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"The Middle" is a song by American rock band Jimmy Eat World. It was released in October 2001 as the second single of their fourth album "Bleed American". It was a number-five hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 2002 and reached the top 50 in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The song was a breakthrough hit for Jimmy Eat World, who had self-financed the recording of the "Bleed American" album after being dropped by Capitol Records in 1999. Read more on Last.fm.

Jimmy Eat World is an alternative rock band formed in Mesa, Arizona, United States, in 1993. The band is composed of lead guitarist/lead vocalist Jim Adkins, drummer Zach Lind, rhythm guitarist/vocalist Tom Linton, and bassist Rick Burch. Jimmy Eat World has released ten studio albums, the last nine featuring the current lineup. The four-piece's commercial breakthrough came with the successful release of several singles from the album Bleed American (2001). Four singles from the album charted within the Top 20 positions of the Alternative Songs chart, with "The Middle" reaching the #1 position. Jimmy Eat World's follow-up album Futures (2004) featured another Alternative number one song, "Pain". The RIAA certified Bleed American platinum and Futures gold, rewarding the two albums for selling over one and a half million records between them. The band's sixth album, Chase This Light (2007), became their highest charting album, peaking at number five on the Billboard 200. Discography: 1994 - Jimmy Eat World 1996 - Static Prevails 1999 - Clarity 2001 - Bleed American 2004 - Futures 2007 - Chase This Light 2010 - Invented 2013 - Damage 2016 - Integrity Blues 2019 - Surviving Band members: Jim Adkins – vocals, guitar Zach Lind – drums Tom Linton – guitar, vocals Rick Burch – bass http://www.jimmyeatworld.com/. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.