Bleed American " is a song by American rock band Jimmy Eat World . It was released in September 2001 as the lead single from their fourth album '' Bleed American '' ( retitled '' Jimmy Eat World '' ) . The song was originally titled " Bleed American " , but similar to the name change of the album after the September 11 attacks , the song was retitled " Salt Sweat Sugar " after the first line in the song 's chorus . The song was in the 2001 Clear Channel Memorandum along with other songs
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Bleed American (song)