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 :''This page is for the song by Cold. For the Rentals song, see [[Brilliant Boy]].
-"'''Stupid Girl'''" is a song by American alternative metal band Cold and the lead single from their third major label album, ''Year of the Spider''. It was co-written by Rivers Cuomo.
+"'''Stupid Girl'''" is a song by American alternative metal band [[Wikipedia:Cold (band)|Cold]] and the lead single from their third major label album, ''Year of the Spider''. It was co-written by [[Rivers Cuomo]].
+===Appearances===
+*''Year of the Spider'' (2003)
 ==Overview==
-Frontman Scooter Ward began working on the song in 2002 and, although he liked the guitar riff, considered it too reminiscent of Weezer, whom Cold had toured with earlier and befriended. Ward subsequently asked Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo to lend a hand in the song's development for their first and only collaboration. The verse lyrics and opening/chorus guitar riff were then written by Cuomo. Originally the two singers planned to trade off vocals, but after Cuomo heard Ward's tracks, he decided to limit his own vocal contribution to the pre-chorus. The song blatantly revolves around relationship troubles with bits of tongue-in-cheek phrasing commonly found in Cuomo's writing style.
+Cold first opened for [[Weezer]] in [[2001]], during the former's [[Midget Tour]], until Cold quit the tour (reportedly due to heckling from Weezer fans).<ref>[[Karl's Corner - 09/21/2001]]</ref><ref>Schumacher-Rasmussen, Eric. "Iced Out By Weezer Fans, Cold Go Their Own Way" ''MTV.com''. 26 September 2001. Archived by ''Wayback Machine'': https://web.archive.org/web/20031210162641/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1449262/09262001/cold.jhtml</ref> In [[2002]], [[Rivers Cuomo]] began attending parties at the home of Cold frontman Scooter Ward.<ref name="kerrang">Krovatin, Chris. "How Cold Tapped Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo For Their Big Hit, Stupid Girl" ''Kerrang!'' 3 September 2019. https://www.kerrang.com/how-cold-tapped-weezers-rivers-cuomo-for-their-big-hit-stupid-girl</ref> Ward had developed a riff that he felt sounded like Weezer. At the suggestion of [[Geffen]] president [[Jordan Schur]], Ward sent Cuomo the song. According to Ward, Cuomo wrote lyrics for the entire song,<ref name="mtv">Wiederhorn, Jon. "Cold Pair Up With Weezer Frontman For 'Stupid Girl,' Battle Giant Spiders" ''MTV.com'' 5 March 2003. Archived by ''Wayback Machine'': https://web.archive.org/web/20031229175255/https://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1470327/20030304/cold.jhtml</ref> though Ward wrote his own chorus.<ref name="kerrang" /> Originally, Cuomo and Ward intended to trade vocals, but Cuomo ultimately decided to limit his vocal contribution to the pre-chorus.<ref name="mtv" />
-The song begins with an electric guitar intro followed by an increasingly louder snare beat. This carries into a verse emphasizing vocals of disdain over the subtle guitar and drum beat. The song's bridge halts the established melody for a solo, acoustic chord progression. An anthemic vocal harmony then ensues before returning to the chorus.
-The song is generally recognized simply as a Cold song and Rivers Cuomo, who contributed to its development, does not appear in the music video.
+"Stupid Girl" was Cold's most successful single and only one to crack the ''Billboard Hot 100'', staying on for 20 weeks and peaking at No. 87.
+==Music video==
+The music video for "Stupid Girl" was directed by [[Marc Webb]], who later directed the music videos for the [[Weezer]] songs "[[Perfect Situation]]" and "[[(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To]]."
+<youtube>fGT1QRyVYvY</youtube>
 ==Lyrics==
-<poem>Wanna love ya
+<poem>Wanna love ya'
-Wanna bug ya
+Wanna bug ya'
-Wanna squeeze ya
+Wanna squeeze ya'
 Stupid girl
+Wanna touch ya'
+Wanna take ya'
+Wanna shut ya'
+Stupid girl
-Wanna touch ya,
+I can't take this
-Wanna take ya,
+Born to break this
-Wanna shut ya,
-Stupid girl.
-I can't take this,
-Born to break this.
-She's going away,
+She's going away
-(She's going away)
 What's wrong with my life today?
-She's going away,
+She's going away
-(She's going away)
 What's wrong with my life today?
 Stupid girl, stupid girl
-I'm a loner,
+I'm a loner
-I'm a loser,
+I'm a loser
-I'm a winner,
+I'm a winner
-In my mind.
+In my mind
-I'm a bad one,
+I'm a bad one
-I'm a good one,
+I'm a good one
-I'm a sick one,
+I'm a sick one
-With a smile.
+With a smile
-I can't take this,
+I can't take this
-Born to break this.
+Born to break this
-She's going away,
+She's going away
-(She's going away)
 What's wrong with my life today?
-She's going away,
+She's going away
-(She's going away)
 What's wrong with my life today?
 Stupid girl, stupid girl
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 Stupid girl, stupid girl
-She's going away,
+She's going away
-(She's going away)
 What's wrong with my life today?
-She's going away,
+She's going away
-(She's going away)
 What's wrong with my life today?
-Stupid girl, stupid girl</poem>
+Stupid girl, stupid girl </poem>
 ==See also==
-* [[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]]
+*[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]]
+*[[Rivers Cuomo discography]]
+{{References list}}
 [[Category: Rivers Cuomo songs]]
 [[Category:Songs featuring contributions by Rivers Cuomo]]