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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
"Butterfly" alludes to the Puccini opera ''[[Madama Butterfly]]''. The opera concludes when the primary character, Cio-Cio-san, upon realizing that B.F. Pinkerton will not return for her, decides to die with honor rather than live in shame, and commits suicide with a knife, dying just as Pinkerton arrives. In the Weezer song, [[Rivers Cuomo]] sings about his regret upon catching a butterfly in a jar only to find her withered away when he wakes the next day. The album recording consists solely of Cuomo on vocals and acoustic guitar, with light percussion by [[Karl Koch]]. Engineer [[Dave Fridmann]] spoke about the song's production in [[2011]]: | "Butterfly" alludes to the Puccini opera ''[[Madama Butterfly]]''. The opera concludes when the primary character, Cio-Cio-san, upon realizing that B.F. Pinkerton will not return for her, decides to die with honor rather than live in shame, and commits suicide with a knife, dying just as Pinkerton arrives. In the Weezer song, [[Rivers Cuomo]] sings about his regret upon catching a butterfly in a jar only to find her withered away when he wakes the next day. The album recording consists solely of Cuomo on vocals and acoustic guitar, with light percussion by [[Karl Koch]]. Engineer [[Dave Fridmann]] spoke about the song's production in [[2011]]: | ||
{{Quote | {{Quote|Rivers, he kept telling me this whole time, the whole time we were recording, "I've got this other song but we're just gonna wait 'til the time is right" and, apparently, the right time was 4:00 AM on the last night. He finished the first take and that was the first I'd heard it and I just got on the talkback and said "You sure you wanna say that to people?" and he was like "Yeah, I'm sure." and I'm like "OK, good". I was like, that's amazing, but I can't believe you're being this honest and open and unguarded in life, let alone on a record that's about to go out.|[[Dave Fridmann]]|''The Future Heart'', [[2011]]<ref>The Future Heart. ''YouTube''. 22 July 2011. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C5T5ICD7xY</ref>}} | ||
"Butterfly" was recorded in two takes.<ref>''Pinkerton: Deluxe Edition'' liner notes. 2010.</ref> The first take, which featured only Cuomo on guitar, was released in [[2010]] as part of the Deluxe release of ''Pinkerton''. The second take, which appeared on the album proper, featured [[Karl Koch]] on percussion. According to [[Matt Sharp]], Cuomo brought the song to him and asked for his opinion. Even though the recording included only Cuomo and Koch, Sharp still felt it was "essential to be on the record."<ref>Heisel, Scott. "Looking Back with Former Weezer Bassist Matt Sharp". ''Alternative Press''. September 2006. [[Alternative Press interview with Matt Sharp - September 2006|Transcript]]</ref> Previously, the song "[[Longtime Sunshine]]" had been considered for the album's closing track. | "Butterfly" was recorded in two takes.<ref>''Pinkerton: Deluxe Edition'' liner notes. 2010.</ref> The first take, which featured only Cuomo on guitar, was released in [[2010]] as part of the Deluxe release of ''Pinkerton''. The second take, which appeared on the album proper, featured [[Karl Koch]] on percussion. According to [[Matt Sharp]], Cuomo brought the song to him and asked for his opinion. Even though the recording included only Cuomo and Koch, Sharp still felt it was "essential to be on the record."<ref>Heisel, Scott. "Looking Back with Former Weezer Bassist Matt Sharp". ''Alternative Press''. September 2006. [[Alternative Press interview with Matt Sharp - September 2006|Transcript]]</ref> Previously, the song "[[Longtime Sunshine]]" had been considered for the album's closing track. | ||
===Live performances=== | ===Live performances=== | ||
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===Reception=== | ===Reception=== | ||
Rob O'Connor of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' gave ''Pinkerton'' a critical 3 out of 5 review, but called "Butterfly" "a real treat, a gentle acoustic number that recalls the vintage, heartbreaking beauty of Big Star." The blog [[Teenage Victory Songs]] categorized the track as among the band's "[[:Category:Teenage Victory Songs The Very Best|Very Best]]." | Rob O'Connor of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' gave ''Pinkerton'' a critical 3 out of 5 review, but called "Butterfly" "a real treat, a gentle acoustic number that recalls the vintage, heartbreaking beauty of Big Star." The blog [[Teenage Victory Songs]] categorized the track as among the band's "[[:Category:Teenage Victory Songs The Very Best|Very Best]]." | ||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] – guitar, vocals | *[[Rivers Cuomo]] – guitar, vocals | ||