Editing Jimmy Eat World (section)

== Musical style and legacy ==
Jimmy Eat World's musical style has been described as an "upbeat version of [[pop-punk]] and [[emo]] [balancing] commercial instincts with street credibility." According to Andrew Leahey of ''[[AllMusic]]'', the band's style "targeted the heart as well as the head."<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Jimmy Eat World Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & ... |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jimmy-eat-world-mn0000852688 |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}</ref> In addition to emo<ref name="Allmusic genres">{{cite web |last=Leahey |first=Andrew |title=Jimmy Eat World - Biography - AllMusic |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/jimmy-eat-world-mn0000852688/biography |access-date=September 15, 2014 |work=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref><ref name="RS Best Pop Punk">{{cite magazine |last=Spanos |first=Brittany |date=July 6, 2016 |title=Readers' Poll: The 10 Best Pop-Punk Albums of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/10-best-pop-punk-albums-of-all-time-ramones-green-day-blink-182-offspring-20160706/jimmy-eat-world-bleed-american-20160706 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107003217/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/10-best-pop-punk-albums-of-all-time-ramones-green-day-blink-182-offspring-20160706/jimmy-eat-world-bleed-american-20160706 |archive-date=November 7, 2017 |access-date=November 5, 2017 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref><ref name="TG Genres">{{cite news |last=Simpson |first=Dave |date=September 11, 2013 |title=Jimmy Eat World – review |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/sep/11/jimmy-eat-world-review |access-date=September 15, 2014 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref><ref name="PM Genres">{{cite web |last=Ingalls |first=Chris |date=October 16, 2016 |title=Jimmy Eat World: Integrity Blues |url=https://www.popmatters.com/jimmy-eat-world-integrity-blues-2495410094.html |access-date=March 30, 2025 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> and pop-punk,<ref name="Allmusic genres" /><ref name="RS Best Pop Punk" /><ref>{{cite web |date=October 11, 2019 |title=Jimmy Eat World perform "Love Never" and "All the Way (Stay)" on Kimmel: Watch |url=https://consequence.net/2019/10/jimmy-eat-world-all-the-way-stay-love-never-kimmel/ |access-date=March 30, 2025 |work=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]}}</ref> the band has also been tagged as [[alternative rock]],<ref>{{cite web|first=Eva|last=Zhu|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/jimmy_eat_world-surviving|title=Jimmy Eat World Surviving|work=[[Exclaim!]]|date=October 16, 2019|access-date=March 30, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Robert|last=Frezza|url=https://www.theaquarian.com/2023/08/21/how-a-preschool-friendship-became-30-years-of-jimmy-eat-world/|title=How a Preschool Friendship Became 30 Years of Jimmy Eat World|newspaper=[[The Aquarian Weekly]]|date=August 21, 2023|access-date=March 30, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Tim|last=Grobaty|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_22901612/jimmy-eat-world-best-coast-among-acts-set|title=Jimmy Eat World, Best Coast among acts set for Record Store Day at Fingerprints in Long Beach - San Jose Mercury News|newspaper=[[The Mercury News]]|date=March 29, 2013|access-date=September 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210442/http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_22901612/jimmy-eat-world-best-coast-among-acts-set|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Brian|last=VanOchten|url=http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2011/05/jimmy_eat_world_bleeds_america.html|title=Jimmy Eat World comes to Grand Rapids to 'Bleed American' again - MLive.com|work=MLive.com|date=May 27, 2011|access-date=September 15, 2014}}</ref> [[power pop]],<ref name="TG Genres"/><ref name="PM Genres"/><ref>{{cite web|first=Ryan|last=Bray|url=https://consequence.net/2013/06/album-review-jimmy-eat-world-damage/|title=Album Review: Jimmy Eat World – Damage|work=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]|date=June 10, 2013|access-date=September 15, 2014}}</ref> [[pop rock]],<ref name="TG Genres"/><ref>{{cite web|author=FlawedPerfection|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/13871/Jimmy-Eat-World-Chase-This-Light/|title=Jimmy Eat World Chase This Light|work=[[Sputnikmusic]]|date=October 16, 2007|access-date=March 30, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Gareth|last=Dobson|url=https://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/2532807-chase-the-answers--jimmy-eat-world-q-a|title=Chase the answers: Jimmy Eat World Q&A|work=[[Drowned in Sound]]|date=October 26, 2007|access-date=March 30, 2025}}</ref> and [[punk rock]].<ref name="Allmusic genres"/>  

Jimmy Eat World has been cited as an influence by numerous bands, including [[Hawthorne Heights]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 24, 2006 |title=INTERVIEW MIT HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS |url=https://www.allschools.de/article/show/Interview_mit_Hawthorne_Heights_30238 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922000046/https://www.allschools.de/article/show/Interview_mit_Hawthorne_Heights_30238 |archive-date=September 22, 2021 |access-date=November 4, 2023 |website=allschools.de}}</ref> [[the Starting Line]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Liz |date=December 6, 2002 |title=The Starting Line |url=http://www.punctuate.org/interviews/tsl.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030904050202/http://www.punctuate.org/interviews/tsl.htm |archive-date=September 4, 2003 |access-date=October 24, 2024 |website=www.punctuate.org |quote=There are many bands that we are influence (sic) by such as Jimmy Eat World, [[blink-182]], [[New Found Glory]].}}</ref> [[Basement (band)|Basement]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hill |first=John |date=February 8, 2016 |title=Basement's Alex Henery Delivers Everything He Can |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/basement-interview-alex-henery-2016/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625205532/https://www.vice.com/en/article/rb8ba5/basement-interview-alex-henery-2016 |archive-date=June 25, 2024 |access-date=July 3, 2024 |website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]}}</ref> [[Real Friends (band)|Real Friends]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Phillips |first=Charly |date=2016 |title=MUSIC INTERVIEW: Real Friends |url=https://www.bringthenoiseuk.com/201606/features/interviews/music-interview-real-friends-2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207141112/https://www.bringthenoiseuk.com/201606/features/interviews/music-interview-real-friends-2 |archive-date=December 7, 2023 |access-date=June 3, 2024 |website=Bring the Noise UK |quote=We’ve always had the main influences, bands like [[The Starting Line|Starting Line]], Jimmy Eat World has been a song structure influence, [[Taking Back Sunday]], a lot of bands that you’d expect.}}</ref> [[Pet Symmetry]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderl |first=Tim |date=July 13, 2015 |title=INTERVIEW: PET SYMMETRY TALK ABOUT PIZZA & ACTOR EDDIE FURLONG |url=https://newnoisemagazine.com/interviews/interview-pet-symmetry-talk-about-pizza-actor-eddie-furlong-3/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114180740/https://newnoisemagazine.com/interviews/interview-pet-symmetry-talk-about-pizza-actor-eddie-furlong-3/ |archive-date=November 14, 2023 |access-date=July 3, 2024 |website=New Noise Magazine}}</ref> and [[Shallow Pools]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lozano |first=Sarah |date=September 14, 2018 |title=Interview with Shallow Pools |url=https://stitchedsound.com/interview-with-shallow-pools/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224090420/https://stitchedsound.com/interview-with-shallow-pools/ |archive-date=February 24, 2024 |access-date=June 3, 2024 |website=stitchedsound.com}}</ref> Leahey said, "The emo label proved difficult to shake throughout the 2000s, ... but Jimmy Eat World still remained a league above the generation of genre torchbearers they helped spawn."<ref name=":1" />