Released Bleed American

The finished album was titled Bleed American . Joining with Gersh’s new management company, GAS Entertainment, the band scouted for a new label. The band eventually signed with DreamWorks Records . The completed album was released in July 2001, which included a vinyl edition through the now-defunct Grand Royal label, founded by the Beastie Boys in 1993. The title track (named “Salt Sweat Sugar” in the UK) was the lead single. The album’s second single, ” The Middle “, became the band’s biggest single to date, reaching number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The video for the song received significant airplay on MTV, including on Total Request Live . The album was certified platinum by the RIAA . Following the September 11 attacks , the band decided to re-issue the album as Jimmy Eat World out of concern that the title Bleed American might be misinterpreted, possibly as a threatening “bleed, American”. That year the band performed at Edgefest II in Toronto, Canada .