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| Released = [[April 19]], [[2015]] | | Released = [[April 19]], [[2015]] | ||
| Recorded = February | | Recorded = February 2015 | ||
| Length = 3:17 | | Length = 3:17 | ||
| Label = [[Weezer]] | | Label = [[Weezer]] | ||
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*''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]'' (2020) | *''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]'' (2020) | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
"Everybody Needs Salvation" | [[Rivers Cuomo]] wrote "Everybody Needs Salvation" at some point between [[2011]] and [[2014]], in contention for the album that would become ''[[Everything Will Be Alright in the End]]''. The song was listed as part of Act III on a track list of an early draft of ''EWBAITE'' (then dubbed ''[[Ecce Homo]]'').<ref>Ecce Homo 11.docx, ''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''</ref> Though it did not appear on the final album, a portion of the bridge lyrics appear in the ''EWBAITE'' liner notes after the lyrics for "[[The British Are Coming]]." The song was instead recorded as a [[Weezer Fan Club]]-exclusive single in February of [[2015]] for release in April of that year. "Everybody Needs Salvation" was released on one-sided 7-inch red vinyl, with a digital MP3 download of the track for members who purchased it. The single features no [[List of Weezer B-sides and bonus tracks|B-side]], having a smooth flip-side. | ||
At a [[Nerd Night]] in [[2015]], [[Rivers Cuomo]] told a fan that the song was picked for the | At a [[Nerd Night]] in [[2015]], [[Rivers Cuomo]] purportedly told a fan that the song was picked for the Fan Club single because it was "something different." Cuomo also said that he personally chose the cover.<ref>the nest "Rivers and Brian played "Cleopatra" acoustic on Nerd Night (and new album in the works!)" ''All Things Weezer''. 16 June 2015. https://allthingsweezer.com/index.php?threads/rivers-and-brian-played-cleopatra-acoustic-on-nerd-night-and-new-album-in-the-works.33324/#post-1022156 Screenshot: [[:File:Nerd_Night_2015_Everybody_Needs_Salvation.png]]</ref> | ||
The cover is a painting by [[Wikipedia:Antonello da Messina|Antonello da Messina]] called ''Ecce Homo'', painted in 1475. The symbol on the shoulder of Christ is the [[Wikipedia:Om|Om in Devanagari]] | The cover art is a painting by [[Wikipedia:Antonello da Messina|Antonello da Messina]] called ''Ecce Homo'', painted in 1475. The symbol on the shoulder of Christ is the [[Wikipedia:Om|Om in Devanagari]]. | ||
Demos of the song were included in the digital compilation ''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]'', released in [[2020]]. | Demos of the song were included in the digital compilation ''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]'', released in [[2020]]. | ||
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Gently set aside | Gently set aside | ||
Boulez, Bartók, and Giuseppe Verdi | Boulez, Bartók, and Giuseppe Verdi | ||
I will try to be | I will try to be Messi | ||
And cross myself when I knock the cross in | |||
That’s all I really care about | That’s all I really care about | ||
It’s kind of practical | It’s kind of practical | ||
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*[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | *[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | ||
*[[Shawn Everett]] | *[[Shawn Everett]] | ||
*[[Ecce Homo]] | *''[[Ecce Homo]]'' | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||