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 The song was released as a digital single. A promotional single was also sent to radio. A physical retail single was scheduled to be released in the UK in late September 2008 but never surfaced.{{Citation needed}} "Troublemaker" debuted the week of [[July 26]], 2008, at No. 39 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Modern Rock Tracks charts and peaked at No. 2.
 ===Liner notes===
-<blockquote>'''''Troublemaker which talks about your schooling, the middle references all those things you experience growing up. It's an interesting way to start a record.'''''
+{{Red liner notes|'''''Troublemaker which talks about your schooling, the middle references all those things you experience growing up. It's an interesting way to start a record.'''''
-<span style="color:#ff0000">''Rivers:</span> Yeah it's a real introductory sort of song saying, "Hi this is who I am". In that sense, "Troublemaker" reminds me of the way we started the blue album with "My Name is Jonas." It's just like reaching out your hand to shake and saying. "Hi, this is who I am." And I go through some of my childhood, and how I was raised and, what my background is and how I see myself now.''<br><br>
+{{#tag:span style="color:#990000"|''Rivers:}} Yeah it's a real introductory sort of song saying, "Hi this is who I am". In that sense, "Troublemaker" reminds me of the way we started the blue album with "My Name is Jonas." It's just like reaching out your hand to shake and saying. "Hi, this is who I am." And I go through some of my childhood, and how I was raised and, what my background is and how I see myself now.''<br><br>
 '''''You touch on bits of spirituality or other things going on in your life at the moment.'''''
-<span style="color:#ff0000">''Rivers:</span> The way my brain works its actually hard for me to remember what the content of my songs is when I'm sitting here talking about it. I'm really focused when I'm writing it or even singing it, but talking about it I almost can't remember what the song is about. Troublemaker is a song I had written in 2006 and I was stuck on it. I set it aside and forgot about it. We listened back to old demos and immediately everyone was like, yes that's the song.''</blockquote>
+{{#tag:span style="color:#990000"|''Rivers:}} The way my brain works its actually hard for me to remember what the content of my songs is when I'm sitting here talking about it. I'm really focused when I'm writing it or even singing it, but talking about it I almost can't remember what the song is about. Troublemaker is a song I had written in 2006 and I was stuck on it. I set it aside and forgot about it. We listened back to old demos and immediately everyone was like, yes that's the song.''}}
 ==Music video==
 The music video for "Troublemaker" was directed by [[the Malloy Brothers]] and was released on [[October 6]], 2008. The video features Weezer and a selected group of fans attempting to break various world records. It was filmed in front of the Great Western Forum in the Los Angeles suburb of Inglewood, California.  The video includes footage of Weezer fans playing dodgeball, riding on an oversized skateboard, playing air guitar, and filling a large Weezer logo with nachos, cheese, and jalapenos.  Rivers Cuomo is also shown pulling a stationwagon full of Weezer fans with his teeth.  The video alternates between scenes of the hootenanny as well as a live performance by the band.