I Do

"I Do"
B-side by Weezer
Released	May 15, 2001
Format	CD
Recorded	January 2001
Length	2:10
Label	Geffen
Writer(s)	Rivers Cuomo
RC#	594
COR#	276
Producer(s)	Weezer
Status	Officially released
Live debut	February 21, 2001 in Austin, TX (Yahoo! Outloud Tour)
Stream	Spotify
Rivers Cuomo song chronology
"Keep Fishin'" (RC# 593) "I Do" (RC# 594) "Let It Ride" (RC# 595)

"I Do" is a song by Weezer. It appeared as the eleventh track on some international releases of The Green Album and a B-side on some single releases of "Hash Pipe".

Appearances

• "Hash Pipe" (US Retail CD single/US Retail 7" (Black Vinyl))
• "Hash Pipe" (International retail CD single)
• The Green Album (UK and Japan editions)

Overview

"I Do" was written by Rivers Cuomo while The Green Album was already in production, but did not appear on the final album. It was released as a B-side and as a bonus track on some international editions of Green, and was performed live at every show during the Yahoo! Outloud Tour, as the set's opening number.

The Catalog O' Riffs contains two separate entries for #276, "I Do" and "Let It Ride". It is unknown if the two songs share the same structure or if this is a numbering error.

"I Do" is sometimes derided for its similarity to the 1989 Billy Joel song "Leningrad". Addressing the similarity in 2002, Cuomo simply remarked "he's one of my all time favs." Incidentally, Joel would receive a writing credit on the Van Weezer track "The Beginning of the End," twenty years later, due to its similarities to the Billy Joel song "The Longest Time."

Personnel

• Rivers Cuomo – Wurlitzer piano, lead vocals
• Brian Bell – lead guitar ^{[citation needed]}
• Mikey Welsh - backing vocals ^{[citation needed]}

Lyrics

All the times you came
I should've ran away

You told me that you'd always love me
You told me that you'd always love me

And the games you played
Were meant to lead me on

You told me that you'd always love me
You told me that you'd always love me
Always, oooh always
I do

You told me that you'd always love me
You told me that you'd always love me

Never more again
Will I believe the sun

Known recordings

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Performer(s)	Title	Filename	Date of recording	Recording location	Length	Appeared on	Notes
Weezer	I Do		2001	Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA	2:10
Weezer	I Do		2001	Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA	1:52	Weezer (The Green Album) (international) "Hash Pipe" (singles)

See also

• List of Weezer songs
• List of Rivers Cuomo songs

External Links

• Teenage Victory Songs entry for "I Do"