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"'''Happy Hour'''" is the second single, and the fourth track from ''[[Pacific Daydream]]''. The song was released on October 18th.
"'''Happy Hour'''" is the fourth track and second single from ''[[Pacific Daydream]]''. The song was released on [[October 18]].
==Overview==
==Overview==
Songwriter [[Rivers Cuomo]] employed free-association when writing "Happy Hour." He knew that the chorus was going to be about wanting a "happy hour" and that the verses would depict the narrator's bleak life. The "20-ton weight" (a reference to the 16-ton weight recurring gag from ''[[Wikipedia:Monty Python's Flying Circus|Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' was described by Cuomo as the "ultimate buzzkill" that first came to mind when writing the verse.<ref name="npr">Hilton, Robin. "How Weezer Traded Power Chords For Pop: A Conversation With Rivers Cuomo" ''NPR''. 27 October 2017. https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2017/10/27/560044425/how-weezer-traded-power-chords-for-pop</ref> The opening lyrics referring to Stevie Ray Vaughan originally made explicit reference to Vaughan being high on cocaine<ref>"Making Records with Eric Valentine - Weezer - "Mexican Fender"" ''YouTube''. 1 September 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFGVMrcjSpA</ref>, but were later changed.
The official YouTube video for Happy Hour features art by Spanish artist [http://laprisamata.es/ LAPRISAMATA], whose art also appears in the videos for "[[Beach Boys]]" and "[[Weekend Woman]]". A different music video, starring Pete Wentz of the band Fall Out Boy, was originally filmed for the song, but was scrapped. The footage was later repurposed for the single "[[Midnight]]", before the song was scrapped. The footage was repurposed again and was finally used as the music video for the ''[[Weezer (The Black Album)|Black Album]]'' track "[[Can't Knock The Hustle]]."<ref>Ginsberg, Gab. "Rivers Cuomo on His Data-Driven Approach to Weezer" ''Billboard''. 1 March 2019. https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/weezer-rivers-cuomo-data-driven-approach-interview-8500614/</ref>
It was announced on the [[Weezer]] Twitter account that Happy Hour would be the fifth and final song released before the release of ''[[Pacific Daydream]]''. It was also pushed to radio as the album's second single. When debuted live, it was followed by an instrumental known as "[[A Ballad for the Fallen Soldier|I'll Love You Everyday]]" (subsequently retitled "A Ballad for the Fallen Soldier").
It was announced on the [[Weezer]] Twitter account that Happy Hour would be the fifth and final song released before the release of ''[[Pacific Daydream]]''. It was also pushed to radio as the album's second single. When debuted live, it was followed by an instrumental known as "[[A Ballad for the Fallen Soldier|I'll Love You Everyday]]" (subsequently retitled "A Ballad for the Fallen Soldier").
==Known recordings==
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==Personnel==
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead vocals, keyboard
*[[Patrick Wilson]] – percussion
*[[Brian Bell]] – guitar, backing vocals
*[[Scott Shriner]] - bass guitar, backing vocals
==Tracklist==
===''Happy Hour (The Remixes)'' EP===
{{Track listing
|title1 = Happy Hour
|note1  = Radio Mix
|length1= 2:55


In an October 2017 NPR interview Rivers said that the verse lyrics were written using "free-association." He knew that the chorus was going to be about wanting a "happy hour" and that the verses were to depict the narrator's bleak life. The "20-ton weight" was described by Rivers as the "ultimate buzzkill" that first came to mind when writing the verse lyrics.
|title2 = Happy Hour
|note2  = Lefti Remix
|length2= 2:56


The official YouTube video for Happy Hour features art by Spanish artist [http://laprisamata.es/ LAPRISAMATA], whose art also appears in the videos for "[[Beach Boys]]" and "[[Weekend Woman]]". A different music video, starring Pete Wentz of the band Fall Out Boy, was originally filmed for the song, but was scrapped. The footage was later repurposed for the single "[[Midnight]]", before the song was scrapped. The footage was repurposed again and was finally used as the music video for the ''[[Weezer (The Black Album)|Black Album]]'' track "[[Can't Knock The Hustle]]" [https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8500614/weezer-rivers-cuomo-data-driven-approach-interview?utm_source=twitter].
|title3 = Happy Hour
|note3  = Ødyssey Remix
|length3= 2:46


