammy Hatwan]]<nowiki/>and [[Michele Richards]], and celloist [[Steve Richards]] <ref name=":2" />. Invented was released on 2010-09-28, through DGC and Interscope Records <ref name=":2" />
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| Each, song on the album its own "closed narrative" <ref name=":1" /> Adkins remarks that the album's title Invented referred to a track that he felt "sums up the mood here, but could also be taken more literally as this album is the deepest into character writing we have tried so far." <ref name=":0" />. Littlething is a mid-tempo song with strings and Clarity-esque xylophones compared to [[Table for Glasses]] <ref>{{Citation|url=https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/blogcritics/article/Music-Review-Jimmy-Eat-World-Invented-879184.php|quote="Littlething" is a another standout, but is a bit overproduced, as it could've used less strings. Its midtempo guitar chords and melodies, Clarity-like xylophones (think "Table For Glasses") and Adkins' reflective, heartfelt vocals are highlights.|title=Music Review: Jimmy Eat World - Invented|publisher=BLOGCRITICS.ORG|last=Doherty|first=Charlie|date=2011-04-26|access-date=2021-02-21|website=Seattle Pi}}</ref>
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| == Reception ==
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| This song didn't chart.
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| == Personnel ==
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| Jimmy Eat World
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| * [[Jim Adkins]] – lead vocals, guitar, recording
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| * [[Rick Burch]] – bass guitar
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| * [[Zach Lind]] – drums
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| * [[Tom Linton]] – rhythm guitar
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| Additional musicians
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| *[[Josephina Vergara]] – violin
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| *[[Gerardo Hilara]] – violin
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| *[[Tammy Hatwan]] – violin
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| *[[Michele Richards]] – violin
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| *[[Steve Richards]] – cello
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| Production
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| * [[Jimmy Eat World]]– producer
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| * [[Mark Trombino]] – producer, mixing, additional recording
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| * [[Ted Jensen]] – mastering
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| * [[David Campbell]] – string arranger, conductor
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| * [[Wesley Seidman]]– strings recording
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| * [[Paul Smith]] – assistant
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| * [[Morning Breath Inc.]] – art direction, design
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| * [[Ken Schles]] – photography
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| == Other Versions ==
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| == See Also ==
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| == References ==
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| == External Links ==
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| [[Jimmy Eat Pod]] Episode Link: https://www.jimmyeatpod.com/037-littlething/
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| https://genius.com/Jimmy-eat-world-littlething-lyrics
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| http://www.bullz-eye.com/music/interviews/2010/jim_adkins.htm
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| https://www.getalternative.com/it-holds-up-jimmy-eat-worlds-invented-turns-10/
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