I'm a Robot
| "I'm a Robot" | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|||||
| Album track by Weezer | |||||
| Album | Death to False Metal | ||||
| Released | November 2, 2010 | ||||
| Format | CD, digital | ||||
| Recorded | 2004 | ||||
| Length | 2:30 | ||||
| Label | DGC Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | ||||
| RC# | 718 | ||||
| COR# | 368 | ||||
| Producer(s) | Chad Bamford | ||||
| Status | officially released | ||||
| Stream |  Spotify |
||||
 Apple Music |
|||||
| Death to False Metal track listing | |||||
|
|||||
| Rivers Cuomo song chronology | |||||
|
|||||
|
This song is part of the "I'm a Robot" (COR# 368) lineage of songs
| |||||
"I'm a Robot" (formerly "Stupid Robot," and "Happy Robot") is the sixth track on Death to False Metal. It was originally written and recorded in 2004 in contention for Weezer's 2005 album, Make Believe.
Contents
Appearances
- Death to False Metal (2010)
- Alone IX: The Make Believe Years (2020)
Overview
"I'm a Robot" was the final iteration—beginning with "Prodigy Lover" in 2002 and continuing with "Show Me Who You Are"—in the lineage of songs derived from entry #368 in Rivers Cuomo's Catalog O' Riffs. Cuomo is first known to have demoed "I'm a Robot" under the titles "Stupid Robot" and "Happy Robot" in early June 2004, before demoing "I'm a Robot" in late June.
Weezer recorded "I'm a Robot" at Grandmaster Recorders in Los Angeles beginning in July of 2004. By early October, the song had been completed (sans final mix), but was one of eleven completed songs that did not appear on Make Believe (later dubbed the "fallen soldiers" by Karl Koch). In 2010, a completed mix of "I'm a Robot" was released as part of the compilation album Death to False Metal.
Cuomo's solo demos of the song were released in 2020 as part of the digital demo compilation Alone IX: The Make Believe Years.
Known recordings
| Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For previous demos, see "Kings of Money" and "Show Me Who You Are." | |||||||
| Rivers Cuomo | Stupid Robot | 09 368 Stupid Robot.mp3 | June 3, 2004 | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 3:15 | Alone IX: The Make Believe Years | |
| Rivers Cuomo | Happy Robot | 09 368 Happy Robot.mp3 | June 4, 2004 | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 3:14 | Alone IX: The Make Believe Years | |
| Rivers Cuomo | I'm a Robot | 06 368 I'm a Robot.mp3 | July 20, 2004 | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 2:40 | Alone IX: The Make Believe Years | |
| Weezer | I'm a Robot | September 25, 2004[1] | Grandmaster Recorders, Los Angeles, CA | Rough mix | |||
| Weezer | I'm a Robot | 2004, 2010 | Grandmaster Recorders, Los Angeles, CA | 2:30 | Death to False Metal | ||
Personnel
- Rivers Cuomo – lead guitar, lead vocals
- Patrick Wilson – percussion
- Brian Bell – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Scott Shriner - bass guitar, backing vocals
Audio
Lyrics
I'm a RobotI ride the train to work every day |
Happy RobotI ride the train to work every day |
