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| Artist  = Space Twins
| Artist  = Space Twins
| Album  = The End of Imagining
| Album  = The End of Imagining
| Released = November 4, 2003
| Released = [[November 4]], [[2003]]
| Live debut = [[March 12]], [[2002]] in [[Weezer concert: 03/12/2002|Oporto, Portugal]] <small>([[Weezer]])</small>
| Live debut = [[March 12]], [[2002]] in [[Weezer concert: 03/12/2002|Oporto, Portugal]] <small>([[Weezer]])</small>
| Recorded = Space Twins Version - Unknown<br>Weezer Versions - [[March 8]], [[2002]]<br>[[April 21]], [[2002]]
| Recorded = 2002—2003
| Length  = Space Twins Version - 2:19<br>Weezer Version 08/03 2:07<br>Weezer Version 21/04 2:00
| Length  =  
| Label    = Raga Drop Records  
| Label    = Raga Drop Records  
| Writer  = [[Brian Bell]]
| Writer  = [[Brian Bell]]
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==Overview==
==Overview==
Bell originally wrote "Yellow Camaro", with the intention of it being recorded by Weezer, in early 2002. Just after the recording of ''[[Maladroit]]'', Weezer began to record new songs at a feverish pace, with sights set on recording another album very quickly. These recordings are known as the [[Album 5 Demos|early album 5 demos]], and many new approaches were taken, with one of them being opening up the songwriting to include contributions from members other than [[Rivers Cuomo]]. This song was Brian's first effort. The song was performed live a handful of times during the Spring of [[2002]].
"Yellow Camaro" was written by [[Weezer]] guitarist [[Brian Bell]]. Following the recording of Weezer's fourth album, ''[[Maladroit]]'', the band immediately began work on a fifth. These recording sessions produced what are colloquially known as the "[[album 5 demos]]," and include songwriting contributions by members of the band other than frontman [[Rivers Cuomo]]. "Yellow Camaro" was attempted in various studios beginning in late winter and continuing throughout the summer of [[2002]], though all songs from these sessions were, ultimately, scrapped. The song was performed live a handful of times in March and May of [[2002]].


The song was ultimately not used by Weezer, but appeared in a somewhat altered arrangement on The Space Twins' ''The End of Imagining'' in 2003.  
"Yellow Camaro" was revisited by Bell the following year for ''[[The End of Imagining]]'', an album by his [[Space Twins]] side-project.


After a Space Twins show at the El Rey in Los Angeles in early 2003, a fan asked Brian whether Weezer would ever properly record "Yellow Camaro", in the wake of the song appearing on a Space Twins release.  His reply was, "Not likely." Despite this, the 2002 take of the song appeared as Japanese a bonus track to Weezer's 2010 album ''[[Death To False Metal]]'', something Bell was unaware of until a fan mentioned it to him at a show in 2011. This version contains a few minor overdubs not present on the previously heard mixes from 2002, including a short synth part before the chorus.
A 2002 take of the song appeared as a Japanese bonus track to Weezer's 2010 compilation album ''[[Death To False Metal]]''. This version contains a few minor overdubs not present on the previously heard mixes from 2002, including a short synth part before the chorus.
==Known recordings==
{{Known recordings header}}
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Yellow Camaro|2002-03-08-weezer_yellow_camaro.mp3|[[March 7]]—[[March 8|8]], [[2002]]<ref>[[Karl's Corner - 03/07/2002]]</ref>|Westlake Recording Studios, West Hollywood, CA|2:06|Released on [[weezer.com]]|}}
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Yellow Camaro|WEEZER-2002-04-21_Yellow_Camaro.mp3|[[April 7]]<ref>[[Karl's Corner - 04/07/2002]]</ref>—[[April 22|22]], [[2002]]|[[Cello Studios]], Los Angeles, CA|1:59|Released on [[weezer.com]]|}}
{{Known recordings entry||[[Weezer]]|Yellow Camaro||[[June 21]]—[[July 2]], [[2002]]<ref>[[Karl's Corner - 06/27/2002]]</ref>|Sunset Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, CA|||Unknown if same version as ''[[Death to False Metal]]'' bonus track}}
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Yellow Camaro||[[2002]]|?|1:54|''[[Death to False Metal]]'' (Japan)|}}
 
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Space Twins]]|Yellow Camaro||[[2003]]|Sandbox Studio, Los Angeles, CA|2:16|''[[The End of Imagining]]''|}}
{{Known recordings footer}}
==Live appearances==
==Live appearances==
*[[Weezer concert: 03/12/2002 - Oporto, Portugal]]
*[[Weezer concert: 03/12/2002]]
*[[Weezer concert: 05/16/2002 - Sendai, Japan]]
*[[Weezer concert: 05/16/2002]]
*[[Weezer concert: 05/19/2002 - Fukuoka, Japan]]
*[[Weezer concert: 05/19/2002]]
*[[Weezer concert: 05/20/2002 - Hiroshima, Japan]]
*[[Weezer concert: 05/20/2002]]
*[[Weezer concert: 05/22/2002 - Osaka, Japan]]
*[[Weezer concert: 05/22/2002]]
*[[Weezer concert: 05/25/2002 - Nagoya, Japan]]
*[[Weezer concert: 05/25/2002]]
==Audio==
==Audio==
===[[Space Twins]]===
===[[Space Twins]]===
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Yellow Camaro
Yellow Camaro
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Yellow Camaro</poem>
 
==See also==
==See Also==
*[[List of Brian Bell songs]]
*[[Album 5 Demos]]
*[[List of Space Twins songs]]
*[[List of Space Twins songs]]
*[[List of Weezer songs]]
*[[List of Weezer songs]]
*[[Album 5 demos]]
{{References list}}
[[Category:Weezer songs]]
[[Category:Weezer songs]]
[[Category:Space Twins]]
[[Category:Space Twins]]