pop ▁ch orus ▁hook ▁that ▁gives ▁the ▁best ▁couple ▁of ▁We e zer ▁songs ▁a ▁run ▁for ▁their ▁money , ▁you ' ve ▁accomplished ▁something ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁The ▁A . V . ▁Club ▁published ▁an ▁article ▁entitled , ▁" How ▁Jimmy ▁E at ▁World ' s ▁' The ▁Middle ' ▁B ec ame ▁the ▁Best ▁Song ▁for ▁a ▁Bad ▁Time ", ▁with ▁Jason ▁H eller ▁not ing , ▁"' The ▁Middle ' ▁wasn ' t ▁a ▁sell out . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁return ▁to ▁form , ▁one ▁made ▁by ▁a ▁band ▁that ▁had ▁a ▁lot ▁more ▁wisdom , ▁sc ars , ▁and ▁song writing ▁talent ▁than ▁it ▁did ▁seven ▁years ▁prior — and ▁a ▁band ▁that ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁position ▁where ▁do ▁or ▁die ▁looked ▁like ▁the ▁only ▁options ." ▁ ▁Music ▁video ▁The ▁song ' s ▁video ▁( direct ed ▁by ▁Paul ▁Fed or ) ▁featuring ▁young ▁people ▁in ▁under we ar ▁received ▁plenty ▁of ▁play ▁on ▁MTV , ▁especially ▁on ▁Total ▁Request ▁Live . ▁ ▁The ▁music ▁video ▁features ▁a ▁fully ▁cloth ed ▁te en age ▁boy ▁( J osh ▁Ke le her ) ▁who ▁att ends ▁a ▁pool ▁party ▁at ▁which ▁Jimmy ▁E at ▁World ▁is ▁playing , ▁only ▁to ▁find ▁everyone , ▁except ▁the ▁band , ▁in ▁their ▁under we ar . ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁crowd ▁is ▁making ▁out , ▁but ▁the ▁boy ▁is ▁ex cluded . ▁Finally , ▁out ▁of ▁fr ustration , ▁he ▁starts ▁to ▁strip ▁to ▁be ▁like ▁the