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| Label = Crush Music/Atlantic Records | | Label = Crush Music/Atlantic Records | ||
| Writer = [[Rivers Cuomo]], [[Jonny Coffer]], [[Jerome Williams]] | | Writer = [[Rivers Cuomo]], [[Jonny Coffer]], [[Jerome Williams]] | ||
| Producer = [[Dave Sitek]] | | Producer = [[Dave Sitek]], Jonny Coffer, Jerome Williams | ||
| Status = officially released | | Status = officially released | ||
| Live debut = [[February 26]], [[2019]] | | Live debut = [[February 26]], [[2019]] | ||
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*''[[Weezer (The Black Album)]]'' (2019) | *''[[Weezer (The Black Album)]]'' (2019) | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
"Living in L.A." began demoing as "High as a Kite" (although completely unrelated to the [[High as a Kite|other ''Black Album'' song of the same name]].) sometime in 2016<ref group="lower-alpha">Per the dropbox upload date for " High as A Kite 2 @63.mp3"</ref>, the track then later went by the title "This Girl" until shortly prior to the album's release. [[Rivers Cuomo]] co-wrote the song with [[Jonny Coffer]], who previously co-wrote the [[Weezer]] songs "[[Jacked Up]]," "[[Feels Like Summer]]," and "[[Get Right]]. | "Living in L.A." began demoing as "High as a Kite" (although completely unrelated to the [[High as a Kite|other ''Black Album'' song of the same name]].) sometime in 2016<ref group="lower-alpha">Per the dropbox upload date for " High as A Kite 2 @63.mp3"</ref>, the track then later went by the title "This Girl" until shortly prior to the album's release. [[Rivers Cuomo]] co-wrote the song with [[Jonny Coffer]], who previously co-wrote the [[Weezer]] songs "[[Jacked Up]]," "[[Feels Like Summer]]," and "[[Get Right]]," Coffer also has co-production credits on this song, making it the only track on ''Black'' to not be solely produced by [[Dave Sitek]] ([[Jerome Williams]] is also credited on this track for "additional production".) "Living in L.A." was surprise released alongside the ''Black Album'' track "[[High as a Kite]]", on [[February 21]], [[2019]] and was debuted live on [[February 26]], [[2019]] on ''[[Weezer TV appearance: 02/26/2019 - The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon|The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]]''. The album's liner notes (as well as the song's official YouTube description) feature a verse with [[#Unused lyrics (liner notes)|lyrics]] that were changed in the final release. | ||
The bridge for "Living in L.A." was lifted from the [[2003]] [[Rivers Cuomo]] demo "[[Looking for a Fight]]." | The bridge for "Living in L.A." was lifted from the [[2003]] [[Rivers Cuomo]] demo "[[Looking for a Fight]]." | ||