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"Pain"
Single by Jimmy Eat World
from the album Futures
Released	2004
Format	CD
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	2:51
Label	Interscope
Producer	Gil Norton
Jimmy Eat World singles chronology
"A Praise Chorus" (2002) "Pain" (2004) "Work" (2005)

"Pain" is a song by the American band Jimmy Eat World. It was released as the first single from their 2004 album Futures and became their second #1 hit on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song was featured on video games Tony Hawk's Underground 2, Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition, Guitar Hero: Van Halen, and Karaoke Revolution Party. It was also featured on the Smallville episode "Transference." The 7" was pressed on clear vinyl. The Single has received Gold status by the RIAA.

Tracklist

CD

1. Pain (album version)
2. Shame (demo)
3. Yer Feet (live acoustic) (Mojave 3 cover)
4. Pain (video)

7"

1. Pain (2:51)
2. Shame (5:40)

Video

The video, which was directed by Paul Fedor, features a young man who constantly does things that cause him pain (including draping himself in meat and letting attack dogs maul him), but when a girl arrives, she touches him, taking his pain away. At the end of the video they walk off together after two twins hit him with baseball bats. The video also featured footage of the band playing from the inside of a garage. For undisclosed reasons, the twins in the video bear a striking resemblance to Ari and Uzi Tenenbaum from the 2001 film The Royal Tenenbaums.

Cover

In 2006, Japanese singer Kyosuke Himuro covered this song on his album. ^[1]

References

Charts