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| Released | June 11, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | September–October 2012 | |||
| Studio | Alain Johannes' home, Los Angeles | |||
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| Length | 37:45 | |||
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Damage is the eighth studio album by American rock band Jimmy Eat World. It was released on June 11, 2013, through RCA and Exotic Location Recordings. As touring in support of Invented (2010) was winding down by late 2011, the band started writing new material in early 2012. The band spent September and October 2012 at producer Alain Johannes' house in Los Angeles, California recording their next album with analog tape and Pro Tools. Described as an adult breakup album, Damage is a power pop and rock album.
"I Will Steal You Back" was released as the lead single in April 2013, and Jimmy Eat World spent the next few months touring across the United States. The band performed songs on talk shows such as Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Conan. The title-track "Damage" was released as a radio single in August. Stints of the United Kingdom, the US and Europe followed, leading up to an appearance at Reading and Leeds Festivals.
Damage reached number 14 on the US Billboard 200 after selling 24,000 copies in its first week. It peaked in the top 10 of other Billboard component charts: Alternative, Digital, Rock, and Tastemaker Albums. It also charted in Australia, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and the UK. It was met with a favorable reaction from music critics, being found as an enjoyable listen by many.