SPOTLIGHT = Jimmy Eat World (1 song) & Jack Johnson (2 songs)

A band from Mesa AZ & a Hawaii-native singer-songwriter….

#1
Jimmy Eat World formed in 1993 in Mesa AZ by Jim Adkins, Tom Linton, Rick Burch & Zach Lind. This song, released 11/05/2001 as the 2nd single from their 4th album ‘Bleed American’, is their breakthrough & best-charting hit. This single peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100, #2 on the Adult Top 40, #1 on the Alternative Songs & #39 on the Mainstream Rock charts; it also managed #26 in England & #28 in New Zealand. Other successful tunes on the Alternative Songs chart include 2002’s “Sweetness”, 2004’s “Pain”, 2005’s “Work”, 2007’s “Big Casino” & 2010’s “My Best Theory”.

#2a
Jack Johnson, a native of Oahu HI, is the son of well-known surfer Jeff Johnson. A former professional surfer himself, Jack is also a singer-songwriter & record producer. This song, which he wrote, is his debut & only release from his 2002 album ‘Brushfire Fairytales’; this single peaked at #73 on the Billboard Hot 100 & #22 on the Modern Rock Tracks charts, while notching at #6 in New Zealand.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZWuYU2kcLg

#2b
After 2005’s “Sitting, Waiting, Wishing” peaked at #66 on the Billboard Hot 100, this single became his 1st Top 40 on that chart. Released 02/24/2006, this song (which he wrote) is the only release from his album ‘Sing-A-Longs & Lullabies For The Film Curious George’; it peaked at #38 on the Billboard Hot 100, #25 on the Alternative Songs, #9 on the Adult Pop Songs, #23 on the Adult Contemporary & #39 on the Jazz Songs charts. Elsewhere, it reached #9 in Canada, #36 in Australia, #20 in Japan, #22 in New Zealand & #30 in England. Later familiar tunes include 2007’s “If I Had Eyes” & 2010’s “You & Your Heart”.