In a [[2019]] episode of ''Making Records with Eric Valentine'', producer Butch Walker stated the opening lyrics referring to Stevie Ray Vaughan originally made explicit reference to Vaughan being high on cocaine [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFGVMrcjSpA], but were later changed.
|title4 = Happy Hour
|note4  = THANKS Remix
|length4= 3:15


|title5 = Happy Hour
|note5  = Eden Prince Remix
|length5= 3:32}}
==Video/Audio==
==Video/Audio==
===Official video===
===Official video===
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpMBQoYqxaU Happy Hour (Eden Prince Remix)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpMBQoYqxaU Happy Hour (Eden Prince Remix)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o4h1xqw0bc Happy Hour (THANKS Remix)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o4h1xqw0bc Happy Hour (THANKS Remix)]
==Tracklist==
===''Happy Hour (The Remixes)'' EP===
#"Happy Hour" (Radio Mix) - 2:55
#"Happy Hour" (Lefti Remix) - 2:56
#"Happy Hour" (Ødyssey Remix) - 2:46
#"Happy Hour" (THANKS Remix) - 3:15
#"Happy Hour" (Eden Prince Remix) - 3:32
==Lyrics==
==Lyrics==
<poem>
<poem>
I’m like Stevie Ray Vaughan on the stage  
I’m like Stevie Ray Vaughan
High on music  
On the stage, high on music  
Teeth grinding  
Teeth grinding, sweating under the lights  
Sweating under the lights  
But then my boss calls
But then my boss calls and she’s crushing me with a 20-ton weight  
And she’s crushing me with a 20-ton weight  
Just like in Monty Python  
Just like in Monty Python  
Somebody left on the sink, it’s still running  
Somebody left on the sink
It’s still running  
My eyes are gonna overflow  
My eyes are gonna overflow  


I need happy hour on sad days
I need happy hour
I need happy hour I can’t wait  
On sad days
I need happy hour
I can’t wait  


I’m like Ponce de Leon sailing on a ship for the new world  
I’m like Ponce de Leon
Sailing on a ship for the new world  
Checking out the birds and flowers
Checking out the birds and flowers
Let’s chill out on this island I’ve been sucking on a lime and coconut
Let’s chill out on this island
I think I could stay here for the rest of my life  
I’ve been sucking on a lime and coconut
I think I could stay here
For the rest of my life  
Please don’t ever make me go home  
Please don’t ever make me go home  


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It’s my happy hour I can’t wait  
It’s my happy hour I can’t wait  


Maybe I'll meet a scientist in sweatpants and a hair tie  
Maybe I'll meet a scientist
We’ll conversate about ghetto birds and midi keyboards  
In sweatpants and a hair tie  
We’ll conversate about ghetto birds
And midi keyboards  
Then we’ll slow dance   
Then we’ll slow dance   
Head on my shoulder  
Head on my shoulder  
Swaying back and forth  
Swaying back and forth  
and my friends look on and smile  
And my friends look on and smile  
Everything gonna be alright  
Everything gonna be alright  


It’s my happy hour on sad days  
It’s my happy hour
I need happy hour, I can’t wait  
On sad days
I need happy hour to save me
I need happy hour
I need happy hour, I can’t wait
I can’t wait  
I need happy hour
To save me
I need happy hour
I can’t wait
</poem>
</poem>
==Personnel==
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead vocals, keyboard
*[[Patrick Wilson]] – percussion
*[[Brian Bell]] – guitar, backing vocals
*[[Scott Shriner]] - bass guitar, backing vocals
==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of Weezer songs]]
*[[List of Weezer songs]]
[[Category: Weezer songs]]
*[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]]
[[Category: Weezer singles]]
{{References list}}
[[Category:Weezer songs]]
[[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]]
[[Category:Weezer singles]]
[[Category:Weezer songs produced by Butch Walker]]
[[Category:Weezer songs produced by Butch Walker]]
[[Category:Songs on Pacific Daydream]]
[[Category:Songs on Pacific Daydream]]
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