Thinking, That's All
| Written: | 1995 |
| Released: | 1996-07-23 |
| Length: | 2:52 |
| Label: | Capitol Records |
| Writer: | Jimmy Eat World |
| Producer: | Wes Kidd, Mark Trombino, and Jimmy Eat World, Craig Aaronson Executive Producer |
Thinking, That's All is track 1 of 12 on Jimmy Eat World's major-label debut album Static Prevails. This song features vocals from both Jim Adkins and Tom Linton and is also the first album to feature Rick Burch on bass guitar. This opening track has been called screamo-esque[1] and compared to the band Unwound[2].
Appears On
- Static Prevails All Editions
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Play your hand
Don't play it off
Don't play that game
Out of touch
There is no pride in seconds lost
[Verse 2]
First cello suite
I know I'm late
What do you care?
Stop dragging feet
We can't go back for seconds lost
[Chorus]
Drive by, don't stop
Drive by, don't stop
Hate wins, don't stop
Hate wins, don't stop
[Verse 3]
Smooth the sheets
No one was here and never will
Wind your watch for seconds gone
[Chorus]
Drive by, don't stop
Drive by, don't stop
Hate wins, don't stop
Hate wins, don't stop
Guilt won't let you because you let it
Because you lost
Recording Details
Recorded at: Big Fish & Sound City Studios
Reception
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
- Sarah Pont – violin
- Mark Trombino – Moog
Production
- Wes Kidd – producer
- Mark Trombino – producer, engineer, mixingJimmy Eat World – producer
- 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[3]
Other Versions
Demo
A demo for this track can be heard on the Static Prevails Demos This version is slightly longer at 2:51.
See Also
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150116080100/http://consequenceofsound.net/2013/06/dissected-jimmy-eat-world-with-jim-adkins/3/, Dissected: Jimmy Eat World (with Jim Adkins), Caffrey, Dan; Kaye, Ben; Gerber, Justin, 2013-06-14, Consequence of Sound, 2021-02-03, JEWish-ness: The aggression from the band’s debut lingers, especially in—Lord, forgive us—”screamo”-tinged tracks such as album opener, “Thinking, That’s All”, and “Call It In the Air”, but there’s also a sense of lonely sweetness that would permeate everything the band touched from here on out.,
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20030425040019/http://www.pub.umich.edu/daily/1996/sep/09-13-96/arts/arts2.html, Rock 'n' roll with Jimmy Eat World, Bartos, Colin, 1996-09-11, The Michigan Daily, 2021-02-03, "Static Prevails" is 12 songs, no two the same, of adventurous "space" rock. The thing is, there's not a weak song on the whole disc. The first track, "Thinking, That's All," compares to space noise-rock superstars Unwound with its stop and go distorted delivery. Most of the songs are on the edge of punk, but much more elaborate than just three-chord verse-chorus-verse songs.,
- ↑ Static Prevails (booklet) CDP 7243 5 39615 0 3, Jimmy Eat World, 1996, Capitol Records,
External Links
Jimmy Eat Pod Episode Link: https://www.jimmyeatpod.com/033-thinking-thats-all/
https://genius.com/Jimmy-eat-world-thinking-thats-all-lyrics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Static_Prevails
https://www.discogs.com/artist/82079-Jimmy-Eat-World?query=Thinking,%20That%27s%20All
