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It was February, 2000, with the catalog growing to 167 entries, before I finally had the confidence to play even a handful of the songs for anyone. Weezer's manager came over to my house to hear what I had. When he heard #92, he said, "''That's'' a hit!" and that exclamation was one of the reasons I felt confident enough to get back on the road and in the studio with Weezer. I felt like I had finally written something worthwhile after two-and-a-half years of near-fruitless labor in a science lab. And for that reason, I felt gratitude for this song.|''[[Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]'', [[Alone II liner notes|liner notes]]}} | It was February, 2000, with the catalog growing to 167 entries, before I finally had the confidence to play even a handful of the songs for anyone. Weezer's manager came over to my house to hear what I had. When he heard #92, he said, "''That's'' a hit!" and that exclamation was one of the reasons I felt confident enough to get back on the road and in the studio with Weezer. I felt like I had finally written something worthwhile after two-and-a-half years of near-fruitless labor in a science lab. And for that reason, I felt gratitude for this song.|''[[Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]'', [[Alone II liner notes|liner notes]]}} | ||
The lyrics for "My Brain" were originally written by Rivers Cuomo in [[1999]], and finished the following January. The song is first known to have been demoed by Weezer on [[May 3]], 2000 at Cole Rehearsal Studios, and was performed live a handful of times by the band throughout the following summer, though it did not appear on the band's [[Weezer (The Green Album)| | The lyrics for "My Brain" were originally written by Rivers Cuomo in [[1999]], and finished the following January. The song is first known to have been demoed by Weezer on [[May 3]], 2000 at Cole Rehearsal Studios, and was performed live a handful of times by the band throughout the following summer, though it did not appear on the band's subsequent album, [[Weezer (The Green Album)|The Green Album]]. | ||
"My Brain" was resurrected in early winter of [[2004]], when Cuomo demoed it again as a potential song for the band's planned fifth album (that would eventually result in ''[[Make Believe]]''). The song, in various forms, remained on Cuomo's "A-list"<ref name="rechist15">[[Recording History - Page 15|Weezer Recording History - Page 15]]</ref> of song's in contention through the following summer during the album's pre-production, being re-titled "Do You Really Want Me Down?" in April. This iteration of the song, which wouldn't be heard by fans until it was [[2020 riverscuomo.com leak|leaked online]] in November of [[2020]], featured a wholly new chorus ("Do you really want me down? / Do you really want me?") which would later become the bridge heard in the final version of "My Brain Is Working Overtime" on ''Alone II''. The song was subsequently reworked again with a new chorus by June of 2004, under the new title "Losing My Mind". "Losing My Mind" was completed in October, sans a final mix, but went unused on the final album. By this point the song featured wholly different verse lyrics, making it an entirely distinct song from "My Brain". "Losing My Mind" would not see release until it appeared on the compilation ''[[Death to False Metal]]'' in [[2010]]. A version of "Losing My Mind" featuring the verse lyrics from "My Brain" appeared on the digital compilation ''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]'' in November of [[2020]]. | "My Brain" was resurrected in early winter of [[2004]], when Cuomo demoed it again as a potential song for the band's planned fifth album (that would eventually result in ''[[Make Believe]]''). The song, in various forms, remained on Cuomo's "A-list"<ref name="rechist15">[[Recording History - Page 15|Weezer Recording History - Page 15]]</ref> of song's in contention through the following summer during the album's pre-production, being re-titled "Do You Really Want Me Down?" in April. This iteration of the song, which wouldn't be heard by fans until it was [[2020 riverscuomo.com leak|leaked online]] in November of [[2020]], featured a wholly new chorus ("Do you really want me down? / Do you really want me?") which would later become the bridge heard in the final version of "My Brain Is Working Overtime" on ''Alone II''. The song was subsequently reworked again with a new chorus by June of 2004, under the new title "Losing My Mind". "Losing My Mind" was completed in October, sans a final mix, but went unused on the final album. By this point the song featured wholly different verse lyrics, making it an entirely distinct song from "My Brain". "Losing My Mind" would not see release until it appeared on the compilation ''[[Death to False Metal]]'' in [[2010]]. A version of "Losing My Mind" featuring the verse lyrics from "My Brain" appeared on the digital compilation ''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]'' in November of [[2020]]. | ||
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"My Brain is Working Overtime" was streamed by several music websites and Cuomo's official music Myspace on [[November 11]], [[2008]]. In [[2009]], the isolated vocal, instrumental, and background tracks were shared online to allow fans to remix them for a contest on Indaba Music. | "My Brain is Working Overtime" was streamed by several music websites and Cuomo's official music Myspace on [[November 11]], [[2008]]. In [[2009]], the isolated vocal, instrumental, and background tracks were shared online to allow fans to remix them for a contest on Indaba Music. | ||
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