Sweetness (Jimmy Eat World song)
"Sweetness" is a song by American rock band Jimmy Eat World. It was released in June 2002 as the third single from their 2001 album, "Bleed American". It was originally written soon after the band finished recording "Clarity" but before the label had finally decided to release the album. However, "Lucky Denver Mint" became a surprise radio hit off of "Clarity" before the album was even released, driving the label to release "Clarity" before Sweetness could ever be added to its tracklisting. The band also played the song live many times during the "Clarity" tour , and a demo recording of it was included on the 2007 re-issue of "Clarity". Critical reception. Like the rest of "Bleed American", "Sweetness" was generally well received by critics. Punknews.org stated that "'Sweetness' is so unbelievably catchy, I'm having trouble coming up with an analogy to get it across." Music video. The video for "Sweetness", directed by Tim Hope, depicts the band performing the song in a bedroom while apparently recording a demo cassette. Compositing and various forms of animation (including stop-motion, rotoscoping, and computer animation) were used to add surreal elements throughout the video, as well  as to show the band performing in different locations: a bar, a concert, and a recording studio. Track listing. UK CD1 UK CD2 Australian single (2002) In popular culture. The song was also featured on the soundtrack for the EA Sports video game "NHL 2003". Since the 2017–18 NHL season, the Florida Panthers have used "Sweetness" as their goal song.