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{{Rivers Cuomo quote|"No One Else" is the jealous-obsessive asshole in me freaking out my girlfriend and "The World Has Turned" is the same asshole wondering why she's gone.|[[Weezer (The Blue Album) press kit|press kit]] for ''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)]]''''}} | {{Rivers Cuomo quote|"No One Else" is the jealous-obsessive asshole in me freaking out my girlfriend and "The World Has Turned" is the same asshole wondering why she's gone.|[[Weezer (The Blue Album) press kit|press kit]] for ''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)]]''''}} | ||
[[Rivers Cuomo]] wrote "No One Else" about a former girlfriend named Petra.<ref>"No One Else" ''Riverpedia''. 22 September 2020. Archived by ''Wayback Machine'' https://web.archive.org/web/20210722123508/https://books-r-fun.herokuapp.com/wiki/No%20One%20Else</ref> The song is first known to have been demoed to 8-track by Cuomo in August of [[1992]].<ref name="rechist3">[[Recording_History_-_Page_3|Weezer Recording History - Page 3]]</ref> It was attempted by [[Weezer]] the same month during the sessions for [[The Kitchen Tape|Weezer's second demo]] (The "Kitchen Tape"), but remained unfinished. The song was first played live on [[September 15]], 1992 at [[Weezer concert: 09/15/1992 - Los Angeles, CA|a show at Coconut Teaszer]] in Los Angeles. In describing the show, [[Karl Koch]] noted that the song "started to steer the band in a previously invisible direction."<ref name="rechist3" /> "No One Else" is notable for being the only track on ''The Blue Album'' played in standard tuning; all other tracks were recorded a half-step down. The intro to "No One Else" is repurposed from an earlier Weezer demo, "[[Paperface]]."<ref>[[:File:Mrn-discord-paperfacelineage.png]]</ref> | |||
"No One Else" is often considered a fan favorite. [[Todd Sullivan]] listed it as one of the songs that caused him to take notice of Weezer. {{Citation needed}} During a number of live shows in the summer of 2000, Weezer modified "No One Else" and "[[Buddy Holly]]" by adding an extended instrumental introduction. The band kept the introduction for "Buddy Holly" as a part of the performance until 2005, but dropped the introduction to "No One Else" after only a few shows. | "No One Else" is often considered a fan favorite. [[Todd Sullivan]] listed it as one of the songs that caused him to take notice of Weezer. {{Citation needed}} During a number of live shows in the summer of 2000, Weezer modified "No One Else" and "[[Buddy Holly]]" by adding an extended instrumental introduction. The band kept the introduction for "Buddy Holly" as a part of the performance until 2005, but dropped the introduction to "No One Else" after only a few shows. | ||