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| Artist = Weezer | | Artist = Weezer | ||
| Released = May 14, 2002 | | Released = May 14, 2002 | ||
| Recorded = December 2001 | | Recorded = December [[2001]]—January [[2002]] at [[Cello Studios]], Los Angeles | ||
| Length = 2:00 | | Length = 2:00 | ||
| Label = Geffen | | Label = [[Geffen]] | ||
| Writer = Rivers Cuomo | | Writer = Rivers Cuomo | ||
| RC# = 637 | | RC# = 637 | ||
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| Producer = Weezer, [[Rod Cervera]], [[Chad Bamford]] | | Producer = Weezer, [[Rod Cervera]], [[Chad Bamford]] | ||
| Status = Released | | Status = Released | ||
| RC's last song = "Jeepers Creepers"<br>(RC# 636) | | RC's last song = "[[Jeepers Creepers]]"<br>(RC# 636) | ||
| This RC song = "Possibilities - dbl Verse Intro"<br>(RC# 637) | | This RC song = "Possibilities - dbl Verse Intro"<br>(RC# 637) | ||
| RC's next song = "[[Possibilities|Gone to Stay]]"<br>(RC# 638) | | RC's next song = "[[Possibilities|Gone to Stay]]"<br>(RC# 638) | ||
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| Next track = "[[Love Explosion]]"<br>(12) | | Next track = "[[Love Explosion]]"<br>(12) | ||
}} | }} | ||
"'''Possibilities'''" ( | "'''Possibilities'''" (formerly "'''Gone to Stay'''") is the eleventh track on ''[[Maladroit]]''. | ||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
*''[[Maladroit]]'' | *''[[Maladroit]]'' (2002) | ||
*''[[Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years]]'' (2020) | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
"Possibilities" was written | {{Small quote box|“Possibilities” is the closest the album comes to a genre exercise, an ideal version of Cali beach-town hardcore.|''[[Maladroit_Rolling_Stone_record_review|Rolling Stone]]''<ref>Powers, Ann. ''Maladroit'' review for ''Rolling Stone''. 9 May 2002. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/maladroit-250522/</ref>}} | ||
"Possibilities" was written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] in [[2001]]. It is first known to have been demoed as a band (under the title "Gone to Stay") during [[#Sage_and_Sound_.28SnS.29_demos|recording sessions at Sage and Sound Studios]] in Hollywood in September of that year.<ref>[[Karl's Corner - 08/29/2001]]</ref> An MP3 of that demo was shared with fans on [[weezer.com]], as were in-progress recordings at [[Cello Studios]] during the ''[[Maladroit]]'' studio sessions. Early demos by [[Rivers Cuomo]] were released as part of the digital compilation ''[[Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years]]'' in [[2020]]. | |||
"Possibilities" currently | "Possibilities" is currently the earliest-released Weezer album track to have never, to date, been performed live. | ||
==Known recordings== | |||
{{Known recordings header}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Possibilities|314.1 Possibilities.mp3|[[2001]]||1:58|''[[Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Possibilities|314.2 Possibilities.mp3|[[2001]]||2:03|''[[Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Gone to Stay|WEEZER-2001-9-6-SnSDemos_Gone_To_Stay_314.mp3|[[September 6]], [[2001]]|[[#Sage_and_Sound_.28SnS.29_demos|Sage and Sound Recording]], Los Angeles, CA|2:02|Released on [[weezer.com]]|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Possibilities|WEEZER-2001-12-22_11Possibilities_314.mp3|[[December 22]], [[2001]]|[[Cello Studios]], Los Angeles, CA|2:06|Released on [[weezer.com]]|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Possibilities|WEEZER-2001-12-30_04Possibilities_314.mp3|[[December 30]], [[2001]]|[[Cello Studios]], Los Angeles, CA|2:03|Released on [[weezer.com]]|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Possibilities|WEEZER-2002-01-04_05Possibilities_314.mp3|[[January 4]], [[2001]]|[[Cello Studios]], Los Angeles, CA|2:05|Released on [[weezer.com]]|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Possibilities|WEEZER-2002-01-22_Possibilities_314.mp3|[[January 22]], [[2001]]|[[Cello Studios]], Los Angeles, CA|2:08|Released on [[weezer.com]]|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Possibilities|WEEZER-2002-01-23_Possibilities_314.mp3|[[January 23]], [[2001]]|[[Cello Studios]], Los Angeles, CA|2:08|Released on [[weezer.com]]|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Possibilities||December [[2001]]—February [[2002]]|[[Cello Studios]], Los Angeles, CA|2:00|''[[Maladroit]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings footer}} | |||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead guitar, lead vocals | *[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead guitar, lead vocals | ||
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*[[Scott Shriner]] – bass guitar, backing vocals | *[[Scott Shriner]] – bass guitar, backing vocals | ||
==Audio== | ==Audio== | ||
<youtube>bm5zEhKGes0</youtube> | <youtube>bm5zEhKGes0</youtube> | ||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
<poem>(Give it all away) | <poem>(Give it all away) | ||
(Give it all away) | (Give it all away) | ||
Oh, oh | Oh, oh, possibilities | ||
Take you home with me in your arms | |||
Take you home with me | |||
I never thought I'd do that | I never thought I'd do that | ||
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And let your body say | And let your body say | ||
Oh, oh | Oh, oh, take me by the hand | ||
Let me be the man in your arms | |||
Let me be the man | |||
I never thought I'd do that | I never thought I'd do that | ||
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Oh, you're gone (Give it all away) | Oh, you're gone (Give it all away) | ||
Oh, you're gone | Oh, you're gone (Give it all away) | ||
You're gone | You're gone | ||
You're gone to stay (Give it all away) | You're gone to stay (Give it all away) | ||
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You're gone to stay (Give it all away) | You're gone to stay (Give it all away) | ||
Oh, oh | Oh, oh | ||
Oh, oh | Oh, oh | ||
Oh, oh | Oh, oh | ||
I need you | I need you | ||
I bleed you now</poem> | I bleed you now</poem> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[List of Weezer songs]] | *[[List of Weezer songs]] | ||
*[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | |||
[[Category: Weezer songs]] | {{References list}} | ||
[[Category: Weezer songs]][[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]] | |||
[[Category:Catalog O' Riffs]] | |||
[[Category:Songs on Maladroit]] | [[Category:Songs on Maladroit]] | ||
[[Category:Songs on Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years]] | |||
[[Category:Self-produced Weezer songs]] | [[Category:Self-produced Weezer songs]] | ||
[[Category:Weezer songs produced by Rod Cervera]] | [[Category:Weezer songs produced by Rod Cervera]] | ||
[[Category:Weezer songs produced by Chad Bamford]] | [[Category:Weezer songs produced by Chad Bamford]] |