Thank God for Girls: Difference between revisions

"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> Musicians Craig Balzer, Bruce Balzer, and Bill Petti of the psychedelic rock band December's Children received songwriting credit on "Thank God for Girls" for a borrowed guitar element from the song "Trilogy" from the band's eponymous 1970 album.<ref>December's Children - "Trilogy" (I. Casino; II. In Between a Dream; III. Lady of the Garden) ''YouTube''. Timestamped (4:07): https://youtu.be/dbmyaf1FDaY?t=247</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}}''.<ref name="genius" />

===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 radio edit of "Thank God for Girls" is slightly longer (4:12) and modifies the bridge to transition into a third chorus.

==Personnel==