Chase This Light (song)

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"Chase This Light"
Song by Jimmy Eat World
from the album Chase This Light
ReleasedOctober 16, 2007
Recorded2006-2007
Genre Alternative rock, pop rock
Length3:29
Label Interscope
Songwriter(s) Jim Adkins, Rick Burch, Zach Lind, Tom Linton
Producer(s) Jimmy Eat World, Chris Testa, Butch Vig

"Chase This Light" is the ninth track on Jimmy Eat World's sixth album, Chase This Light . It was never released as a single, but it did chart on the Pop 100, peaking at 99. [1]

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Reception

Virgin Media calls "Chase This Light", "heartfelt and uplifting", citing its melancholy. [2]

Charts

Chart (2007)Peak
position
US Billboard Pop 100 99

"Chase This Light" has been used on station promos for TNT.

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References

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  2. Matt O'Leary (2007-10-15). "Jimmy Eat World: Chase This Light review - Album reviews - Music". Virgin Media. Retrieved 2011-12-09.