Seventeen
| Released: | 1996-07-23 |
| Length: | 3:33 |
| Label: | Capitol Records |
| Writer: | Jimmy Eat World |
| Producer: | Mark Trombino, Wes Kidd, Jimmy Eat World, Craig Aaronson |
Appears On
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Hung up here on a web of comfort
Taking off with nowhere to go
Standing tall with your new cloak armor
Making out like it's all been done
[Pre-Chorus]
It's harder than it seems
You slip but never fall
[Chorus]
They'll take you, where you won't come back to me
They'll take you, where you won't come back to me
[Verse 2]
Tearing down what we built up so well
Laying low as you came my way
Look alive with your head on backwards
Going off when there's nothing wrong
[Pre-Chorus]
It's only in your dreams
But it felt like it was real
[Chorus]
They'll take you, where you won't come back to me
They'll take you, where you won't come back to me
[Verse 3]
Hang loose, my friend
Don't walk away from me
'Cause I really think you're cool
Is it worth turning back despite these open hands?
You're tearing me apart
[Chorus]
They'll take you, where you won't come back to me
They'll take you, where you won't come back to me
They'll take you, where you won't come back to me
(You need to find yourself)
They'll take you, where you won't come back to me
(You need to find yourself)
Recording Details
Reception with Charting Data/Certification/Sales Data
Personnel
Jimmy Eat World
- Tom Linton – guitar, co-lead vocals
- Jim Adkins – guitar, co-lead vocals
- Zach Lind – drums, accordion, concertina
- Rick Burch – bass guitar
Additional musicians
- Eric Richter – additional vocals (Digits) [1]
- Sarah Pont – violin
- Mark Trombino – Moog
- Wes Kidd – acoustic guitar (Claire)
Production
- Wes Kidd – producer
- Mark Trombino – producer, engineer, mixing (all except Rockstar and Seventeen)
- Jimmy Eat World – producer
- Tom Rothrock – mixing (Rockstar and Seventeen)
- Rob Schnapf – mixing (Rockstar and Seventeen)
- Billy Bowers – assistant engineer
- Jeff Sheehan – assistant engineer
- Peter Doell – assistant engineer
- Billy Smith – assistant engineer
- Steve Genewick – assistant engineer
- Cappy Japngie – assistant engineer
- Larry Elyea – engineer
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering
- Craig Aaronson – executive producer
- Paul Drake – cover photography, ambient band
- Andy Mueller – smiley band photo
- Jim Adkins – other photos
- Ohiogirlco – design, art direction
Other Versions
See Also
References
- ↑ https://music.avclub.com/how-jimmy-eat-world-s-the-middle-became-the-best-song-1798233196, How Jimmy Eat World's 'The Middle' Became the Best Song for a Bad Time", Heller, Jason, 2012-09-14, The A.V. Club, The A.V. Club, 2021-02-25, It was no surprise that Drive Like Jehu’s Mark Trombino produced Jimmy Eat World’s 1996 major-label debut, Static Prevails, or that Christie Front Drive’s Eric Richter sang backup on it.,
External Links
Jimmy Eat Pod Episode Link: https://www.jimmyeatpod.com/017-seventeen/
https://genius.com/Jimmy-eat-world-seventeen-lyrics
https://web.archive.org/web/19991129023344/http://www.jimmyeatworld.net/faq.html