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 {{Infobox song
 | Name     = I'm a Robot
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 | Next track      = "[[Trampoline]]"<br>(07)
 | Misc = {{Song lineage:I'm a Robot}}}}
-'''"I'm a Robot"''' is the sixth track on ''[[Death to False Metal]]''.
+'''"I'm a Robot"''' (formerly "'''Stupid Robot'''," and "'''Happy Robot'''") is the sixth track on ''[[Death to False Metal]]''. It was originally written and recorded in [[2004]] in contention for {{PN|Weezer}} [[2005]] album, ''[[Make Believe]]''.
 ===Appearances===
 *''[[Death to False Metal]]'' (2010)
 *''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]'' (2020)
 ==Overview==
-====Development====
+"I'm a Robot" was the final iteration—beginning with "[[Prodigy Lover]]" in [[2002]] and continuing with "[[Show Me Who You Are]]"—in [[368 (disambiguation)|the lineage of songs]] derived from entry #368 in {{PN|Rivers Cuomo}} [[Catalog O' Riffs]]. Cuomo is first known to have demoed "I'm a Robot" under the titles "Stupid Robot" and "Happy Robot" in early June [[2004]], before demoing "I'm a Robot" in late June.
-"I'm a Robot" came to exist in its final form in July of [[2004]], with [[July 31]] being the first date in the recording history to list the song as "I'm a Robot". The song evolved over time from the [[2002]] track "[[Prodigy Lover]]" (thus sharing a number in the [[Catalog of Riffs]]), with "I'm a Robot" seemingly only retaining the chord progression of the verse of "Prodigy Lover".
-From "Prodigy Lover", the song evolved multiple times as demo recordings by Rivers, first as a song called "Kings of Money", then an untitled revision, then "[[Show Me Who You Are]]", then "Happy Robot", before finally becoming "I'm a Robot". Aside from "Kings of Money" and the untitled revision, these titles are currently in circulation among fans.
+Weezer recorded "I'm a Robot" at Grandmaster Recorders in Los Angeles beginning in July of 2004. By early October, the song had been completed (sans final mix), but was one of eleven completed songs that did not appear on ''Make Believe'' (later dubbed the "[[fallen soldiers]]" by [[Karl Koch]]). In [[2010]], a completed mix of "I'm a Robot" was released as part of the compilation album ''[[Death to False Metal]]''.
-====''Make Believe'' contender, ''Death to False Metal''====
-"I'm a Robot" was completed during initial sessions for the band's ''[[Make Believe]]'' album. The song was one of twelve specific songs initially recorded by the band after Rivers had done much writing and revising. However, after much reconsideration from the band in late 2004 and early [[2005]], several of these completed songs were cut, including "I'm a Robot", becoming one of what is known as the "[[The Fallen Soldiers|fallen soldiers]]" of the album.
-In [[2010]], when assembling the ''Death to False Metal'' album, the completed 2004 version of "I'm a Robot" was reconsidered and included on the album.
+Cuomo's solo demos of the song were released in [[2020]] as part of the digital demo compilation ''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]''.
 ==Known recordings==
-{{Known recordings: 368}}
+{{Known recordings header}}
+{{Known recordings note|For previous demos, see "[[Kings of Money]]" and "[[Show Me Who You Are]]."}}
+{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Stupid Robot|09 368 Stupid Robot.mp3|[[June 3]], [[2004]]|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA|3:15|''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]''|}}
+{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Happy Robot|09 368 Happy Robot.mp3|[[June 4]], [[2004]]|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA|3:14|''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]''|}}
+{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|I'm a Robot|06 368 I'm a Robot.mp3|[[July 20]], [[2004]]|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA|2:40|''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]''|}}
+{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|I'm a Robot||[[September 25]], [[2004]]<ref>[[Recording_History_-_Page_15|Weezer Recording History - Page 15]]</ref>|Grandmaster Recorders, Los Angeles, CA|||Rough mix}}
+{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|I'm a Robot||[[2004]], [[2010]]|Grandmaster Recorders, Los Angeles, CA|2:30|''[[Death to False Metal]]''|}}
+{{Known recordings footer}}
 ==Personnel==
 *[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead guitar, lead vocals
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 *[[Brian Bell]] – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
 *[[Scott Shriner]] - bass guitar, backing vocals
 ==Audio==
 *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18P_GdIX07g YouTube (North America)]
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 But I don't know how my life turned out this way
-I'm a happy robot, living out my program
+I'm a happy robot
-Scared to make a difference, in this so-called life
+Living out my program
+Scared to make a difference
+In this so-called life
 I have a child and a wife waiting at home
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 Drink a quart of vodka; spend the night down in the gutter
-I'm a happy robot, living out my program
+I'm a happy robot
-Scared to make a difference, in this so-called life
+Living out my program
+Scared to make a difference
+In this so-called life
-Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
 Don't nobody worry about me
-This is how my father was, how his father was
+This is how my father was
+How his father was
-I'm a happy robot, living out my program
+I'm a happy robot
-Scared to make a difference, in this so-called life
+Living out my program
+Scared to make a difference
+In this so-called life
-I'm a happy robot, I'm a happy robot
+I'm a happy robot
-I'm a happy robot, in this so-called life
+I'm a happy robot
+I'm a happy robot
+In this so-called life
-Na, na, na, na, na, na
+In this so-called life
-Na, na, na, na, na, na
+In this so-called life
-Na, na, na, na, na
-In this so-called life, in this so-called life
 </poem>}}