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| Released = Unreleased
| Released = Unreleased
| Recorded = 2020
| Recorded = 2020
| Length  = N/A
| Length  =  
| Label    = Crush Music/Atlantic Records
| Label    = Crush Music/Atlantic Records
| Writer  = [[Rivers Cuomo]], [[Patrick Wilson]], [[Jason Cropper]]
| Writer  = [[Rivers Cuomo]], [[Patrick Wilson]], [[Jason Cropper]]
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| RC's next song  = "[[I Need Some Touch]]"<br>(RC# 150)
| RC's next song  = "[[I Need Some Touch]]"<br>(RC# 150)
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"'''I've Thrown It All Away'''" is a song from ''[[Van Weezer]]''. The track was originally written in [[1993]] by [[Rivers Cuomo]], [[Patrick Wilson]], and [[Jason Cropper]].
"'''I've Thrown It All Away'''" is a song by [[Weezer]]. It was recorded during sessions for the forthcoming album ''[[Van Weezer]]'' as a potential bonus track. The song was originally written in [[1993]] by [[Rivers Cuomo]], [[Patrick Wilson]], and [[Jason Cropper]].
===Appearances===
===Appearances===
*''[[Monterey Jack]]''
*''[[Patrick & Rivers]]'' (demo)
*''[[Patrick & Rivers]]'' (demo)
*''[[Van Weezer]]''
*''[[Van Weezer]]''
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According to the [[Recording_History_-_Page_4#Late_Winter.2FSpring_1993:_Various_8_Track_recordings_by_Rivers.2C_and_Pat.|Recording History]], "I've Thrown It All Away" was originally recorded by [[Pat Wilson]], who initially recorded versions of the song with only drums and bass to 4-track, with an additional version thereafter recorded using a Yamaha workstation. [[Rivers Cuomo]] recorded a demo of the song in February of [[1993]], later including it in the demo cassette tape ''[[Monterey Jack]]''. The song's title (rendered as "Thrown It All Away"), initially appeared in the spreadsheet ''[[The 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo]]'', posted to [[riverscuomo.com]] in [[2008]], where it was noted for inclusion on ''[[Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo|Alone II]]''. The song, however, did not appear on ''Alone II''.
According to the [[Recording_History_-_Page_4#Late_Winter.2FSpring_1993:_Various_8_Track_recordings_by_Rivers.2C_and_Pat.|Recording History]], "I've Thrown It All Away" was originally recorded by [[Pat Wilson]], who initially recorded versions of the song with only drums and bass to 4-track, with an additional version thereafter recorded using a Yamaha workstation. [[Rivers Cuomo]] recorded a demo of the song in February of [[1993]], later including it in the demo cassette tape ''[[Monterey Jack]]''. The song's title (rendered as "Thrown It All Away"), initially appeared in the spreadsheet ''[[The 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo]]'', posted to [[riverscuomo.com]] in [[2008]], where it was noted for inclusion on ''[[Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo|Alone II]]''. The song, however, did not appear on ''Alone II''.


In a [[2008]] [[Weezerpedia interview with Karl Koch - October 3, 2008|interview]], [[Karl Koch]] described the song as being one that fans "needed to hear"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts_xUb7mxFU&t=2m50s]. On [[April 14]], [[2020]], Cuomo hosted an ''[[List_of_Rivers_Cuomo_video_streams#Island_in_the_Zoom|Island in the Zoom]]'' stream over the video conferencing platform Zoom in which Jason Cropper appeared as a guest. Cuomo mentioned during this session that Cropper had co-written an old song (later confirmed to be "I've Thrown It All Away") that would be appearing on ''Van Weezer'' and sang the beginning of the first verse [https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=202&v=fOkTmq3x87s]. On [[September 2]], [[2020]], [[Riverpedia archive - 09/02/2020|an entry for the song]] was posted to [[Riverpedia]] which read simply "''recently recorded with the band''". Cuomo later added on [[September 4]] that he ''"originally co-wrote it in the '90s with Pat and Jason."'' He then specified on [[September 6]] that it would appear on ''[[Van Weezer]]''. Cropper played a portion of the song on guitar prior to performing a streamed concert to the Discord server [[Weezercord]] on [[September 18]]. On [[February 22, 2021]] during a podcast interview, [[Cropper]] recalls the moment when he received a phone call from the band notifying him that I've Thrown It All Away would be appearing on the upcoming [[Van Weezer]].[http://youtu.be/1bh96O-ykAk]
In a [[2008]] [[Weezerpedia interview with Karl Koch - October 3, 2008|interview]], [[Karl Koch]] described the song as being one that fans "needed to hear"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts_xUb7mxFU&t=2m50s].


The next day, on [[April 10]], Cuomo mentioned that there would be a [[Homie]] song on ''Van Weezer'', as well as a bonus track originally written around [[1992]].<ref>Clay, Tiffany. "Rivers Cuomo Island In The Zoom 4-10-2020." ''YouTube'', uploaded by Tiffany C, 4 October 2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23lKoWnxEVc</ref> On [[April 14]], Cuomo sang a small segment of the aforementioned bonus track (later confirmed to be "I've Thrown It All Away") during [[List_of_Rivers_Cuomo_video_streams#Island_in_the_Zoom|a webinar with fans hosted by Cuomo on the video platform Zoom]], for which co-writer [[Jason Cropper]] was present.<ref>"04-14-20 Rivers Cuomo Zoom Jason Cropper Lonely Girl, Cant Fight this Feeling, Purification of Water." ''YouTube'', uploaded by stupidsuck1010, 18 April 2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOkTmq3x87s</ref> On [[September 2]], Cuomo confirmed via [[Riverpedia archive - 09/02/2020|a Riverpedia entry]] that the 1992 song "I've Thrown It All Away" had recently been recorded with the band. Cuomo later added on [[September 4]] that he ''"originally co-wrote it in the '90s with Pat and Jason."'' The article was later [[Riverpedia archive - 09/06/2020|updated]] on [[September 6]] to specify that it would be on the album. Cropper played a portion of the song on guitar prior to performing a streamed concert to the Discord server [[Weezercord]] on [[September 18]]{{Citation needed}}. On [[February 22]], [[2021]] during a podcast interview, Cropper recalled the moment when he received a phone call from the band notifying him that "I've Thrown It All Away" would be appearing on ''[[Van Weezer]]''. <ref>"Hanging out with Jason Cropper from Weezer." ''YouTube'', uploaded by iCup Podcast, 22 February 2021, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bh96O-ykAk</ref>


On [[December 9]], [[2020]] Cuomo released the [[1993]] demo of the song (albeit with a truncated ending) on the [[riverscuomo.com demos|demo storefront]] on [[riverscuomo.com|his personal website]], as part of the compilation ''[[Patrick & Rivers]]''.
On [[December 9]], [[2020]] Cuomo released the [[1993]] demo of the song (albeit with a truncated ending) on the [[riverscuomo.com demos|demo storefront]] on [[riverscuomo.com|his personal website]], as part of the compilation ''[[Patrick & Rivers]]''.
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*[[List of Pat Wilson songs]]
*[[List of Pat Wilson songs]]
*[[List of Jason Cropper songs]]
*[[List of Jason Cropper songs]]
 
==References==
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[[Category:Weezer songs]]
[[Category:Weezer songs]]
[[Category:Songs on Van Weezer]]
[[Category:Songs on Van Weezer]]