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In a [[May 9]], [[2005]] interview with Y100, [[Weezer]] lead singer [[Rivers Cuomo]] talked about the song: "Don't take it literally...I'm singing more about the fact [of] how addicted we all are to stimulating ourselves, and over-stimulating ourselves with music, or whatever it is in our lives. [It's] not necessarily about drugs."{{Citation needed}} | In a [[May 9]], [[2005]] interview with Y100, [[Weezer]] lead singer [[Rivers Cuomo]] talked about the song: "Don't take it literally...I'm singing more about the fact [of] how addicted we all are to stimulating ourselves, and over-stimulating ourselves with music, or whatever it is in our lives. [It's] not necessarily about drugs."{{Citation needed}} | ||
Initial pressings of ''Make Believe'' contained an incorrect mix of "We Are All on Drugs", featuring different lyrics during the bridge ("I want to confiscate your drugs / I don't think I can get enough"). Upon discovering the mistake, the band had the correct version included on later pressings of the album, and released it as the album's second single. There is also a censored version called "We Are All In Love", mainly used for airings of the video on stations that objected to the drug reference. Pat Wilson came up with the censored title and originally wanted to call it "We Are All on Hugs". | Initial pressings of ''Make Believe'' contained an incorrect mix of "We Are All on Drugs", featuring different lyrics during the bridge ("I want to confiscate your drugs / I don't think I can get enough"). Upon discovering the mistake, the band had the correct version included on later pressings of the album, and released it as the album's second single. There is also a censored version called "We Are All In Love", mainly used for airings of the video on stations that objected to the drug reference. Pat Wilson came up with the censored title and originally wanted to call it "We Are All on Hugs".<ref>Kandell, Steve. "Dear Superstar: Rivers Cuomo" ''Blender''. January/February 2006. [[Blender interview with Rivers Cuomo - Jan/Feb 2006|Article archived on Weezerpedia]]</ref> | ||
When the song was serviced to radio, the band was not free to immediately film a video. In order to get a quick video made to promote the song, a hastily-edited video was constructed using footage from a 1985 video for the song [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhTdKigJhZc "Fear No Evil"] by heavy metal band [[Wikipedia:Grim_Reaper_(band)|Grim Reaper]].<ref>[[Karl's Corner - 07/08/2005]]</ref> Eventually, a proper video directed by [[Justin Francis]] was filmed and distributed. | When the song was serviced to radio, the band was not free to immediately film a video. In order to get a quick video made to promote the song, a hastily-edited video was constructed using footage from a 1985 video for the song [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhTdKigJhZc "Fear No Evil"] by heavy metal band [[Wikipedia:Grim_Reaper_(band)|Grim Reaper]].<ref>[[Karl's Corner - 07/08/2005]]</ref> Eventually, a proper video directed by [[Justin Francis]] was filmed and distributed. | ||
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"We Are All on Drugs" received moderate commercial success, peaking at #10 on the US Modern Rock radio charts and number 35 on the main US charts. Reception from critics was more mixed. Ryan Schreiber of [[Pitchfork Media|''Pitchfork'']] included "We Are All on Drugs" on his list of "The 15 Worst Releases of 2005",<ref>Schreiber, Ryan. "2005 Comments & Lists: The 15 Worst Releases of 2005" ''Pitchfork''. 14 December 2005. https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/6219-2005-comments-lists-the-15-worst-releases-of-2005/</ref> adding only the word "OBVIOUSLY!!!" as an explanation. | "We Are All on Drugs" received moderate commercial success, peaking at #10 on the US Modern Rock radio charts and number 35 on the main US charts. Reception from critics was more mixed. Ryan Schreiber of [[Pitchfork Media|''Pitchfork'']] included "We Are All on Drugs" on his list of "The 15 Worst Releases of 2005",<ref>Schreiber, Ryan. "2005 Comments & Lists: The 15 Worst Releases of 2005" ''Pitchfork''. 14 December 2005. https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/6219-2005-comments-lists-the-15-worst-releases-of-2005/</ref> adding only the word "OBVIOUSLY!!!" as an explanation. | ||
==Known recordings== | ==Known recordings== | ||
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