Death and Destruction
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Album track by Weezer | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Album | Maladroit | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Released | May 14, 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Recorded | January 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Length | 2:39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Label | Geffen | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
RC# | 626 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
COR# | 305 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Producer(s) | Weezer, Rod Cervera, Chad Bamford | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Status | Released | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Live debut | November 19, 2001 in San Jose, CA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Last played | November 11, 2012 in Orlando, FL | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Death and Destruction" (sometimes rendered with an ampersand: "Death & Destruction") is the fifth track on Maladroit.
Appearances
- Maladroit (2002)
- The Lion and the Witch (live; 2002)
- "Keep Fishin'" (UK Retail CD #1) (live)
- Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years (2020)
Overview
"Death and Destruction" was written by Rivers Cuomo in 2001 and initially demoed to Cuomo's handheld digital recorder. It was first recorded as a band during a recording session at Sage and Sound Recording in September of 2001 as an instrumental. This demo was released on weezer.com shortly thereafter. Weezer performed the song live in concert throughout November and December before the band entered Cello Studios to record Maladroit. The first known version of the song to include vocals was recorded on January 6, 2002, and featured an unused third verse which would be replaced with a guitar solo in later versions.
A live performance of the song recorded at a concert in Japan in May of 2002 was included on the live EP The Lion and the Witch, as well as on a "Keep Fishin'" single release in the UK. Weezer continued to play the song throughout 2005, only bringing it back as an instrumental on two occasions in 2012.
Personnel
- Rivers Cuomo – lead guitar, lead vocals
- Patrick Wilson – percussion
- Brian Bell – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Scott Shriner – bass guitar, backing vocals
Lyrics
I can't say
That you love me
So I cry
And I'm hurting
Every time
That I call you
You find some
Way to ditch me
So I learned to turn and look the other way
So I learned to turn and look the other way
I L-O-V-E Y-O-U
Known recordings
Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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Rivers Cuomo | Death and Destruction | 305 Death and Destruction.mp3 | 2001 | 3:51 | Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years | ||
Weezer | Death and Destruction | WEEZER-2001-9-6-SnSDemos_Death_And_Destruction_305.mp3 | September 6, 2001 | Sage and Sound Recording, Los Angeles, CA | 2:40 | Released on weezer.com | |
Weezer | Death and Destruction | WEEZER-2001-11-20-San-Diego01-Death_And_Destruction_305.mp3 | November 20, 2001 | Cox Arena, San Diego, CA | 2:36 | Released on weezer.com | Live soundboard recording |
Weezer | Death and Destruction | WEEZER-2001-12-09-Baltimore01_Death_And_Destruction_305.mp3 | November 20, 2001 | Baltimore Arena, Baltimore, MD | 2:16 | Released on weezer.com | Live soundboard recording |
Weezer | Death and Destruction | WEEZER-2002-01-05_03Death_And_Destruction_305.mp3 | January 5, 2002 | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 2:39 | Released on weezer.com | |
Weezer | Death and Destruction | WEEZER-2002-01-06_02Death_And_Destruction_305.mp3 | January 6, 2002 | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 2:42 | Released on weezer.com | |
Weezer | Death and Destruction | WEEZER-2002-01-07_06Death_And_Destruction_305.mp3 | January 7, 2002 | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 2:45 | Released on weezer.com | |
Weezer | Death and Destruction | WEEZER-2002-01-11_03Death_And_Destruction_305.mp3 | January 11, 2002 | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 2:49 | Released on weezer.com | |
Weezer | Death and Destruction | WEEZER-2002-01-12_13Death_And_Destruction_305.mp3 | January 12, 2002 | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 2:55 | Released on weezer.com | |
Weezer | Death and Destruction | January—February 2002 | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 2:40 | Songs from the Forthcoming "Maladroit" | CD matrix/runout: BJM #11946 | |
Weezer | Death and Destruction | January—February 2002 | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 2:40 | Songs from the Forthcoming "Maladroit" | CD matrix/runout: LIGHTING HILL/11982 | |
Weezer | Death and Destruction | January—February 2002 | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 2:39 | Songs from the Forthcoming "Maladroit" | CD matrix/runout: LIGHTNING HILL 12020 | |
Weezer | Death and Destruction | January—February 2002 | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 2:40 | Maladroit | Unmastered German promo | |
Weezer | Death and Destruction | January—February 2002 | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 2:39 | Maladroit | ||
Weezer | Death and Destruction | May 20, 2002 | Club Quattro, Hiroshima, Japan | 4:18 |
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Weezer | Death and Destruction | November 9, 2012 | Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg, FL | 1:31 | Live in St. Petersburg, Florida |