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"No One Else" was first recorded in August of 1992. It was attempted by Weezer the same month during the sessions for [[The Kitchen Tape|Weezer's second demo]] (The "Kitchen Tape"), but remained unfinished. The song was first played live on September 15, 1992 at Coconut Teaszer in Los Angeles. [[Karl Koch]] described the event best when he said, "['No One Else' was] a song that started to steer the band in a previously invisible direction." Rather than sticking with a heavy Pixies-influenced sound, "No One Else" was one of the first songs to have the band wondering whether they were going in a "‘pop’, [or] too ‘commercial’ sounding" direction".

"No One Else" is often considered a fan favorite and is frequently performed live. [[Todd Sullivan]] listed it as one of the songs that caused him to take notice of Weezer. During a number of live shows in the summer of 2000, Weezer modified "No One Else" and "[[Buddy Holly]]" by adding an extended instrumental introduction. The band kept the introduction for Buddy Holly as a part of the performance until 2005, but dropped the introduction to "No One Else" after only a few shows.

Cuomo has described the song as "the jealous-obsessive asshole in me freaking out on my girlfriend."