My Best Friend
"My Best Friend" | |
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Album track by Weezer | |
from the album Make Believe | |
Released | May 10, 2005 |
Format | CD, vinyl, digital |
Recorded | Summer 2004 |
Length | 2:48 |
Label | Geffen |
Songwriter(s) | Rivers Cuomo |
COR# | 520 |
Producer(s) | Weezer, Rick Rubin, Chad Bamford |
Status | Officially released |
Live debut | October 4, 2005 in Champaign, IL (only performance) |
Stream | ![]() ![]() |
Make Believe track listing | |
12 tracks |
"My Best Friend" (previously known as "You're My Best Friend") is the ninth track from Make Believe.
Appearances
- Make Believe (2005)
- Alone IX: The Make Believe Years (2020)
Overview
- —Band commentary[1]
"My Best Friend" was written by Rivers Cuomo and demoed by Weezer in 2003 in contention for what would eventually become the band's fifth album, Make Believe. wrote and was in contention for the album that would become Make Believe, but was shelved for several months during the album's production. It was excluded from the final track list until being brought back mere months before the album's release.[2] When the band was asked to submit a track to the soundtrack to the animated film Shrek 2, Cuomo offered up the song, believing that a song written about a big, funny, "kind of ogre-ish" friend of his was perfect for the film. The producers, however, felt that the song was too obvious, so Cuomo rewrote the lyrics. Karl Koch has expressed preference for the song's original lyrics,[3] Ultimately, the song was not used (the film instead featuring the song "Accidentally in Love" by Counting Crows). The band would, however, contribute a cover of the Monkees song "I'm a Believer" to the soundtrack of the 2010 film Shrek Forever After.
The song has been performed live only once, at a concert in Champaign, Illinois in October of 2005.
"My Best Friend" appears during the credits to the 2010 film Yogi Bear.
Personnel
- Rivers Cuomo – lead guitar, lead vocals
- Patrick Wilson – percussion
- Brian Bell – rhythm guitar, synth, backing vocals
- Scott Shriner – bass guitar, vocals
- Rick Rubin - producer
- Josh Abraham - mixing
Audio
Lyrics
When everything is wrong I'll come talk to you
You make things alright when I'm feeling blue
You are such a blessing
And I wont be messing
With the one thing that brings light to all of my darkness
You're my best friend
And I love you
And I love you
Yes, I do
There is no other one who can take your place
I feel happy inside when I see your face
I hope you believe me
'Cause I speak sincerely
And I mean it when I tell you that I need you
You're my best friend
And I love you
And I love you
Yes, I do
I'm here right beside you
I will never leave you
And I feel the pain you feel when you start crying
You're my best friend
And I love you
And I love you
Yes, I do
You're my best friend
And I love you
And I love you
Yes, I do
Yes, I do
Yes, I do
Known recordings
Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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Weezer | You're My Best Friend | June 21, 2003[4] | 8295 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA | Acoustic demo | |||
Weezer | You're My Best Friend | August 3, 2003[4] | Rod Cervera's studio, Los Angeles, CA | Acoustic demo | |||
Weezer | You're My Best Friend | October 5, 2003[4] | 8295 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA | Acoustic demo, verses 4 and 5 | |||
Weezer | You're My Best Friend | October 5, 2003[4] | 8295 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA | Acoustic demo, verses 7 and 6 | |||
Weezer | You're My Best Friend | October 7, 2003[4] | 8295 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA | Acoustic demo, verses 4 and 5 | |||
Weezer | You're My Best Friend | November 5, 2003[4] | Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA | ||||
Weezer | You're My Best Friend | November 5, 2003[4] | Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA | ||||
Weezer | You're My Best Friend | November 5, 2003[4] | Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA | Selected as best take | |||
Weezer | You're My Best Friend | November 6, 2003[4] | Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA | ||||
Weezer | You're My Best Friend | November 6, 2003[4] | Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA | Selected as best take | |||
Weezer | You're My Best Friend | November 7, 2003[4] | Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA | Selected as best take | |||
Weezer | You're My Best Friend | November 11, 2003[4] | Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA | Version 1 | |||
Weezer | You're My Best Friend | November 11, 2003[4] | Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA | Version 2 | |||
Weezer | You're My Best Friend | November 11, 2003[4] | Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA | Version 3 | |||
Weezer | You're My Best Friend | November 11, 2003[4] | Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA | Version 4 | |||
Rivers Cuomo | You're My Best Friend | You're My Best Friend (voc intro).mp3 | 2004 | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 0:34 | Alone IX: The Make Believe Years | |
Rivers Cuomo | You're My Best Friend | You're My Best Friend (voc intro) (c.mp3 | 2004 | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 0:34 | Alone IX: The Make Believe Years | Duplicate file |
Rivers Cuomo | You're My Best Friend | 12 520 You're My Best Friend.mp3 | April 23, 2004 | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 3:53 | Alone IX: The Make Believe Years | |
Weezer | My Best Friend | December 2003—Spring 2005[1] |
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2:48 | Make Believe |
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Weezer Recording History - Page 15
- ↑ File:Amazon_screenshot_(1).jpg
- ↑ Popular Sounds interview with Karl Koch which remain unheard by fans. 11 February 2011. Archived original: https://web.archive.org/web/20110824234612/http://popularsounds.blogspot.com/
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 Weezer Recording History - Page 14