{"id":3321,"date":"2026-07-09T07:36:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T07:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=3321"},"modified":"2026-07-09T07:36:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T07:36:22","slug":"supergirl-the-middle-singer-opens-up-about-wild-response-to-her-jimmy-eat-world-cover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=3321","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Supergirl\u2019: \u201cThe Middle\u201d Singer Opens Up About \u201cWild\u201d Response to Her Jimmy Eat World Cover"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg> <span>Logo text<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\tAfter a whirlwind experience with <em>Supergirl<\/em>, the singer behind the movie\u2019s much-debated cover version of Jimmy Eat World\u2019s \u201cThe Middle\u201d is confident that everything will be all right.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=3319\">\u2018Little House on the Prairie\u2019 Review: Netflix\u2019s Laura Ingalls Wilder Reboot Sparkles With Appealingly Wholesome Sincerity<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tIt wasn\u2019t until two months before <em>Supergirl\u2019<\/em>s June 26 release that Kelty Greye got an email from the DC Studios film\u2019s team about including her version of the 2001 power-pop anthem. This was an improbable turn of events for Greye, an as-yet-unsigned artist who had recorded the cover in her bedroom three years prior while studying commercial songwriting at Middle Tennessee State University.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAt the time, Greye had just landed with sync licensing agency Think Music after getting attention for posting an original song. The agency connected her with producer KidMotel and suggested a list of singles for a possible cover. \u201cThe Middle,\u201d which remains Jimmy Eat World\u2019s signature tune after becoming a top-five hit on the <em>Billboard<\/em> Hot 100 chart when it debuted 25 years ago, jumped out to Greye as one she had loved while growing up. <\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cI recorded that in my bedroom between classes in a little booth I built out of packing blankets and PVC pipe,\u201d the performer tells <em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em> of the recording that was not altered for the film. She had never previously performed the song and explains about the origins of her slowed-down rendition: \u201cI was an emo. I loved that whole genre of music, but that\u2019s not my style to sing like that. And I\u2019m a violinist, so I talked to my producer and was like, \u2018What if I put violin strings?\u2019 He sent me the guitar track and was like, \u2018What if we slow it down a bit, and your voice is really soft?\u2019 It\u2019s such a powerful song, and I love the message. It was really, really cool to sing it as a woman.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tWith lyrics imploring, \u201cIt just takes some time, little girl, you\u2019re in the middle of the ride,\u201d the song is associated with the angst-laden emo rock scene that thrived in the 2000s, and Jimmy Eat World closed with \u201cThe Middle\u201d when playing Coachella last year. However, <em>Supergirl\u2019<\/em>s cover sparked widespread discussion on social media that had little to do with Greye\u2019s performance or interpretation but focused on fans questioning the introspective version coming at an action-packed moment in the film for Milly Alcock\u2018s title character. Of course, the movie itself has been widely debated, with DC Studios co-CEO Peter Safran confirming that its box office opening did not meet expectations.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tWhen asked how it has felt for her song to get so much attention, Greye says, \u201cAs an artist, all you want to do is make people feel something. So, what an honor to have created something that gives people a wide spectrum of feelings. Whether you loved it or hated it, if you walked out feeling something, that\u2019s just cool: \u2018Wow \u2014 gave you an emotional response.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=3317\">\u2018Dancing With the Stars\u2019 Bosses, Dancers Celebrate Breaking Back Into Emmys Race: \u201cDeeply Grateful for This Recognition\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe fact that social media users were quite opinionated about the song\u2019s inclusion took some time for Greye to process. \u201cAt first, it was a little surreal,\u201d she admits of the response. \u201cI just was seeing my name pop up on things and was like, \u2018That\u2019s wild.\u2019 But after the first 24 hours, I was like, \u2018You know what? That\u2019s cool. I\u2019m down. Any feelings you want, it\u2019s cool.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tGreye notes that she wasn\u2019t allowed to tell anyone about her song\u2019s inclusion in the film until the day of the <em>Supergirl <\/em>release, and she had no idea that it would become the final needle drop. \u201cThings were always up for debate,\u201d she says of possible last-minute changes to the song\u2019s placement. Indeed, director Craig Gillespie has revealed that 45 songs were considered for that pivotal spot, with <em>THR<\/em> reporting that a cover of Cyndi Lauper\u2019s \u201cGirls Just Want to Have Fun\u201d came close to getting the nod. Adds Greye, \u201cWhen the movie came out, I was at work and couldn\u2019t go see it yet. And I was seeing spoilers on the internet about where the song was, which is crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tLife has yet to change dramatically for Greye, who continues to work her day job at a customer support call center in Nashville. She admits that she was on the brink of giving up her folk-pop singer-songwriter aspirations when she found out about <em>Supergirl<\/em>, and now, having recently released <em>Haunt Me<\/em>, her debut four-song EP that includes original tunes alongside a Nina Simone cover, she looks forward to exploring where music could yet take her.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cMy favorite thing in the world is music in film, so this has always been my dream,\u201d says Greye, who hopes to someday connect with producer James Gunn to thank him for the opportunity and learn what made her performance stand out. She notes of the sequence that features her singing, \u201cI enjoyed the movie and just thought it was a really wonderful scene. Really cool to hear my song in it but thought it was powerful for the characters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAnd how is she feeling about her own flight path? \u201cI was feeling a bit dejected,\u201d Greye says, reflecting on the past few years. \u201cAnd now I\u2019m always going to think of the lyrics to \u2018The Middle\u2019: It just takes some time. 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