"My Best Theory" is the lead single from
Jimmy Eat World
Jimmy Eat World is an American rock band formed in 1993 in Mesa, Arizona. The band is composed of lead vocalist and lead guitarist Jim Adkins, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Tom Linton, bassist Rick Burch, and drummer Zach Lind. They h ...
's seventh studio album ''
Invented''. The song began receiving its first radio airplay on August 10, 2010, and impacted radio on August 17. The UK digital release was September 26, 2010.
The song has peaked at number 9 on the ''Billboard''
Rock Songs
Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (formerly known as Rock Songs and Hot Rock Songs) is a record chart published by ''Billboard'' magazine. From its debut on June 20, 2009, through October 13, 2012, the chart ranked the airplay of songs across alternati ...
chart and number 2 on the
Alternative Songs
Alternative Airplay (formerly known as Modern Rock Tracks (1988–2009) and Alternative Songs (2009–2020)) is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in ''Billboard'' magazine since September 10, 1988. It ranks the 40 most-played ...
chart;
[ "My Best Theory" - Jimmy Eat World - Song information Billboard.com.] the band's highest-charting single since "
Pain
Pain is a distressing feeling often caused by intense or damaging stimuli. The International Association for the Study of Pain defines pain as "an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with, or resembling that associated with, ...
" hit number one in
2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
.
The song included in soundtrack for
Tony Hawk: Shred.
Concept
In an interview, the band's frontman Jim Adkins said:
"The song is about finding your individuality in a world where extremes are more and more presented as your only option. We thought taking a science fiction approach would be a great way to demonstrate breaking free of what may be expected from an individual. We loved director Ron Winter’s work and thought he was the perfect choice to help."
Music video
Near the beginning of the video, a masked person is visible, along with various shapes and textures (probably symbolizing attempted mind control.) That person is then sent to some sort of altar inside a building by a second kind of masked people, this time symbolizing malevolence. They join two others already apparently working at the altar, giving power to the evil people. At the beginning of the second verse, one of the good masked people who were already there before tries to escape, but then is shot down by the evil people. They then use some sort of science fiction lasers to get rid of the body. This distraction allows for the remaining good people to escape, but are then chased by the evil ones. The good people are chased out of the building, and into the deep woods where (they think) they are safe. After recognizing each other's voice, they unmask each other to reveal two girls (possibly having some kind of past connection.) They both fall asleep, and are awoken in the morning by the evil people's lasers. They start panicking, and right as the song ends at this point, the video cuts to black.
No member of Jimmy Eat World appears in the video.
Track listing
;7" Vinyl (US version)
# "My Best Theory"
# "Stop"
;7" Vinyl
icture Disc(UK version)
# "My Best Theory"
# "Anais"
Charts
References
External links
Jimmyeeatworld.com
{{authority control
2010 singles
Jimmy Eat World songs
Interscope Records singles
2010 songs