Superstar

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"Superstar"
Demo by Weezer
Format	MP3
Recorded	2000—2002
Writer(s)	Rivers Cuomo
RC#	504
COR#	197
Status	Demo circulating
Live debut	July 25, 2000 in San Francisco, CA
Last played	April 26, 2002 in Vancouver, Canada
Rivers Cuomo song chronology
"On the Edge" (RC# 503) "Superstar" (RC# 504) "The Sister Song" (RC# 505)

Not to be confused with "Superstars."

Superstar is a Weezer song, originally demoed and performed live in 2000.

Appearances

• Performed live
• Released online
• Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years (2020)
• Alone XII: The White Year (2020)

Overview

"Superstar" was written by Rivers Cuomo in 2000 and subsequently demoed and performed live by Weezer throughout the summer of 2000, making it one of the songs collectively known as the Summer Songs of 2000. Ultimately, however, the song would not make the cut for the band's subsequent album. Various demos and soundboard recordings were shared with fans on the band's website, including as part of a semi-official Summer Songs of 2000 "album" distributed by Cuomo to the website summersongs2k.com.

The song was revived for a time in 2002, following completion of the band's fourth album, Maladroit. The song, which received new lyrics, was performed live and demoed during sessions for the band's planned fifth album. Two of these demos were shared on weezer.com, before the songs from these sessions were scrapped.

Cuomo has occasionally revisited the song's main riff in the years since, releasing demo sketches on the digital demo compilations Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years and Alone XII: The White Year in 2020.

Known recordings

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Live performances

Weezer concert: 07/25/2000 Weezer concert: 07/26/2000 Weezer concert: 07/30/2000 Weezer concert: 08/06/2000 Weezer concert: 08/23/2000 Weezer concert: 08/24/2000 Weezer concert: 08/27/2000 Weezer concert: 08/28/2000 Weezer concert: 08/29/2000 Weezer concert: 08/31/2000

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Weezer concert: 03/19/2002 Weezer concert: 03/20/2002 Weezer concert: 03/21/2002 Weezer concert: 03/23/2002 Weezer concert: 03/24/2002 Weezer concert: 04/23/2002 Weezer concert: 04/24/2002 Weezer concert: 04/26/2002

Lyrics

2000 demos There used to be a better kind Of rock-and-rollin' superstar They'd strut around and do their thing All I know how to do is sing But I don't do that so well I never summon things from hell I'm just a regular white guy Who's afraid to rock so hard I break my guard And give myself away Away There used to be a better brand Of frontman personality They'd strut around and do their thing All I know how to do is sing But I don't do that so well I never summon things from hell I'm just a regular white guy Who's afraid to rock so hard I break my guard And give myself away Away But I don't do that so well I never summon things from hell I'm just a regular white guy Who's afraid to rocket to the sky Who's afraid to rocket to the sky Who's afraid to rock so hard I break my guard And give myself away Away

2002 demos There used to be a better kind Of rock-and-rolling superstar They'd strut around and do their thing All I know how to do is sing And I don't do that so well I never summon things from hell I'm just a regular white guy Who's afraid to I guess that I could drink a beer And smoke a doobie to get loose But that depletes my energy And screws up all my business moves Gotta make it stone-cold straight Without a dreadlock to my name I'm just a regular white guy Who's afraid to rock so hard I break my guard And give myself away I gotta make it stone-cold straight Without a dreadlock to my name I'm just a regular white guy Who's afraid to rock so hard I break my guard And give myself And kill myself Away

See also

• Summer Songs of 2000
• Album 5 demos
• List of Weezer songs
• List of Rivers Cuomo songs