I'm a Believer
| "I’m a Believer" | |
|---|---|
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| Cover song by Weezer | |
| from the album Shrek Forever After: Music from the Motion Picture | |
| Released | May 18, 2010 |
| Recorded | January 12–January 16, 2010 |
| Length | 2:59 |
| Songwriter(s) | Neil Diamond |
| Producer(s) | Neal Avron |
| Status | Officially released |
| Stream | Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Spotify |
"I'm a Believer" is a song written by Neil Diamond and originally performed by The Monkees in 1966. Weezer covered the song for the 2010 film Shrek Forever After.
Overview
The song is featured at the end of the film Shrek Forever After. The original Shrek film ended with a cover of the same song performed by the band Smash Mouth. The track is preceded on the soundtrack CD by a short interstitial track titled "Wheezer Wig", featuring the character from the film, Rumpelstiltskin (voiced by actor Walt Dohrn).
Weezer's cover of "I'm a Believer" was recorded after Rivers Cuomo was involved in a bus crash in December of 2009, leading to uncertainty as to whether the band would be able to record the cover. The supervisor in charge of the Shrek soundtrack then reached out to the band Vampire Weekend, but frontman Ezra Koenig "refused to capitalize on Weezer's misfortune."[1] The band was able to record the song, across two sessions on January 12 and January 16, 2010.[2][3]
Scott Shriner stated in a conference call that it "was really fun to do. We’re all a fan of Shrek. A lot of us have kids. It just sounded like a really fun idea."[4]
Audio
Lyrics
I thought love was only true in fairy tales
Meant for someone else but not for me
Love was out to get me
That's the way it seemed
Disappointment haunted all my dreams
Then I saw her face, now I'm a believer
Not a trace of doubt in my mind
I'm in love, I'm a believer
I couldn't leave her if I tried
I thought love was more or less a givin' thing
Seems the more I gave the less I got
What's the use in tryin'?
All you get is pain
When I needed sunshine I got rain
Then I saw her face, now I'm a believer
Not a trace of doubt in my mind
I'm in love, I'm a believer
I couldn't leave her if I tried
Love was out to get me
That's the way it seemed
Disappointment haunted all my dreams
Then I saw her face, now I'm a believer
Not a trace of doubt in my mind
I'm in love, I'm a believer
I couldn't leave her if I tried
Then I saw her face, now I'm a believer
Not a trace of doubt in my mind
And I'm a believer yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
I'm a believer
See also
References
- ↑ Strauss, Matthew. "Vampire Weekend "Refused to Capitalize on Weezer's Misfortune" by Replacing Them on Shrek Soundtrack" Pitchfork https://pitchfork.com/news/64667-vampire-weekend-refused-to-capitalize-on-weezers-misfortune-by-replacing-them-on-shrek-soundtrack/
- ↑ @weezer "Just got to the studio...working on the SHREK song!!!!--RC" X. 12 Jan 2010. https://x.com/Weezer/status/7682985080
- ↑ @weezer "Amazing day. Finishing touches on the Shrek song, band rehearsal, dope session with Kevin Rudolf.--RC" X. 16 Jan 2010. https://x.com/Weezer/status/7817028917
- ↑ Graff, Gary. "Weezer Readies New Music, Rarities" Billboard https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/weezer-readies-new-music-rarities-958479/