Sweetness

Sweetness
Released:	2001-07-24
First Played:	Live 1998-11-12 at Hardback Cafe, Gainesville, FL, USA
Length:	3:40
Label:	Dreamworks
Writer:	Jimmy Eat World
Producer:	Mark Trombino, Jimmy Eat World

Appears On

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

If you're listening, whoa

Sing it back, whoa

String from your tether unwinds, whoa, whoa oh

Up and outward to bind, whoa, whoa

[Chorus]

I was spinning free, whoa

With a little sweet and simple numbing me

[Verse 2]

Are you listening? Whoa

Sing it back, whoa

So, tell me what do I need, whoa, whoa

When words lose their meaning, whoa, whoa

[Chorus]

I was spinning free, whoa

With a little sweet and simple numbing me, yeah

Stumble 'til you crawl, whoa

Sinking into sweet uncertainty

[Interlude]

Are you listening? Are you listening?

[Verse 3]

If you're listening, whoa (If you're listening, are you listening?)

Sing it back, whoa (If you're listening, are you listening?)

And I'm still running away, whoa, whoa oh

Won't play your hide and seek game, whoa, whoa

[Chorus]

I was spinning free, whoa

With a little sweet and simple numbing me

What a dizzy dance, whoa

And the sweetness will not be concerned with me

[Outro]

No, the sweetness will not be concerned with me

Recording Details

Reception with Charting Data/Certification/Sales Data

Jimmy Eat World were invited to perform Sweetness Live on the Late Show with David Letterman episode 1835 in 2002-06-06 ^[2]. A version of this performance can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i__jEvHvuuw

Personnel

Jimmy Eat World

Jim Adkins – lead vocals, lead guitar, percussion
Rick Burch – bass guitar, backing vocals
Zach Lind – drums
Tom Linton – rhythm guitar, backing vocals

Production

Mark Trombino – producer, engineering, mixing
Jimmy Eat World – producer
Justin Smith – assistant engineer
William Eggleston – front cover photograph
Christopher Wray-McCann – photography
Jim Adkins – art direction
Jeff Kleinsmith – art direction, design
Jesse LeDoux – design

Other Versions

References

↑ https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/jimmy-eat-world/1998/hardback-cafe-gainesville-fl-39e618f.html, Jimmy Eat World Setlist at Hardback Cafe, Gainesville, FL, USA, 1998-11-12, setlist.fm, setlist.fm, 2021-07-07,
↑ http://epguides.com/LateShowwithDavidLetterman/, Late Show with David Letterman (a Guest Stars & Air Dates Guide), epguides.com, epguides.com, 2021-04-05,