Synopsis

A young man appears immune to physical pain, repeatedly subjecting himself to increasingly dangerous situations, from prolonged submersion to falls, broken glass and an attack by dogs. Meanwhile, a mysterious young woman appears in fleeting glimpses, while two identically dressed children pursue him with baseball bats. Jimmy Eat World perform inside a garage as the strange narrative unfolds. When the woman finally reaches the man, the twins strike him once more - and, for the first time, he reacts.

Factoids & Trivia

• The video's central idea was developed for the band by the production team. In a 2004 interview, Tom Linton explained that the story presents a man who cannot feel physical pain because of his relationship with a girlfriend.

• Jimmy Eat World reportedly considered several video treatments before choosing this concept. The band had previously worked with the same creative team on the video for "The Middle."

• The twin children's clothes and hairstyles strongly resemble Ari and Uzi Tenenbaum from Wes Anderson's 2001 film "The Royal Tenenbaums." No confirmed explanation for the resemblance has been widely documented.

• The video combines the surreal narrative with performance footage of the band playing inside a garage. It ends with Jim Adkins throwing his guitar from the garage before dropping to the ground himself.

• "Pain" was released in 2004 as the first single from "Futures." The video was also included as a track on the CD single release.