Runner-Up
| "Runner-Up" | ||
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| Demo by Rivers Cuomo | ||
| Recorded | 2015— | |
| Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | |
| Status | demo | |
"Runner-Up" (previously titled "Fireball") is a song originally intended for Weezer (The Black Album). It has never been heard in full by fans.
Appearances
Overview
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One of my favorite songs right now, it’s called “Runner-Up,” and, I mean, when I wrote it on piano and vocal, it sounds — the first thing that comes to minds is Pinkerton-esque, but I hesitate to use that, because that means so much to people. It sounds very like that core, emotional Rivers that an old-school fan would love, but then the way it was produced — my piano is in there, but then there are all these electronic, dark elements that sound like nothing we’ve ever done.
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In an entry for the song on Riverpedia in 2020, Cuomo suggested that the song was written at the same time as "QB Blitz".[2] Cuomo confirmed later that the song was originally titled "Fireball", adding that the title "makes more sense with the lyrics."[2] In 2021, a rough sketch of what can be presumed to be "Fireball" (due to the repetition of the word "fireball") was included as part of the digital compilation Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Years.
Known recordings
| Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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| Rivers Cuomo | Fireball | fireball 2 verse @70.mp3 | 2015—2017 | ||||
| Rivers Cuomo | Fireball | fireball 3 piano @70.mp3 | 2015—2017 | ||||
| Rivers Cuomo | Fireball | Fireball 3-2.mp3 | 2015—2017 | ||||
| Rivers Cuomo | Fireball | fireball 4 verse 2 @72.mp3 | 2015—2017 | ||||
| Rivers Cuomo | Fireball (?) | Untitled2_2016_2_26_15_6_31.mp3 | February 26, 2016 | 11:03 | Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Years | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | Fireball (?) | Untitled2 12.mp3 | 2016—2018 | 3:02 | Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Years | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | Runner-Up | Runner Up Rough idea.mp3 | 2016—2018 | ||||
| Rivers Cuomo | Runner-Up | RUNNER UP WL edit V1.mp3 | 2016—2018 |
See also
References[edit]
- ↑ Riesman, Abraham. "Rivers Cuomo Is Still Lonely: But he’s really into lifehacks." Vulture. November 2017. https://www.vulture.com/2017/11/weezer-rivers-cuomo-interview-lifehacks-pacific-daydream.html
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Runner-Up" Riverpedia. https://books-r-fun.herokuapp.com/wiki/Runner-Up