Jimmy Eat World’s (@JimmyEatWorld) song "The Middle" was released as the second single of their fourth album, 'Bleed American' (2001). The song was a breakthrough hit for Jimmy Eat World, who had self-financed the recording of the Bleed American album. By early 2002, It was a No. 5 hit on the US Billboard (@Billboard) Hot 100. "The Middle" remains Jimmy Eat World's only Top 40 hit on the Hot 100 to date. It was also the band's only appearance on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, peakin