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{{Song lineage|{{Song lineage:It's Always Summer in Bikini Bottom}}}} | {{Song lineage|{{Song lineage:It's Always Summer in Bikini Bottom}}}} | ||
"'''It's Always Summer in Bikini Bottom'''" is a song performed by [[Weezer]] for the [[2020]] film ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_SpongeBob_Movie:_Sponge_on_the_Run The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run]''. The song was co-written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] with Swedish producer/musician [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bj%C3%B6rn_Yttling Björn Yttling]. | "'''It's Always Summer in Bikini Bottom'''" (previously known as "'''Best Friends Forever'''" and possibly "'''It's Always Summer in California'''") is a song performed by [[Weezer]] for the [[2020]] film ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_SpongeBob_Movie:_Sponge_on_the_Run The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run]''. The song was co-written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] with Swedish producer/musician [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bj%C3%B6rn_Yttling Björn Yttling]. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
According to Rivers Cuomo in a conversation with fans on the chat website [[Riverchat]], the song may have been written for Weezer's [[Weezer (The White Album)|''White Album'']] [https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:Riverchat-Rivers-itsalwayssummer.png]. A song titled "It's Always Summer in California" was among hundreds of songs [[List_of_files_listed_on_riverscuomo.com|listed as dummy data]] on the then-unfinished [[riverscuomo.com demos|demo storefront]] on [[riverscuomo.com]] in the fall of [[2020]]. | |||
Weezer's involvement with the film soundtrack was publicly announced in early July of [[2020]] <ref>Roiz, Jessica. "‘The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On The Run’ Soundtrack Features Tainy, J Balvin, Tyga, Weezer & More", ''Billboard''. 8 July 2020. https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9415297/spongebob-movie-sponge-on-the-run-soundtrack-details</ref>. Originally slated for release in all territories in 2020, the movie's release date was postponed due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, releasing only in Canada as a Netflix-exclusive on [[August 14]], 2020, and releasing in the United States via premium video-on-demand and Paramount+ on [[March 4]], [[2021]]. The soundtrack released the following day, on [[March 5]]. | Weezer's involvement with the film soundtrack was publicly announced in early July of [[2020]] <ref>Roiz, Jessica. "‘The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On The Run’ Soundtrack Features Tainy, J Balvin, Tyga, Weezer & More", ''Billboard''. 8 July 2020. https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9415297/spongebob-movie-sponge-on-the-run-soundtrack-details</ref>. Originally slated for release in all territories in 2020, the movie's release date was postponed due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, releasing only in Canada as a Netflix-exclusive on [[August 14]], 2020, and releasing in the United States via premium video-on-demand and Paramount+ on [[March 4]], [[2021]]. The soundtrack released the following day, on [[March 5]]. | ||