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| Name      = I Want a Dog
| Name      = I Want a Dog
| Cover      = SZNZ-Winter-Art.jpg
| Cover      = SZNZ-Winter-Art.jpg
| Type      = Album
| Type      = Single
| Artist    = Weezer
| Artist    = Weezer
| Album      = SZNZ: Winter
| Album      = SZNZ: Winter
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| Recorded  = [[2022]]
| Recorded  = [[2022]]
| Length    =  
| Length    = 2:48
| Label      = [[Crush Music]]/Atlantic Records
| Label      = [[Crush Music]]/Atlantic Records
| Writer    = [[Rivers Cuomo]]
| Writer    = [[Rivers Cuomo]]
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"'''I Want a Dog'''" is the lead single of {{PN|Weezer}} forthcoming EP, ''[[SZNZ: Winter]]''.
"'''I Want a Dog'''" is the lead single off of {{PN|Weezer}} forthcoming EP, ''[[SZNZ: Winter]]''.
===Appearances===
===Appearances===
*''[[SZNZ: Winter]]'' (2022)
*''[[SZNZ: Winter]]'' (2022)
==Overview==
==Overview==
Songwriter {{PN|Rivers Cuomo}} family adopted two cats (Jiji and Ginchan) in September of [[2021]].<ref>[[Riverpedia]]. "Pets" https://books-r-fun.herokuapp.com/wiki/Pets Archived by ''Wayback Machine'': https://web.archive.org/web/20221209181253/https://books-r-fun.herokuapp.com/wiki/Pets</ref>
Cuomo mentioned the song title "I Want a Dog" to users of the website [[Riverchat]] on [[April 15]], [[2021]], indicating that it was planned for the winter-themed segment of Weezer's forthcoming [[2022]] album project, ''[[SZNZ]]''. Cuomo asked users, "I've release{{sic}} [[Piece of the Pie|piece of the pie]], right? Does the verse melody and chords exist on any later weezer album? I want to use it for winter's i want a dog."<ref>Cuomo, Rivers. ''Mister Rivers' Neighborhood''. 15 April 2021. https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:Riverchat-iwantadog.jpg</ref> The final song, however, bears no apparent similarities to "[[Piece of the Pie]]." The song's bridge does, however, appropriate a melody previously used in the song "[[Still Dreaming]]," from the film ''[[The Space Between]]''.
Cuomo mentioned the song title "I Want a Dog" to users of the website [[Riverchat]] on [[April 15]], [[2021]], indicating that it was planned for the winter-themed segment of Weezer's forthcoming [[2022]] album project, ''[[SZNZ]]''. Cuomo asked users, "I've release{{sic}} [[Piece of the Pie|piece of the pie]], right? Does the verse melody and chords exist on any later weezer album? I want to use it for winter's i want a dog."<ref>Cuomo, Rivers. ''Mister Rivers' Neighborhood''. 15 April 2021. https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:Riverchat-iwantadog.jpg</ref> The final song, however, bears no apparent similarities to "[[Piece of the Pie]]." The song's bridge does, however, appropriate a melody previously used in the song "[[Still Dreaming]]," from the film ''[[The Space Between]]''.


Weezer (under the [[Goat Punishment]] moniker) performed ''SZNZ: Winter'' in its entirety (including "I Want a Dog", with slightly different lyrics) [[Weezer concert: 09/19/2022|at a secret show in West Hollywood]] on [[September 19]], [[2022]], months ahead of the EP's release.
Weezer (under the [[Goat Punishment]] moniker) performed ''SZNZ: Winter'' in its entirety (including "I Want a Dog") [[Weezer concert: 09/19/2022|at a secret show in West Hollywood]] on [[September 19]], [[2022]], months ahead of the EP's release. This live performance featured lyrics later excised from the final mix.
==Known recordings==
==Known recordings==
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{{Known recordings header}}
!Performer(s)
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!Title
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]||beautiful triplets.mp3|[[2011]]—[[2014]](?)||1:21|<strike>''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''</strike>|Bridge melody for "I Want a Dog." Removed from ''Alone XI'' on [[November 25]], [[2020]]}}
!Filename
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|I Want a Dog||[[2022]]||2:48|''[[SZNZ: Winter]]''|}}
!Date of recording
{{Known recordings footer}}
!Recording location
!Length
!Appeared on
!Notes
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>beautiful triplet melody on the pian.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[2011]]—[[2014]](?)
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|1:03
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Bridge melody for "I Want a Dog."
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>beautiful triplets.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[2011]]—[[2014]](?)
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|1:21
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<strike>''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''</strike>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Bridge melody for "I Want a Dog." Removed from ''Alone XI'' on [[November 25]], [[2020]]
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|I Want a Dog
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[2022]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|''[[SZNZ: Winter]]''
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
|-
|}
 
