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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
"Booby Trap" was written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] in March of [[2002]]. Cuomo recorded the initial demo to an Olympus handheld digital recorder in [[2001]].<ref>''[[Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]'', [[Alone II liner notes|liner notes]]</ref><ref>"Maladroit Preview 2021-12-27 14.38.mp3" ''[[Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years]]''</ref> The song was worked on by [[Weezer]] throughout the spring and summer of 2002 during [[Album 5 Demos|sessions for the band's planned fifth album]]. [[Karl Koch]] first mentioned the song on [[Karl's Corner - 04/06/2002|a Karl's Corner update]] on [[April 6]]. The song is known to have been recorded at least three times that month. The song was worked on further on [[June 23]] and again on [[July 2]]. The version from July 2 was released for free to fans online on [[weezer.com]]. Cuomo's solo demo appeared on the digital compilation ''[[Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years]]'' in November of [[2020]]. | "Booby Trap" was written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] in March of [[2002]]. Cuomo recorded the initial demo to an Olympus handheld digital recorder in [[2001]].<ref>''[[Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]'', [[Alone II liner notes|liner notes]]</ref><ref>"Maladroit Preview 2021-12-27 14.38.mp3" ''[[Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years]]''</ref> The song was worked on by [[Weezer]] throughout the spring and summer of 2002 during [[Album 5 Demos|sessions for the band's planned fifth album]]. [[Karl Koch]] first mentioned the song on [[Karl's Corner - 04/06/2002|a Karl's Corner update]] on [[April 6]]. The song is known to have been recorded at least three times that month. The song was worked on further on [[June 23]] and again on [[July 2]]. The version from July 2 was released for free to fans online on [[weezer.com]]. Cuomo's solo demo appeared on the digital compilation ''[[Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years]]'' in November of [[2020]]. | ||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
{{Lyrics}} | {{Lyrics}} | ||
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I am not a pushover | I am not a pushover | ||
How did I get one over stupid?</poem> | How did I get one over stupid?</poem> | ||
==Known recordings== | |||
==See | {{Known recordings header}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Booby Trap|373 Booby Trap.mp3|[[2002]]||2:43|''[[Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Booby Trap||[[April 5]], [[2002]]<ref>[[Karl's Corner - 04/06/2002]]</ref>|Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA|||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Booby Trap||[[April 10]], [[2002]]<ref>[[Karl's Corner - 04/11/2002]]</ref>|Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA|||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Booby Trap||[[April 13]], [[2002]]<ref>[[Karl's Corner - 04/13/2002]]</ref>|Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA|||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Booby Trap||[[June 25]], [[2002]]<ref>[[Karl's Corner - 06/25/2002]]</ref>|Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA|||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Booby Trap|weezer-2002-07-02_booby_trap_373.mp3|[[July 2]], [[2002]]|Sunset Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, CA|2:51|Released on [[weezer.com]]|}} | |||
{{Known recordings footer}} | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Album 5 demos]] | *[[Album 5 demos]] | ||
*[[List of Weezer songs]] | *[[List of Weezer songs]] | ||