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Rivers Cuomo confirmed in a [[2020]] [[Riverpedia_archive_-_08/25/2020#Midnight_.28Cardigan_Disaster.29|Riverpedia entry]] that the title "Cardigan Disaster" came to him in a dream. | Rivers Cuomo confirmed in a [[2020]] [[Riverpedia_archive_-_08/25/2020#Midnight_.28Cardigan_Disaster.29|Riverpedia entry]] that the title "Cardigan Disaster" came to him in a dream. | ||
According to an e-mail sent out on [[October 14]], [[2018]] to members of the [[Weezer Fan Club]], the music video starring Pete Wentz for "[[Can't Knock The Hustle]]" was originally intended for "Midnight" (and Cuomo later confirmed in an interview that it had been intended for the [[2017]] ''[[Pacific Daydream]]'' song "[[Happy Hour]]" before that). The e-mail stated that "Midnight" was planned to be the debut single for the band's then-upcoming ''[[Weezer (The Black Album)|Black Album]]'', before the unexpected success of "[[Rosanna]]" and "[[Africa]]" caused the single's release to be delayed, with the song | According to an e-mail sent out on [[October 14]], [[2018]] to members of the [[Weezer Fan Club]], the music video starring Pete Wentz for "[[Can't Knock The Hustle]]" was originally intended for "Midnight" (and Cuomo later confirmed in an interview that it had been intended for the [[2017]] ''[[Pacific Daydream]]'' song "[[Happy Hour]]" before that). The e-mail stated that "Midnight" was planned to be the debut single for the band's then-upcoming ''[[Weezer (The Black Album)|Black Album]]'', before the unexpected success of "[[Rosanna]]" and "[[Africa]]" caused the single's release to be delayed, with the song (as well as the version of ''The Black Album'' it was set to promote) eventually being scrapped entirely. | ||
"Cardigan Disaster" was first premiered live acoustically by [[Rivers Cuomo]] at a [[Rivers Cuomo concert: 05/09/2018 - San Francisco, CA|solo show at Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco]] on [[May 9]], [[2018]]. Cuomo performed the song one additional time at [[Rivers Cuomo concert: 05/30/2018 - Los Angeles, CA|another concert]] on [[May 30]]. | "Cardigan Disaster" was first premiered live acoustically by [[Rivers Cuomo]] at a [[Rivers Cuomo concert: 05/09/2018 - San Francisco, CA|solo show at Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco]] on [[May 9]], [[2018]]. Cuomo performed the song one additional time at [[Rivers Cuomo concert: 05/30/2018 - Los Angeles, CA|another concert]] on [[May 30]]. | ||
On [[April 13]], [[2020]], a 24-second clip of the full song was uploaded by a user named Alek to the leak-sharing internet forum [https://leakth.is LEAKTHIS]. On [[April 13]], Alek is understood to have sold the song to an unknown buyer. The song was uploaded and shared on various Weezer fan outlets shortly thereafter. | On [[April 13]], [[2020]], a 24-second clip of the full song was uploaded by a user named Alek to the leak-sharing internet forum [https://leakth.is LEAKTHIS]. On [[April 13]], Alek is understood to have sold the song to an unknown buyer. The song was uploaded and shared on various Weezer fan outlets shortly thereafter. | ||
==Known recordings== | ==Known recordings== | ||
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