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| Album = The White Album (Deluxe) | | Album = The White Album (Deluxe) | ||
| Released = [[October 7]], [[2016]] | | Released = [[October 7]], [[2016]] | ||
| Format = Vinyl, | | Format = Vinyl, digital | ||
| Recorded = | | Recorded = | ||
| Length = 3:26 | | Length = 3:26 | ||
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| Writer = [[Rivers Cuomo]] | | Writer = [[Rivers Cuomo]] | ||
| Producer = [[Jake Sinclair]] | | Producer = [[Jake Sinclair]] | ||
| Status = | | Status = Officially released | ||
| Live debut = | | Live debut = | ||
| Spotify = 4LurEgiRgAnFiLAClIQZcF | | Spotify = 4LurEgiRgAnFiLAClIQZcF | ||
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| Misc = {{Extra album cover 2 | | Misc = {{Extra album cover 2 | ||
| Upper caption = Album art | | Upper caption = Album art | ||
| Type = | | Type = single | ||
| Cover = | | Cover = WavvesYGYLTOMS.jpg | ||
| Lower caption = | | Lower caption = "Fake Smiles and Nervous Laughter" back cover | ||
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"'''Fake Smiles and Nervous Laughter'''" is a single by [[Weezer]]. It was released as a vinyl single and as the | "'''Fake Smiles and Nervous Laughter'''" is a single by [[Weezer]]. It was released as a vinyl single and as the fourteenth track on the digital deluxe release of ''[[The White Album]]''. | ||
===Appearances=== | |||
*"Fake Smiles and Nervous Laughter"/"[[You Gave Your Love to Me Softly]]" (7"-single) (2016) | |||
*''[[Weezer (The White Album)]]'' (Digital deluxe) (2016) | |||
*''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]'' (2020) | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[Image:Fakesmilestweet.png|thumb|left|200px|Rivers Cuomo tweeting the title in 2011 | [[Image:Fakesmilestweet.png|thumb|left|200px|Rivers Cuomo tweeting the title in 2011<ref>@riverscuomo "Fake smiles and nervous laughter." 29 May 2011. https://twitter.com/RiversCuomo/status/74924809259192320</ref>]]"Fake Smiles and Nervous Laughter" was first listed as the name of a B-side of ''[[The White Album]]'' by [[Rivers Cuomo]] on the [[Weezer Fan Club|fan club]] Facebook page.{{Citation needed}} The title of the song had previously been tweeted by Cuomo years earlier, on [[May 29]], [[2011]], though the phrase is not known to have been utilized for a song at that point. | ||
The song was included as the final track on the digital ''[[White Album]]'' deluxe version, | On [[September 9]]th of [[2016]], [[Karl Koch]] announced that a new song would be released as a 7" vinyl, separate from the yearly fan club single. The song was revealed soon after as "Fake Smiles and Nervous Laughter", featuring a cover of Weezer's song "[[You Gave Your Love to Me Softly]]" by the band [[Wavves]] as the B-side. 2,000 copies were produced (1000 black and 1000 translucent blue). The item went on presale on [[September 12]], [[2016]] and was shipped out in December of that year. Due to poor packaging, some fans reported that they received an empty box in the mail. "Fake Smiles" premiered on Zane Lowe's ''Beats 1'' radio show on [[October 5]], 2016. The song was included as the final track on the digital ''[[White Album]]'' deluxe version, released on [[October 7]]. Demos of the song were released in [[2020]] as part of the digital compilation ''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]''. | ||
The artwork, drawn by Nicholas Gazin, is a callback to the ''[[Pinkerton]]'' art. The incorrect [[Weezer logo|font]] for "Weezer" is used, using [[Century Gothic]]. | The artwork, drawn by Nicholas Gazin, is a callback to the ''[[Pinkerton]]'' art. The incorrect [[Weezer logo|font]] for "Weezer" is used, using [[Century Gothic]]. | ||
==Tracklist== | ==Tracklist== | ||
# Side A: "'''Fake Smiles and Nervous Laughter'''" - 3:26 | # Side A: "'''Fake Smiles and Nervous Laughter'''" - 3:26 | ||
# Side B: "[[You Gave Your Love to Me Softly]]" ([[Wavves]] cover) – 1:51 | # Side B: "[[You Gave Your Love to Me Softly]]" ([[Wavves]] cover) – 1:51 | ||
== | ==Known recordings== | ||
