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"'''Thought I Knew'''" is the seventh track off of ''[[Weezer (The Red Album)|The Red Album]]''. | "'''Thought I Knew'''" is the seventh track off of ''[[Weezer (The Red Album)|The Red Album]]'' and also song by [[Brian Bell]]'s band [[The Relationship]]. | ||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
* ''[[Weezer (The Red Album)]]'' (2008) | * ''[[Weezer (The Red Album)]]'' (2008) | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
"Thought I Knew" was written by guitarist | "Thought I Knew" was written by guitarist[Brian Bell. It began as a demo for his side project The Relationship and was originally a much more serious, solemn song. It was changed from a minor chord progression to a major chord progression for ''The Red Album'' and made more poppy. | ||
During promotion for ''The Red Album'', Weezer appeared on MTV with live performance 'sessions' recorded exclusively for the channel, and one of the song performed was "Thought I Knew", which had a slightly different feel than the album version. It was performed with a choreographed square dancing number going on in front of the band. Other tracks performed on that day were "[[Automatic]]," "[[King]]," and "[[Pork and Beans]]." | During promotion for ''The Red Album'', Weezer appeared on MTV with live performance 'sessions' recorded exclusively for the channel, and one of the song performed was "Thought I Knew", which had a slightly different feel than the album version. It was performed with a choreographed square dancing number going on in front of the band. Other tracks performed on that day were "[[Automatic]]," "[[King]]," and "[[Pork and Beans]]." | ||
Since it's release on ''Red'', Bell has written a | Since it's release on ''Red'', Bell has written a third version of it, which he performed with The Relationship on their handful of dates opening the [[Troublemaker Tour]]. Bell was very critical in 2008 interviews of the Red Album version saying that he did not want the song on the album, but that [[Rivers Cuomo]] insisted it go on. It will be released on that band's debut album. | ||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||