Starlight

"Starlight"
B-side by Weezer
Album	Hash Pipe
Released	May 15, 2001
Format	CD
Recorded	December 2000, Cello Studios, Los Angeles, California
Length	3:19
Label	Geffen
Writer(s)	Rivers Cuomo
RC#	549
COR#	241
Producer(s)	Ric Ocasek
Status	Officially released
Stream	Spotify
Rivers Cuomo song chronology
"eb/Gb/Cb/Bb" (RC# 548) "Starlight" (RC# 549) "Castles in the Sand" (RC# 550) Hash Pipe (Int. retail CD single) track listing "I Do" (2) "Starlight" (3) "Hash Pipe" (Jimmy Pop Remix) (4) Hash Pipe (UK retail CD single) track listing "Hash Pipe" (1) "Starlight" (2) "Hash Pipe" (Jimmy Pop Remix) (3) Island in the Sun (JP retail CD single) track listing "Teenage Victory Song" (2) "Starlight" (3) -
Alternate Cover
UK Hash Pipe single

"Starlight"
United States CD single cover
Single by Zed
Album	This Little Empire
Released	2002
Recorded	Radiostar Studios
Length	2:50
Label	Geffen
Writer(s)	Rivers Cuomo
Producer(s)	Sylvia Massy Shivy, Zed
Status	Officially released
Stream	Spotify
Alternate cover
New Zealand CD single cover
This Little Empire (New Zealand release) track listing
"Better On Your Own" (4) "Starlight" (5) "Bleeding On the Radio" (6)
This Little Empire (United States release) track listing
"Better On Your Own" (4) "Starlight" (5) "Glorafilia" (6)

"Starlight" is a song recorded during sessions for The Green Album and released as a B-side on various international singles. In 2002, the song was covered by New Zealand pop rock band Zed.

Appearances

Weezer version

• "Hash Pipe" (International retail CD single)
• "Hash Pipe" (UK retail CD single)
• "Island in the Sun" (Japan retail CD single)
• Weezer (German 5-track sampler, Motor Music GMBH, 3:28 mix)

Zed version

• "Starlight" (2002 single)
• The Hot Chick: Original Soundtrack (2002)
• This Little Empire (2003)

Overview

"Starlight" was written by Rivers Cuomo and first known to have been demoed by Weezer at Cuomo's home studio on November 11, 2000. "Starlight" may have formed the basis for the Green Album track "Knock-down Drag-out," as the entry in the Catalog O' Riffs for the latter lists the alternate title "Slow Starlight". "Starlight" continued to be rehearsed by Weezer through December and was recorded in the studio during the Green Album sessions in January of 2001.

The song was one of the fourteen Green session tracks leaked prior to the album's release. Like all the other songs from the early MP3 leak, "Starlight" appeared in unmastered and unedited form with a total length of 3:28. The official mix of the song, released as a B-side on various "Hash Pipe" and "Island in the Sun" singles, was edited down to 3:20, omitting the "Whoa, that's not enough" section after the final chorus. The longer mix of the song, fully mastered, appeared on a 5-track CD sampler in Germany released by Motor Music GMBH, as well as an Argentinian promotional CD from Universal Music. The song also shares a few lyrics with "O Girlfriend".

Zed cover

"Starlight" was covered by Zed in 2002 and released as the first track of the soundtrack to the 2002 comedy film The Hot Chick starring Rob Schneider. It was also released as a CD single in both the United States and New Zealand on Geffen Records and Universal, respectively. The New Zealand release of the single features two additional tracks ("Watching the World" and "This One") as well as the music video for "Starlight". The cover was later released as track five on Zed's 2003 album This Little Empire.

Rivers Cuomo was flattered by the cover, calling Zed's arrangement an improvement.^{[citation needed]}

Music video

A music video was recorded featuring the band playing in a high school while characters from the film (including Schneider himself) swap places with members of the band after drinking an "enchanted" drink, vaguely reflecting on the general plot of The Hot Chick.

• YouTube (United States)
• YouTube (international)

Personnel

Weezer Rivers Cuomo – lead guitar, lead vocals Patrick Wilson – percussion Brian Bell – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Mikey Welsh – bass guitar Ric Ocasek - producer

Zed Nathan King — guitar, lead vocals Andy Lynch — guitar Ben Campbell — bass Adrian Palmer — drums Martin Kierszenbaum — A&R Robert Hayes — management

Known recordings

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Performer(s)	Title	Filename	Date of recording	Recording location	Length	Appeared on	Notes
Weezer	Starlight		November 11, 2000	6145 Rodgerton Dr., Los Angeles, CA			DA-88 8-track recording. Number of takes unknown
Weezer	Starlight		December 3, 2000	6145 Rodgerton Dr., Los Angeles, CA			DA-88 8-track recording; instrumental
Weezer	Starlight		December 7, 2000	6145 Rodgerton Dr., Los Angeles, CA			DA-88 8-track recording. Number of takes unknown
Weezer	Starlight		December 14, 2000	Swing House Rehearsal & Recording, Los Angeles, CA			DAT rehearsal
Weezer	Starlight		December 14, 2000	Swing House Rehearsal & Recording, Los Angeles, CA			DAT rehearsal
Weezer	Starlight		December 14, 2000	Swing House Rehearsal & Recording, Los Angeles, CA			DAT rehearsal
Weezer	Starlight		December 14, 2000	Swing House Rehearsal & Recording, Los Angeles, CA			DAT rehearsal
Weezer	Starlight		December 14, 2000	Swing House Rehearsal & Recording, Los Angeles, CA			DAT rehearsal
Weezer	Starlight		December 23, 2000	S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA			"Last-minute" demo
Weezer	Starlight		December 26, 2000	S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA			"Last-minute" demo
Weezer	Starlight		December 29, 2000	Cello Studios, Los Angeles			Studio recording
Weezer	Starlight		January 3, 2001	Cello Studios, Los Angeles			Studio recording
Weezer	Starlight		January 5, 2001	Cello Studios, Los Angeles	3:28	Leaked online	Unmastered studio mix
Weezer	Starlight		January 5, 2001	Cello Studios, Los Angeles	3:28	Anglo CD 170	Longer, pre-release mix
Weezer	Starlight		January 5, 2001	Cello Studios, Los Angeles	3:19	"Hash Pipe" (International retail CD single) "Hash Pipe" (UK retail CD single) "Island in the Sun" (Japan retail CD single)
Zed	Starlight		2002	?	2:52	Starlight (single) The Hot Chick: Original Soundtrack This Little Empire	Cover version

Gallery

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Lyrics

That's alright
That's OK
I'll keep holding on today
'Cause I'm waiting for the starlight in your eyes

No more faith
No more hope
All that I can do is grope
For a shred of loving care from my girl

The pain you felt has burdened you
You can't feel love
I'm glad that I have been with you
But that's not enough

In your arms I would be
Overjoyed as any boy
Holding on to what he loves
Oh-so-much

Feel your touch every night
When I dreamed to be alright
There you are in front of me
With your smile

The pain you felt has burdened you
You can't feel love
I'm glad that I have been with you
But that's not enough
Whoa, that's not enough

The pain you felt has burdened you
You can't feel loved
I'm glad that I have been with you
But that's not enough

In your arms I would be
Overjoyed as any boy
Holding on to what he loves
Oh-so-much
Holding on to what he loves
Oh-so-much
Holding on to what he loves
Oh-so-much

See also

• List of Weezer songs
• List of Rivers Cuomo songs
• Zed
• This Little Empire

External links

• Zed's official site