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| Released = [[May 10]], [[2005]] | | Released = [[May 10]], [[2005]] | ||
| Format = CD, Vinyl | | Format = CD, Vinyl | ||
| Recorded = | | Recorded = [[2004]] | ||
| Length = 4:23 | | Length = 4:23 | ||
| Label = Geffen | | Label = Geffen | ||
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| COR# = 426 | | COR# = 426 | ||
| Producer = Weezer, [[Rick Rubin]], [[Chad Bamford]] | | Producer = Weezer, [[Rick Rubin]], [[Chad Bamford]] | ||
| Status = Officially released | | Status = Officially released | ||
| Live debut = [[April 26]], [[2005]] in [[Weezer concert: 04/26/2005|Vancouver, BC]] | |||
| Last played = | |||
| Spotify = 7BYYLj1bP4XprxrSZYMzLW | | Spotify = 7BYYLj1bP4XprxrSZYMzLW | ||
| Apple Music = hold-me/id1136791383?i=1136792327 | | Apple Music = hold-me/id1136791383?i=1136792327 | ||
| Album type = studio | | Album type = studio | ||
| Previous track = "[[This Is Such | | Previous track = "[[This Is Such a Pity]]"<br>(3) | ||
| This track = "Hold Me"<br>(4) | | This track = "Hold Me"<br>(4) | ||
| Next track = "[[Peace]]"<br>(5) | | Next track = "[[Peace]]"<br>(5) | ||
| Misc = | |||
{{Song Lineage:Hold Me}} | |||
}} | }} | ||
"'''Hold Me'''" is the fourth track from ''[[Make Believe]]''. | "'''Hold Me'''" is the fourth track from ''[[Make Believe]]''. | ||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
*''[[Make Believe]]'' | *''[[Make Believe]]'' (2005) | ||
*''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]'' (2020) | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Weezer | <blockquote>{{Interviewee4|Pat|It’s just beautiful; it’s huge-sounding}} | ||
< | {{Rivers|I think I was trying a foolish experiment of fasting and seeing how that would affect my songwriting. So, I think I was extremely hungry when I wrote that song.}} | ||
{{Interviewee2|Brian|I can’t say anything better than that! But it’s a powerful song dynamically. It’s really ballsy to play that song, to have Rivers do an intro that long before the band kicks in is a little bit frightening. And it seems to work; it has a very grandiose impact.}} | |||
{{Rivers|When the back-up vocals come in in the second verse, that’s one of my favorite moments ever on a Weezer record.}} | |||
{{Interviewee3|Scott|It’s just an example, for me, of playing as little as possible and it sounds so much bigger by playing the tiniest amount of bass. As light and small as I could, winds up being just twice as big.}} | |||
{{Interviewee2|Brian|For some reason I liken it to ‘Say It Ain’t So’….and I don’t know why. I think it’s just the mellow verse into the huge chorus. It’s a great change.}} | |||
:::—''Band commentary''<ref name="rechist15">[[Recording_History_-_Page_15#Weezer_discusses_.22Make_Believe.22|Weezer Recording History - Page 15]]</ref> | |||
</blockquote> | |||
In February of [[2003]], producer [[Rick Rubin]] gave [[Rivers Cuomo]] a copy of Daniel Ladinsky's book ''The Gift: Poems of Hafiz'', which inspired Cuomo to explore various spiritual poetry (e.g. the works of Hafiz, [[Wikipedia:Rumi|Rumi]], and [[Wikipedia:Kabir|Kabir]]) and texts such as the ''[[Wikipedia:Tao Te Ching|Tao Te Ching]]''.<ref>Cuomo, Rivers. "[[What I've Been Up to Since I Left School]]" [[Harvard]] readmission essay, [[2004]]</ref> Hoping to connect with his musical creativity through self-effacement, Cuomo wrote "Hold Me" during a period of fasting.<ref name="rechist15" /><ref>Riesman, Abe J. "Rivers' End: The Director's Cut" ''The Harvard Crimson''. 26 April 2006. https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2006/4/26/rivers-end-the-directors-cut-the/</ref> | |||
"Hold Me" | Weezer fans first heard "Hold Me" as an acoustic demo, recorded by [[Rivers Cuomo]] at his home on [[March 6]], [[2003]], and shared with fans online sometime thereafter. It was one of the last demos Cuomo shared with fans during this period. A partial demo from later that same month, featuring a fully electric version of the song recorded at S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios in Los Angeles with [[Scott Shriner]] and two fill-in players,<ref name="rechist14" /> was also distributed to fans online by Cuomo. Another S.I.R. demo, from June of [[2004]], was released as part of the digital compilation ''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]'' in [[2020]], alongside a variation on the song titled "[[Poor Me]]." | ||