{{Known recordings header}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Let's Keep It Platonic|Let's Keep It Platonic 2.mp3|[[2015]]||0:33|''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|cccccc|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Let's Keep It Platonic|Let's Keep It Platonic 2 @130.mp3 |[[2015]]||0:33|''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]''|Duplicate of <samp>Let's Keep It Platonic 2.mp3</samp>}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Me Time|Me Time 3.mp3|[[2015]]||0:25|''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|People Watcher|People Watcher 3.mp3|[[2015]]||0:31|''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Fake Smiles|Fake Smiles 4.mp3|[[2015]]||0:35|''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Fake Smiles|Fake Smiles And Nervous Laughter 5.mp3|[[2015]]||1:16|''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Fake Smiles|Fake Smiles And Nervous Laughter 6.mp3|[[2015]]||2:15|''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Fake Smiles|Fake Smiles And Nervous Laughter 7.mp3|[[2015]]||2:15|''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Fake Smiles|Fake Smiles And Nervous Laughter 8.mp3|[[2015]]||3:02|''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Fake Smiles|Fake Smiles And Nervous Laughter JS2 rough.mp3|[[2015]]||3:25|''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings footer}} | |||
==Audio== | |||
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==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
<poem> | <poem>Grungy girls and punk rock boys | ||
Can't be heard above the noise | Can't be heard above the noise | ||
Awkward handshakes, bumps, and hugs, oh-oh | Awkward handshakes, bumps, and hugs, oh-oh | ||
It's not the way you thought it was | It's not the way you thought it was | ||
I would rather | I would rather | ||
Than give me fake smiles | Hear you curse me out | ||
Than give me fake smiles | |||
And all that nervous laughter | |||
When you say what you hate | When you say what you hate | ||
Makes me feel kind of great | Makes me feel kind of great | ||
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Taxi drivers sell their weed | Taxi drivers sell their weed | ||
In my Ani DiFranco screed | |||
Gold high tops with no socks on | Gold high-tops with no socks on | ||
Go ahead and move along | Go ahead and move along | ||
I would rather | I would rather | ||
Than give me fake smiles | Hear you curse me out | ||
Than give me fake smiles | |||
And all that nervous laughter | |||
When you say what you hate | When you say what you hate | ||
Makes me feel kind of great | Makes me feel kind of great | ||
You have authority | You have authority | ||
I would rather | |||
I would rather | See you flip me off | ||
Than give me fake smiles | Than give me fake smiles | ||
And all that nervous laughter | |||
When you say what you hate | When you say what you hate | ||
Makes me feel kind of great | Makes me feel kind of great | ||
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When honesty kills you | When honesty kills you | ||
Can anybody hear me? | Can anybody hear me? | ||
I'm beggin', darling, no | |||
I'm | |||
Give me a chance to let you know | Give me a chance to let you know | ||
It's hard to be true | It's hard to be true | ||
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Can anybody hear me? | Can anybody hear me? | ||
I would rather | I would rather | ||
Than give me fake smiles | Hear you curse me out | ||
Than give me fake smiles | |||
And all that nervous laughter | |||
When you say what you hate | When you say what you hate | ||
Makes me feel kind of great | Makes me feel kind of great | ||
You have authority | You have authority | ||
I would rather | |||
I would rather | See you flip me off | ||
Than give me fake smiles | Than give me fake smiles | ||
And all that nervous laughter | |||
When you say what you hate | When you say what you hate | ||
Makes me feel kind of great | Makes me feel kind of great | ||
It's beautiful to me</poem> | It's beautiful to me</poem> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[List of Weezer songs]] | *[[List of Weezer songs]] | ||
[[Category: Weezer songs]] | *[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | ||
[[Category:Bonus tracks]] | {{References list}} | ||
[[Category:Songs on Weezer (The White Album)]] | [[Category:Weezer songs]][[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]] | ||
[[Category:Bonus tracks]][[Category:Songs on Weezer (The White Album)]][[Category:Alone XII: The White Year]] | |||
[[Category:Weezer songs produced by Jake Sinclair]] | [[Category:Weezer songs produced by Jake Sinclair]] | ||