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| Recorded = November 2000
| Recorded = November [[2000]]
| Length  = 2:29
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| RC#      = 570
| RC#      = 570
| COR#    = 258
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| Status  = Demo clip circulating
| Status  = Circulating
| RC's last song  = "A-G-D-C"<br>(RC# 569)
| RC's last song  = "[[A-G-D-C]]"<br>(RC# 569)
| This RC song    = "Burning Sun"<br>(RC# 570)
| This RC song    = "Burning Sun"<br>(RC# 570)
| RC's next song  = "[[Knock-down Drag-out]]"<br>(RC# 571)
| RC's next song  = "[[Knock-down Drag-out]]"<br>(RC# 571)
}}{{Song lineage:Weekend Woman}}
}}{{Song lineage:Weekend Woman}}
'''Burning Sun''' is a demo by [[Rivers Cuomo]].  
"'''Burning Sun'''" is a song demoed by [[Weezer]] in [[2000]]. The song is an early iteration of the band's song "[[Weekend Woman]]" from [[2017]].
 
===Appearances===
*Leaked online
==Overview==
==Overview==
The [[Catalog O' Riffs]] lists "Burning Sun" as having been written or recorded on [[November 19]], [[2000]]. The [[Recording History]] states that a full-band recording was done two days later, on [[November 21]]. A 56-second clip of the track circulated among fans for several years when it was posted by Cuomo on riverscuomo.com as "las_dos.mp3", a sound clip of him performing the Skeeter Davis song "[[The End of the World]]" with segments of "Burning Sun" interspersed throughout. Fans edited both clips to create separate clips "Burning Sun" and "The End of the World". It is unknown if this recording is a full-band demo or a [[Rivers Cuomo]] demo.
"Burning Sun" was written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] at some point [[2000]]. [[Weezer]] recorded demos on [[November 21]] of that year at the band's rehearsal space in [[6145 Rodgerton Dr.|Cuomo's converted garage]].<ref>[[Recording_History_-_Page_12|Weezer Recording History - Page 12]]</ref> A 56-second clip of one of these recordings circulated among fans for several years after it was uploaded by Cuomo as "las_dos.mp3", a sound clip of him performing the [[Wikipedia:Skeeter Davis|Skeeter Davis]] song "[[The End of the World]]" with segments of "Burning Sun" interspersed throughout. Fans edited this file to create separate clips of "Burning Sun" and "The End of the World".
 
The full version of the recording remained highly sought-after for years. It wouldn't be until [[July 4]]th, [[2014]], however, that the entire track was leaked on the "/mu/" section of the imageboard [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4chan 4chan]. In the post, the anonymous user stated that they'd been sent the track by Cuomo around 2002.
 
 
[[Image:Weezerburningsun.png]]


The full version of "Burning Sun" remained highly sought-after for years. It wouldn't be until [[July 4]], [[2014]], however, that the entire track was leaked on the "/mu/" section of the image board [[Wikipedia:4chan|4chan]].<ref>[[:File:Weezerburningsun.png]]</ref> In the post, the anonymous user stated that they'd been sent the track by Cuomo around 2002.


The melody from "Burning Sun" was later reused for the ''[[Pacific Daydream]]'' track, "[[Weekend Woman]]", and was considered for the [[2014]] album ''[[Everything Will Be Alright in the End]]'' under the title "Weekend Girl". It is believed that [[Ric Ocasek]], who produced both ''The Green Album'' and ''EWBAITE'', asked Cuomo to revisit some of his ''Green''-era compositions for inclusion on ''EWBAITE'', and that "Burning Sun" was one such song (the song "[[Lonely Girl]]" from ''EWBAITE'' also originated during the ''Green'' sessions under the title "[[Homely]]").
The melody from "Burning Sun" was later reused for the ''[[Pacific Daydream]]'' track, "[[Weekend Woman]]", and was considered for the [[2014]] album ''[[Everything Will Be Alright in the End]]'' under the title "Weekend Girl". It is believed that [[Ric Ocasek]], who produced both ''The Green Album'' and ''EWBAITE'', asked Cuomo to revisit some of his ''Green''-era compositions for inclusion on ''EWBAITE'', and that "Burning Sun" was one such song (the song "[[Lonely Girl]]" from ''EWBAITE'' also originated during the ''Green'' sessions under the title "[[Homely]]").
 
==Known recordings==
==Audio==
{{Known recordings header}}
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{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Burning Sun|RC-burning_sun.mp3|[[November 21]], [[2000]]|[[6145 Rodgerton Dr.]], Los Angeles, CA|2:29|Leaked online|}}
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]/[[Weezer]]||las_dos.mp3|||1:50|Released online|Clips of "Burning Sun" and "[[The End of the World]]"}}
{{Known recordings note|For subsequent demos, see "[[Weekend Woman]]"}}
{{Known recordings footer}}
==Lyrics==
==Lyrics==
<poem>I'd die for you
<poem>I'd die for you
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*[[List of Weezer songs]]
*[[List of Weezer songs]]
*[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]]
*[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]]
{{References list}}
[[Category:Weezer songs]][[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]][[Category:Catalog O' Riffs]]
[[Category:Weezer songs]][[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]][[Category:Catalog O' Riffs]]