The Last Days of Summer

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"The Last Days of Summer"
The Last Days of Summer cover
Single by Weezer
Album The Last Days of Summer
Released December 22, 2016
Format Vinyl
Recorded 2015-2016 at Infrasonic Sound, The Lair, Studio X, United Recording, and The Village
Length 2:35
Writer(s) Rivers Cuomo, Ryan Spraker, Tom Peyton, Toby Wincorn
Producer(s) Jake Sinclair
Status Released
Weezer singles chronology
"Fake Smiles and Nervous Laughter"
(2016)
"The Last Days of Summer"
(2016)
"Feels Like Summer"
(2017)

This song is part of the "The Last Days of Summer" lineage of songs

"The Last Days of Summer" is a fan club-exclusive single by Weezer.

Overview

The song was recorded during the sessions for Weezer's self-titled 2016 album (The White Album). The lyric "Defeated by our own technology" appears to have originated as early as 2010.[1]

"The Last Days of Summer" is the second Weezer fan club-exclusive 7" vinyl single, following the 2015 release "Everybody Needs Salvation." The b-side is "Prom Night," released previously on the Japanese release of the White Album. The single is its only vinyl release.

The intro vocals are based on the intro vocals of the demo "There's Good News and Bad News", albeit sung slower.

Packaging

Long-time Weezer photographer Sean Murphy is erroneously credited as "Shawn Murphy" on the single’s sleeve.

Tracklist

  1. Side A: "The Last Days of Summer" - 2:35
  2. Side B: "Prom Night" - 3:34

Personnel

Audio

Lyrics

It's fun to go sans air-conditioning
We feel the weather change
We spray each others face, we chase
Defeated by our own technology
We don't need birth control
Our kids would wear headphones, anyway

The last days of summer
The last days of summer
Hear the rumbling thunder
It's the last days of summer
And we'll wrestle with a stranger by the fire
Sip some cocoa, keep your spirits high
And we'll meet again
I know we'll meet again

We're changing like New England countryside
Our trees have intertwined
You're my Black Labrador, 1-4
We manage to pull out Excalibur
I'll be your sorcerer
You keep me up all night, alright

The last days of summer
The last days of summer
Hear the rumbling thunder
It's the last days of summer
And we'll wrestle with a stranger by the fire
Sip some cocoa, keep your spirits high
And we'll meet again
I know we'll meet again

The last days of summer
The last days of summer
Pack up the highlander
The last days of summer

See also

References

  1. @RiversCuomo. "Defeated by my own technology." Twitter. 17 Aug 2010. https://twitter.com/RiversCuomo/status/21413910597 Screenshot