Peace
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| Album track by Weezer | |||||
| Album | Make Believe | ||||
| Released | May 10, 2005 | ||||
| Format | CD, Vinyl | ||||
| Recorded | Summer 2004 | ||||
| Length | 3:54 | ||||
| Label | Geffen | ||||
| Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | ||||
| RC# | 723 | ||||
| COR# | 371 | ||||
| Producer(s) | Weezer, Rick Rubin, Chad Bamford | ||||
| Status | Officially released | ||||
| Live debut | November 3, 2002 in Los Angeles (Hotel Cafe)[1] | ||||
| Stream |  Spotify |
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This song is part of the "Peace" (COR# 371) lineage of songs
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"Peace" is the fifth track from Make Believe.
Appearances
- Make Believe (2005)
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]
- —Band commentary, [3]
Personnel
- Rivers Cuomo – lead guitar, lead vocals
- Patrick Wilson – percussion
- Brian Bell – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Scott Shriner – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Rick Rubin - producer
- Neal Avron - mixing
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 |
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| 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 |