| "A Praise Chorus" | ||||
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| Promotional single by Jimmy Eat World | ||||
| from the album Bleed American | ||||
| Released | 2002 | |||
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| Length | 4:03 | |||
| Label | DreamWorks R6538 | |||
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"A Praise Chorus" is a song by American rock band Jimmy Eat World. It was released in 2002 as the fourth single released from the band's fourth album Bleed American , which was later retitled Jimmy Eat World.
After the second stanza, references to seven songs become the "praise chorus" of the title. The first line is sung continuously in the background before the other six are sung over it. [1]
Following the recording of the song's demo (which contains none of these songs, but rather a repetition of "Fast action/Come on, come on, come on/Fast action/So what'cha here for"), the band felt that it needed some additional work in the chorus section. They sent the recording to The Promise Ring's Davey von Bohlen, a friend of the band, and asked him to "Sing [us] something that [we] know". During live performances, Tom Linton sings the repeated "Crimson and Clover" line, while Jim Adkins sings the lyrics from the other six songs.
Personnel adapted from CD booklet [2]
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| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [3] | 16 |
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