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*[[List of Official Bootlegs|Official Bootlegs]] (live versions) | *[[List of Official Bootlegs|Official Bootlegs]] (live versions) | ||
*''I'm Your Daddy'' digital-45 single (live version, iTunes Canada only) | *''[[I'm Your Daddy]]'' digital-45 single (live version, iTunes Canada only) | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
"Beverly Hills" is | According to the [[Recording_History_-_Page_15#Rivers_A-List.2C_7.2F3.2F04|Weezer Recording History]], [[Rivers Cuomo]] wrote "Beverly Hills" around spring of [[2004]]. At #669, the song is the latest-known song to have an entry in the [[Catalog O' Riffs]]. It was considered an "A-list" contender by Cuomo for inclusion on ''[[Make Believe]]'' during the album's pre-production. The song was consistently included on the album's working tracklist, though it is known to have been considered for inclusion later on the album, as ''Make Believe's'' [https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:Amazon_screenshot_(1).jpg Amazon.com page] listed as the fourth track in the months prior to release. Stephanie Eitel of the band [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent_Sparks Agent Sparks] provided the "Gimmme, gimme" backing vocals. | ||
"Beverly Hills" is, to date, [[Weezer]]'s most commercially successful single. 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). The song was 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 the top-selling digital download of 2005 according to Nielsen SoundScan [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929083403/http://www.mp3.com/news/stories/2819.html]. | |||
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. | |||
Rivers Cuomo stated in a [[Rivers Cuomo Fan Interview 2006|2006 fan interview]] 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." | |||
"Beverly Hills" is commonly [[List of common abbreviations used on Weezer forums|abbreviated]] by fans as BvH (to avoid confusion with [[Buddy Holly|BH]]). The song features a talk box solo, making it the only appearance of a talk box, to date, in the Weezer discography. Initially upon the single's release, Rivers Cuomo utilized the talk box during live performances before opting to simply perform the section as a standard guitar solo. From [[2009]] onwards, [[Brian Bell]] has typically performed the talk box solo when during live performances of the song. | |||
An unfinished mix of the song entered fan-circulation after it was mistakenly embedded in a Flash player on Weezer's [[weezer.com|official website]]. | |||
===Band Commentary=== | ===Band Commentary=== | ||
'''Rivers:''' I was at the opening of the new Hollywood Bowl and I flipped through the program and I saw a picture of Wilson Phillips. And for some reason I just thought how nice it would be to marry, like, an “established” celebrity and live in Beverly Hills and be part of that world. And it was a totally sincere desire. And then I wrote that song, Beverly Hills. For some reason, by the time it came out—and the video came out—it got twisted around into something that seemed sarcastic. But originally it wasn’t meant to be sarcastic at all. | '''Rivers:''' I was at the opening of the new Hollywood Bowl and I flipped through the program and I saw a picture of Wilson Phillips. And for some reason I just thought how nice it would be to marry, like, an “established” celebrity and live in Beverly Hills and be part of that world. And it was a totally sincere desire. And then I wrote that song, Beverly Hills. For some reason, by the time it came out—and the video came out—it got twisted around into something that seemed sarcastic. But originally it wasn’t meant to be sarcastic at all. | ||
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'''Brian:''' When I first heard the song, it was a Rivers demo of it, and I think I called him and said, ‘Congratulations, you wrote a hit song.’ It had a hit immediately, regardless of—even more from its original version than from something else. To me, it was like - whatever “hit song” means - that’s what it evoked [for] me. I thought it would be a great - there was a reality haircutting show called “blow out” or “blow up” or something like that, about this salon in Beverly Hills, and I was trying to sell Rivers on letting that be that show’s theme song. But luckily we never did that. | '''Brian:''' When I first heard the song, it was a Rivers demo of it, and I think I called him and said, ‘Congratulations, you wrote a hit song.’ It had a hit immediately, regardless of—even more from its original version than from something else. To me, it was like - whatever “hit song” means - that’s what it evoked [for] me. I thought it would be a great - there was a reality haircutting show called “blow out” or “blow up” or something like that, about this salon in Beverly Hills, and I was trying to sell Rivers on letting that be that show’s theme song. But luckily we never did that. | ||
==Video/Audio== | ==Video/Audio== | ||
The music video was directed by [[Marcos Siega]] and filmed at the Playboy Mansion (not actually located in Beverly Hills, but nearby Holmby Hills) with several Weezer fans, who were all informed of the event on Weezer's official website prior to the shooting. | The music video was directed by [[Marcos Siega]] and filmed at the Playboy Mansion (not actually located in Beverly Hills, but nearby Holmby Hills) 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=== | ===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 set as his Voicemail greeting. On the official weezer.com forums he posted that he had the clip, but did not know how to get it on the internet. Many fans did not believe him, so "enderw" called the supposed recorder's phone and got to his voicemail, proving the existence of the clip. "Enderw" then recorded the voicemail greeting with his computer microphone and posted it 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. | 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 set as his Voicemail greeting. On the official weezer.com forums he posted that he had the clip, but did not know how to get it on the internet. Many fans did not believe him, so "enderw" called the supposed recorder's phone and got to his voicemail, proving the existence of the clip. "Enderw" then recorded the voicemail greeting with his computer microphone and posted it 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. | ||
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#"[[Island in the Sun]]" (Live) | #"[[Island in the Sun]]" (Live) | ||
#"[[Butterfly]]" (Live) | #"[[Butterfly]]" (Live) | ||
#"[[Beverly Hills]]" ( | #"[[Beverly Hills]]" (CD-ROM video, directed by Coleen Haynes) | ||
"Island in the Sun" and "Butterfly" were recorded on July 12, 2002 in [[ | "Island in the Sun" and "Butterfly" were recorded on [[July 12]], [[2002]] in [[Weezer concert: 07/12/2002 - Detroit, MI|Detroit, MI]]. | ||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[List of Weezer songs] | *''[[Make Believe]]'' | ||
*[[List of Weezer songs]] | |||
[[Category:Weezer songs]] | [[Category:Weezer songs]] | ||