"Hold Me" was often played live during the [[Make Believe Tour|''Make Believe'' Tour]]. | |||
==Known recordings== | |||
{{Known recordings header}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Hold Me|426_Hold_Me.mp3|[[March 6]], [[2003]]<ref name="rechist14">[[Recording_History_-_Page_14|Weezer Recording History - Page 14]]</ref>||4:06|Released online|Acoustic home demo}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]], [[Scott Shriner]], ?|Hold Me||March [[2003]]<ref name="rechist14" />|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA|1:40|Released online|Partial, full-band, electric rehearsal}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Hold Me|12 426 Hold Me.mp3|[[June 4]], [[2004]]|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA|4:18|''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Hold Me||[[November 7]], [[2003]]<ref name="rechist14" />|Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA|||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Hold Me||[[November 19]], [[2003]]<ref name="rechist14" />|Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA|||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Hold Me||[[November 20]], [[2003]]<ref name="rechist14" />|Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA|||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Hold Me||[[November 28]], [[2003]]<ref name="rechist14" />|Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA|||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Hold Me||December [[2003]]|[[Cello Studios]], Los Angeles, CA|4:23|''[[Make Believe]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings note|For other songs from this lineage, see "[[Poor Me]]"}} | |||
{{Known recordings footer}} | |||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead guitar, lead vocals | *[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead guitar, lead vocals | ||
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*[[Rick Rubin]] - producer | *[[Rick Rubin]] - producer | ||
*[[Neal Avron]] - mixing | *[[Neal Avron]] - mixing | ||
==Audio== | ==Audio== | ||
<youtube>GB0D3m0Lon4</youtube> | <youtube>GB0D3m0Lon4</youtube> | ||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
<poem> | <poem> | ||
I am terrified of all things | I am terrified of all things | ||
Frightened of the dark | Frightened of the dark, I am | ||
I am | |||
You are taller than a mountain | You are taller than a mountain | ||
Deeper than the sea | Deeper than the sea, you are | ||
Hold me | Hold me, hold me | ||
Take me with you 'cause I'm lonely | Take me with you 'cause I'm lonely | ||
I was closer to you back then | I was closer to you back then | ||
I was happier | I was happier, I was | ||
I was | |||
You are fading further from me | You are fading further from me | ||
Why don't you come home to me? | Why don't you come home to me? | ||
Hold me | Hold me, hold me | ||
Take me with you 'cause I'm lonely | Take me with you 'cause I'm lonely | ||
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Hold me | Hold me | ||
Hold me | Hold me, hold me | ||
Take me with you 'cause I'm lonely | Take me with you 'cause I'm lonely | ||
Hold me | Hold me, hold me | ||
Take me with you 'cause I'm lonely | Take me with you 'cause I'm lonely | ||
Hold me | Hold me, hold me</poem> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[List of Weezer songs]] | *[[List of Weezer songs]] | ||
*[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | |||
[[Category:Weezer songs]] | {{References list}} | ||
[[Category:Songs on Make Believe]] | [[Category:Weezer songs]][[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]] | ||
[[Category:Songs on Make Believe]][[Category:Songs on Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]] | |||
[[Category:Self-produced Weezer songs]] | [[Category:Self-produced Weezer songs]] | ||
[[Category:Weezer songs produced by Rick Rubin]] | [[Category:Weezer songs produced by Rick Rubin]] | ||
[[Category:Weezer songs produced by Chad Bamford]] | [[Category:Weezer songs produced by Chad Bamford]] | ||
[[Category:Catalog O' Riffs]] | |||