"Pain" is a song by American rock band Jimmy Eat World. It was released in September 14, 2004 as the first single from their 2004 album Futures and became their second number-one hit on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.[3] Although its album is not their most successful and "Pain" is not the highest-charting single, the single has received Gold status by the RIAA, making "Pain" Jimmy Eat World's second best-selling single, after 2001's "The Middle". The song appears in the season 4 episode of Smallville, "Transference". It also appears in the video games Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition, Tony Hawk's Underground 2, Guitar Hero: Van Halen and DLC for Rock Band.