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* ''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]'' (2020) | * ''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]'' (2020) | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
{{Comp elements|song=No One Else|key=E|bpm=138|timesig=4/4}} | {{Rivers Cuomo quote|"No One Else" is the jealous-obsessive asshole in me freaking out my girlfriend and "The World Has Turned" is the same asshole wondering why she's gone.|[[:File:Weezer-04_zpse89cd878.jpg|press kit]] for ''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)]]''''}} | ||
"No One Else" is first known to have been demoed to 8-track by | {{Comp elements|song=No One Else|key=E|bpm=138|timesig=4/4}}[[Rivers Cuomo]] wrote "No One Else" about a former girlfriend named Petra.<ref>"No One Else" ''Riverpedia''. 22 September 2020. Archived by ''Wayback Machine'' https://web.archive.org/web/20210722123508/https://books-r-fun.herokuapp.com/wiki/No%20One%20Else</ref> The song is first known to have been demoed to 8-track by Cuomo in August of [[1992]].<ref name="rechist3">[[Recording_History_-_Page_3|Weezer Recording History - Page 3]]</ref> 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 [[Weezer concert: 09/15/1992 - Los Angeles, CA|a show at Coconut Teaszer]] in Los Angeles. In describing the show, [[Karl Koch]] noted that the song "started to steer the band in a previously invisible direction."<ref name="rechist3" /> "No One Else" is notable for being the only track on ''The Blue Album'' played in standard tuning; all other tracks were recorded a half-step down. | ||
"No One Else" is often considered a fan favorite. [[Todd Sullivan]] listed it as one of the songs that caused him to take notice of Weezer. {{Citation needed}} 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. | |||
===Notable versions=== | |||
A live, acoustic rendition of the song was recorded by the band on [[April 1]], [[1995]] at Cat's Paw Studios for Atlanta radio station WNNX. This recording was made available as a b-side to the single release of "[[Say It Ain't So]]", and was later made available as part of the compilation ''[[Dusty Gems & Raw Nuggets]]'', initially released as part of the deluxe edition of ''[[The Blue Album]]''. Additional notable live renditions include [[BBC Sessions|a studio recording]] for the show ''BBC Evening Sessions'' at the BBC Radio 1 Studios in London, as well as a live performance for the French radio series [[The Black Sessions]] recorded on [[February 21]], [[1995]]. | |||
"No One Else" | The full-band demo of "No One Else", recorded for the band's [[Weezer's third demo|third demo]], was shared by fans in the late 90's, before a copy was procured and ripped in higher quality by a fan in the early 2000s. | ||
The original 8-track demo of "No One Else", recorded solo by Cuomo, was first made available to fans on [[November 7]], [[2020]], when the song was among hundreds leaked through the then-unfinished [[riverscuomo.com demos|demo storefront]] on [[riverscuomo.com]]. Cuomo made the song available for one-time purchase a few days later upon the launch of the storefront on [[November 11]], whereupon an anonymous user purchased it. The song was made available for purchase to all later that month, on [[November 22]], when it was made available as part of the digital compilation ''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]''. | The original 8-track demo of "No One Else", recorded solo by Cuomo, was first made available to fans on [[November 7]], [[2020]], when the song was among hundreds leaked through the then-unfinished [[riverscuomo.com demos|demo storefront]] on [[riverscuomo.com]]. Cuomo made the song available for one-time purchase a few days later upon the launch of the storefront on [[November 11]], whereupon an anonymous user purchased it. The song was made available for purchase to all later that month, on [[November 22]], when it was made available as part of the digital compilation ''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]''. | ||
==Audio== | ==Audio== | ||
===Official releases=== | ===Official releases=== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://tvs.soymilkrevolution.com/?p=4 Teenage Victory Songs entry for "No One Else"] | *[http://tvs.soymilkrevolution.com/?p=4 Teenage Victory Songs entry for "No One Else"] | ||
{{Reference list}} | |||
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