==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] — lead vocals, guitar
{|
*[[Brian Bell]] — rhythm guitar
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
*[[Scott Shriner]] — bass
| |
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] — lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, producer
*[[Brian Bell]] — lead guitar, backing vocals
*[[Scott Shriner]] — bass, backing vocals
*[[Patrick Wilson]] — drums
*[[Patrick Wilson]] — drums
==Audio==
*[[Jake Sinclair]] — synthesizer, additional vocals
| |
*[[Jonathan Dreyfus]] — orchestral arrangement
*[[Jonathan Leahy]] — string arrangement
*[[Mike Fasano]] — drum technician
*[[Patrick Lehman]] — guitar technician
| |
*[[James Flannigan]] — producer
*[[Suzy Shinn]] — producer
*[[Ivan Wayman]] — engineer
*[[Kevin Smith]] — engineer
*[[Jason Hiller]] — engineer
*[[Jonathan Dreyfus]] — engineer
*[[Chris Dugan]] — mixing
*[[Emily Lazar]] — mastering
|}
==Music video==
<youtube>BcjmEOby3Vc</youtube>
<youtube>BcjmEOby3Vc</youtube>


==Lyrics==
==Lyrics==
{{Lyric box|
===Album lyrics===
<poem>I want a dog
<poem>I want a dog
To curl up beside me
To curl up beside me
I want a dog
I want a dog
Cuz he would keep me company
'Cause he would keep me company
I want a dog
I want a dog
Cuz he would look out for me
'Cause he would look out for me
Cheer me up  
Cheer me up  
When I don’t think I’ll make it
When I don’t think I’ll make it


I want a dog
I want a dog
Cuz he’d try to lick my face
'Cause he’d try to lick my face
And he would smile
And he would smile
When I get home to my place
When I get home to my place
I want a dog
I want a dog
Cuz sometimes humans hold it all inside
'Cause sometimes humans hold it all inside
I need to feel connected
I need to feel connected


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I want a dog
I want a dog
To lead me to the backyard
To lead me to the backyard
And fetch the ball as if he was my lifeguard
And fetch the ball
I want a dog to softly walk beside me
As if he was my lifeguard
I want a dog
To softly walk beside me
Guide me home
Guide me home
I wish I had a dog
I wish I had a dog


We’re keeping score
We’re keeping score
We are all rational agents
We all are rational agents
We make our deals
We make our deals
To try to get more famous
To try to get more famous
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And my own mind
And my own mind


I want a dog</poem>
I want a dog</poem>}}{{Lyric box|
===Early lyrics (live debut)===
<poem>I want a dog
To curl up beside me
I want a dog
'Cause he would keep me company
I want a dog
'Cause he would look out for me
Cheer me up
When I don’t think I’ll make it
 
I want a dog
'Cause he’d try to lick my face
And he would smile
When I get home to my place
I want a dog
'Cause sometimes humans hold it all inside
I need to feel connected


===Goat Punishment alternate verse===
I live in a prison
<poem>I live in a prison
There’s nothing here for me
There’s nothing here for me
A sink and a toilet
A sink and a toilet
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Now I must pay the price
Now I must pay the price
Trapped in my body
Trapped in my body
And my own mind</poem>
And my own mind
 
I want a dog
To lead me to the backyard
And fetch the ball
As if he was my lifeguard
I want a dog
To softly walk beside me
Guide me home
I wish I had a dog
 
We’re keeping score
We all are rational agents
We make our deals
To try to get more famous
I made my bed
Now I am gonna lie in it
That’s what I get
I just wish I had a dog


I want a dog</poem>}}
==See also==
==See also==
*''[[SZNZ: Winter]]''
*''[[SZNZ: Winter]]''
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