Peace

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"Peace"
Album track by Weezer
from the album Make Believe
ReleasedMay 10, 2005
FormatCD, Vinyl
RecordedSummer 2004
Length3:54
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)Rivers Cuomo
RC#723
COR#371
Producer(s)Weezer, Rick Rubin, Chad Bamford
StatusOfficially released
Live debutNovember 3, 2002 in Los Angeles (Hotel Cafe)[1]
Last playedOctober 11, 2005 in Bridgeport, CT
Stream Spotify
Apple Music
Rivers Cuomo song chronology
"Bad Blues Jamb"
(COR# 370) 		"Peace"
(COR# 371) 		"Mo' Beats"
(COR# 372)
Make Believe track listing
12 tracks
  1. "Beverly Hills"
  2. "Perfect Situation"
  3. "This Is Such a Pity"
  4. "Hold Me"
  5. "Peace"
  6. "We Are All on Drugs"
  7. "The Damage in Your Heart"
  8. "Pardon Me"
  9. "My Best Friend"
  10. "The Other Way"
  11. "Freak Me Out"
  12. "Haunt You Every Day"
This song is part of the "Peace" (COR# 371) lineage of songs

"Peace" is the fifth track from Make Believe.

Appearances

Overview

"Peace" was demoed as early as November of 2002.[2] It was played live at a secret show in Los Angeles that same month. "Peace" also shares an entry in the Catalog O' Riffs with an earlier demo, "Hey Domingo!" (later demoed under the title "Don't Let My Heart Down"), which features a similar riff and chord progression (which in turn resembles a riff from an earlier song, "The Dawn").

In a May 9, 2005 interview with Y100, Rivers Cuomo talked about "Peace": "This song was written at a time of no peace with me, when I was at the end of my rope. I felt like life had no meaning anymore. I was going out every night and trying to have fun, but it wasn't giving me any real satisfaction. I just started thinking 'I gotta find a way to bring meaning back in my life and recover my sensitivity and creativity, and I need to find some peace.'"[citation needed]

Band commentary

Scott: I still don’t know how the acoustic guitar really goes. [laughter] I just always think of Rick Rubin in the studio, just moving his head back and forth, rockin’ in the control room. You know, that’s the picture I have about this song. And it felt like it was important for this song to be on the album, as well.

Brian: It’s a great sentiment. It doesn’t come across as being, like…you know, too hippie-ish, which is good, but musically it’s such a simple chord progression that a child could play it and that’s always a good sign, first off, when we don’t have to think about it too much when we play it. I think it’s just a great message. I think we need a song like that these days.

Rivers: Yeah, it’s actually not coming from a “hippie” place at all. So people shouldn’t be worried that now I’m Mr. Peace, or whatever. [laughs] If you listen to the lyrics, I’m actually - I was actually in a place of war, not peace, just total inner struggle and decadence. I was just exasperated and longing for some kind of escape from that sort of lifestyle. So the song is actually not coming from a place of peace at all.

—Band commentary, [3]


Personnel

Audio

Lyrics

More and more I can't say no
So afraid of letting go
If there's something I can grab
You can bet I'll pay the tab

Counting all the flowers
Waste the precious hours
I need to find some peace

All these problems on my mind
Make it hard for me to think
There is no way I can stop
My poor brain is gonna pop

And I don't have a purpose
Scattered on the surface
I need to find some peace

Woah

And all the broken tethers
We can bring together
I need to find some peace

I need to find some peace
I need to find some peace

Known recordings

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Weezer Peace November 1, 2002[2] S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA Acoustic rehearsal
Weezer Peace November 2, 2002[2] S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA Acoustic rehearsal
Weezer Peace November 3, 2002[2] The Hotel Café, Los Angeles, CA Acoustic, live secret show
Weezer Peace November 6, 2003[2] Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Peace November 18, 2003[2] Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA Partial, up to solo
Weezer Peace November 18, 2003[2] Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Peace December 1, 2003—January 30, 2004[2] Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA Rough mix
Rivers Cuomo Peace February 27, 2004[2] Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Rivers Cuomo Peace July 3, 2004[2] S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Peace December 1, 2003—October 5, 2004[2] Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA Rough mix
Weezer Peace December 1, 2003—February 2005[2] Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA Rough mix
Weezer Peace December 1, 2003—Spring 2005 Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA 3:53 Leaked online Unmastered
Weezer Peace December 1, 2003—Spring 2005 Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA 3:53 Make Believe
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See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ Live debut per: Weezer Recording History - Page 14 by Karl Koch.
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 Weezer Recording History - Page 14.
  3. ↑ Weezer Recording History - Page 15
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