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{{Infobox song | |||
| Name = Beverly Hills | |||
| Cover = Weezer beverly hills.jpg | |||
| Type = single | |||
| Artist = Weezer | |||
| Album = [[Beverly Hills|Beverly Hills (Single)]] | |||
| Released = March 29, 2005 | |||
| Format = CD, 7" Picture disc | |||
| Recorded = Summer 2004 | |||
| Length = 3:16 | |||
| Label = Geffen | |||
| Writer = Rivers Cuomo | |||
| RC# = N/A | |||
| COR# = 669 | |||
| Producer = Rick Rubin | |||
| Status = Released | |||
| Album = Make Believe | |||
| Album type = studio | |||
| This track = "Beverly Hills"<br>(1) | |||
| Next track = "[[Perfect Situation]]"<br>(2) | |||
| Last single = "[[Slob]]"<br>(2002) | |||
| This single = "Beverly Hills"<br>(2005) | |||
| Next single = "[[We Are All on Drugs]]"<br>(2005) | |||
}} | |||
"'''Beverly Hills'''" is the grammy-nominated first track and lead single from ''[[Make Believe]]''. It was also [[Weezer]]'s first #1 single. | "'''Beverly Hills'''" is the grammy-nominated first track and lead single from ''[[Make Believe]]''. It was also [[Weezer]]'s first #1 single. | ||
==Overview== | |||
"Beverly Hills" is often known as the "boom-boom-chop" song. It is commonly abbreviated by fans as BvH (to avoid confusion with [[Buddy Holly|BH]]). The song has a talk box solo making it the only appearance of a talk box in the Weezer catalogue. In the song, Rivers wishes for being able to live in Beverly Hills amongst movie stars and celebrities, but ultimately decides that he simply wouldn't fit in. | |||
==Success== | |||
The song was the band's most commercially successful single until Pork and Beans was released, best remembered for its I-IV-V harmony, use of hand claps, simple lyrics that spoke of alienation and a distinctive talk box solo that Cuomo plays an extended version of when the band plays the song live. The song topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for a week, spending months near the top of the Billboard Hot 100 (peaking at #10) and being certified gold on June 6, 2005. As of January 2006 the digital single has been purchased over 962,000 times on iTunes. It also did very well on other Billboard charts, such as Adult Top 40 (#8 peak), Hot Digital Songs (#1 peak) and Mainstream Rock Tracks (#26). | |||
The song also made the Top 10 on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at #9 and remaining on the chart for five more weeks. | |||
The song was nominated for Best Rock Song at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards, the first ever nomination for the band. The video for the song was nominated at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Rock Video. The song won College Song Of The Year at the 54th Annual BMI Pop Awards. | |||
"Beverly Hills" stayed at #1 on the Modern Rock charts for 1 week. It was the first #1 for Weezer, but this record was later met with "Perfect Situation," the ''Make Believe'''s third single, which held the pole position for 4 weeks. | |||
The song was the top-selling digital download of 2005 according to Nielsen SoundScan. | |||
Rivers Cuomo stated that "Beverly Hills" along with the solo, third verse, and last chorus of "[[Falling for You]]," are his proudest musical achievements: "Its incredibly fun: a great beat, guitar riffs, catchy vocal style. Besides that, I think the lyrics are incredible in a very understated way. I might as well enjoy my life and watch the stars play. I love it! With this one song we were able to transcend our little niche and connect with all kinds of people, young and old, from all kinds of backgrounds. | |||
===Fan Opinions=== | |||
Fan opinions are fairly mixed on "Beverly Hills", but the majority of the diehard fan opinions are typically mediocre to unfavorable. Fans also had a hard time accepting the song's large popularity amongst a crowd that was not Weezer's--that is to say, appearances in several (what are considered) preppy movies, songs, and compilation discs. | |||
==Live Performance== | |||
When the song is performed live, the talkbox solo is extended. | |||
==Music video== | ==Music video== | ||
The music video for Beverly Hills was filmed at the Playboy Mansion with several Weezer fans, who were all informed of the event on Weezer's official website prior to the shooting. | |||
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===Cell Phone Clip=== | |||
During the filming of the music video, the song and the upcoming album were still very tightly under wraps and nobody had heard any material from the album. Despite all recording devices being checked at the entrance point of the shoot, a fan managed to get his cell phone in and record a clip from the song that he posted on the internet. The cell phone clip was quickly downloaded over and over by eager fans, as it represented the first new material heard from the band in two years. | |||
==Inclusions and variations== | |||
* A remix of the song called "Beverly Hills (Urbanix Mix)" appears on the "[[We Are All on Drugs]]" single. | |||
* The song is also featured on ''Now That's What I Call Music! 20'' and ''Kidz Bop, Vol. 9''. | |||
* The song also has been used on ''Malcolm in the Middle''. | |||
* The song's chorus is featured in the track "Polkarama!" from "Weird Al" Yankovic's album ''Straight Outta Lynwood''. | |||
* The song was also used in episode of ''Cold Case'' called "Knuckle Up" | |||
* The band Bob Ricci made a parody of this song, based on the show ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' | |||
* The song is featured in the second ''Bring It On'' sequel, ''All Or Nothing''. | |||
==Track listing== | |||
'''UK Retail 7" (Picture Disc)''' | |||
#"Beverly Hills" | |||
#"Butterfly" (Live) | |||
'''UK Retail CD''' | |||
#"Beverly Hills" | |||
#"Island in the Sun" (Live) | |||
#"Butterfly" (Live) | |||
#"Beverly Hills" ([[CD-ROM]] Track) | |||
==Personnel== | |||
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] – [[lead guitar]], [[lead vocals]] | |||
*[[Patrick Wilson (musician)|Patrick Wilson]] – [[percussion instrument|percussion]] | |||
*[[Brian Bell]] – [[rhythm guitar]] | |||
*[[Scott Shriner]] – [[bass guitar]] | |||
*[[Rick Rubin]] – [[record producer|producer]] | |||
*[[Rich Costey]] – [[audio mixing|mixer]] | |||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||