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Bleed American
Studio album by Jimmy Eat World
Released	July 24, 2001
Recorded	2000–2001
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	46:38
Label	Dreamworks
Producer	Mark Trombino, Jimmy Eat World
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link Syracuse New Times link
Jimmy Eat World chronology
Clarity (1999) Bleed American (2001) Futures (2004)
Alternate cover
Censored self-titled release

Bleed American is the fourth album by Jimmy Eat World. It was released on July 24, 2001, and became self-titled following the September 11, 2001 attacks. The album was produced by Mark Trombino, who previously produced blink-182's first major label album, Dude Ranch. The album artwork is taken from William Eggleston's photograph "Memphis."

All songs written by Jimmy Eat World, except portions of "A Praise Chorus".

1. "Bleed American" (renamed "Salt Sweat Sugar" following the September 11, 2001 attacks) – 3:02
2. "A Praise Chorus" – 4:03
3. "The Middle" – 2:46
4. "Your House" – 4:46
5. "Sweetness" – 3:40
6. "Hear You Me" – 4:45
7. "If You Don't, Don't" – 4:33
8. "Get It Faster" – 4:22
9. "Cautioners" – 5:21
10. "The Authority Song" – 3:38
11. "My Sundown" – 5:40
12. "(Splash) Turn Twist" – 4:09
    • Japanese bonus track^[1]

• "Bleed American" was featured in the movie National Lampoon's Van Wilder.
• "The Middle" was featured in the movies Orange County, Life or Something Like It and Zoom, as well as many TV shows and film trailers (including The New Guy previews).
• "Hear You Me" was featured in the movies Out Cold, The Butterfly Effect, A Cinderella Story, National Lampoon's Van Wilder and One Tree Hill.
• "Get It Faster" was featured in the straight-to-video movie Riding in Vans with Boys (as well as the song "Goodbye Sky Harbor").
• "The Authority Song" was featured in the movies National Lampoon's Van Wilder and The Hot Chick.
• "My Sundown" was featured in The First $20 Million is Always the Hardest, the TV movie Global Frequency and Umbrellas.
• "(Splash) Turn Twist" is featured on the soundtrack to the film Wedding Crashers.

• Jim Adkins – vocals, guitar, percussion, bass guitar (on "Your House"), piano, organ (on "My Sundown"), bells, art direction
• Rick Burch – bass guitar, vocals
• Zach Lind – drums, percussion (on "Your House" and "My Sundown")
• Tom Linton – guitar, vocals, organ (on "Hear You Me")
• Davey von Bohlen – additional vocals (on "A Praise Chorus")
• Mark Trombino – production, engineering, mixing, synth emulator programming, percussion (on "Your House"), programming
• Rachel Haden – additional vocals (on "Hear You Me", "If You Don't, Don't" and "My Sundown")
• Ariel Rechtshaid – additional vocals (on "If You Don't, Don't")
• Travis Keller – "timely handclaps" (on "The Authority Song")
• Doug Messenger – "timely handclaps" (on "The Authority Song")
• Willion Eggleston – front cover photography
• Christopher Wray-McCann – photography
• Jeff Kleinsmith – art direction, album design
• Jesse LeDoux – album design
• Justin Smith – engineering assistant
• Bob Ludwig – mastering