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[[Rivers Cuomo]] first tweeted the words "Thank God for girls" on [[January 6]], [[2010]].<ref>@RiversCuomo "Thank God for girls." ''Twitter''. 6 January 2010. https://twitter.com/RiversCuomo/status/7459667457 Archived by ''Wayback Machine'': https://web.archive.org/web/20210424020955/https://twitter.com/RiversCuomo/status/7459667457</ref> The title "Thank God for Girls" was the original title for Cuomo's song "[[Fun in the Sun]]" by [[Scott & Rivers]].{{Citation needed}} | [[Rivers Cuomo]] first tweeted the words "Thank God for girls" on [[January 6]], [[2010]].<ref>@RiversCuomo "Thank God for girls." ''Twitter''. 6 January 2010. https://twitter.com/RiversCuomo/status/7459667457 Archived by ''Wayback Machine'': https://web.archive.org/web/20210424020955/https://twitter.com/RiversCuomo/status/7459667457</ref> The title "Thank God for Girls" was the original title for Cuomo's song "[[Fun in the Sun]]" by [[Scott & Rivers]].{{Citation needed}} | ||
{| | {{Small quote box|"alright kids, let’s play with some gender stereotypes."|[[Rivers Cuomo]], [https://web.archive.org/web/20151230154337/https://genius.com/Weezer-thank-god-for-girls-lyrics Genius.com song description], [[2016]]}}"Thank God for Girls" was co-written by songwriter/producer [[Alex Goose]]. Cuomo wrote the songs lyrics and melody around an instrumental demo recorded by Goose. Goose also received an additional production credit on the final song, as the organ from his demo was used for the final version.<ref>Wannabeezer "Re: Producer(s)?" ''All Things Weezer''. 15 January 2016. https://allthingsweezer.com/index.php?threads/producer-s.35633/#post-1129510 Screenshot: [[:File:Atw-wannabeezer-20160115.png]]</ref> The lyrics "I'm so glad I got a girl to think of / Even though she isn't mine / I think about her all the day and all the night / It's enough to know that she's alive" originated in a [[I'm So Glad I Got a Girl to Think Of|series of song sketches]] recorded by Cuomo in May of [[1998]]<ref name="genius">"Thank God for Girls" ''Genius''. https://genius.com/Weezer-thank-god-for-girls-lyrics</ref> (the melody for which later became the chorus to [[Wikipedia:The Monkees|the Monkees]] song "[[She Makes Me Laugh]]," also released in [[2016]]). Cuomo was inspired to write the "Tennessee to L.A." lyric after filming the music video for "[[Go Away]]" on Tennessee Ave. in West L.A.<ref name="genius" /> The lyric about "carv[ing] her name into all the trees" is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]] play ''[[Wikipedia:As You Like It|As You Like It]]''.<ref name="genius" /> | ||
===Promotion=== | ===Promotion=== | ||
The existence of "Thank God for Girls" first became known to fans when the title appeared on the 'Future Releases' section on allaccess.com with a release date of [[October 27]].<ref>u/MikeyMac88 "New Weezer Single "Thank God For Girls" 10/27/15" ''Reddit''. 24 September 2015. https://www.reddit.com/r/weezer/comments/3m9e0i/new_weezer_single_thank_god_for_girls_102715/</ref><ref>Screenshot: [[:File:Allaccess-tgfg.png]]</ref> An e-mail newsletter was sent to [[Weezer Fan Club]] members on [[September 27]], wherein [[Karl Koch]] confirmed that while new music was indeed being worked on, the aforementioned release date "was totally a guess by that site." Weezer debuted "Thank God for Girls" live in concert on [[October 20]] at [[Weezer concert: 10/20/2015|iHeartRadio Theater in Burbank, CA]]. The first music video, wherein actor [https://www.galenhoward.com/ Galen Howard] messily consumes a stack of cannolis, was released on [[October 25]], with the single itself releasing on [[October 26]]. | The existence of "Thank God for Girls" first became known to fans when the title appeared on the 'Future Releases' section on allaccess.com with a release date of [[October 27]].<ref>u/MikeyMac88 "New Weezer Single "Thank God For Girls" 10/27/15" ''Reddit''. 24 September 2015. https://www.reddit.com/r/weezer/comments/3m9e0i/new_weezer_single_thank_god_for_girls_102715/</ref><ref>Screenshot: [[:File:Allaccess-tgfg.png]]</ref> An e-mail newsletter was sent to [[Weezer Fan Club]] members on [[September 27]], wherein [[Karl Koch]] confirmed that while new music was indeed being worked on, the aforementioned release date "was totally a guess by that site." Weezer debuted "Thank God for Girls" live in concert on [[October 20]] at [[Weezer concert: 10/20/2015|iHeartRadio Theater in Burbank, CA]]. The first music video, wherein actor [https://www.galenhoward.com/ Galen Howard] messily consumes a stack of cannolis, was released on [[October 25]], with the single itself releasing on [[October 26]]. | ||