Slant Magazine's Jonathan Keefe praised the song's use of 'snaps and handclaps' and compared its melody to the highlights on both The Shins' Wincing the Night Away and Shout Out Louds' Our Ill Wills. The single was released in the U.K on March 3, 2008. The song impacted radio on December 4, 2007. 'Always Be' is the second single from Jimmy Eat World's sixth studio album Chase This Light.
