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"Friends of P." was written and demoed in the fall of [[1993]], while [[Weezer]] was recording their [[Weezer (The Blue Album)|debut album]]. The song was inspired by producer [[Ric Ocasek]]'s wife Paulina Porizkova, who had expressed her frustration that all of the songs written about her were by heavy metal bands.<ref>[[Addicted to Noise interview with Matt Sharp - November 17, 1998]]</ref> Matt Sharp's 4-track demo, recorded at the Gramercy Park Hotel, was released on a promotional single of the song. | "Friends of P." was written and demoed in the fall of [[1993]], while [[Weezer]] was recording their [[Weezer (The Blue Album)|debut album]]. The song was inspired by producer [[Ric Ocasek]]'s wife Paulina Porizkova, who had expressed her frustration that all of the songs written about her were by heavy metal bands.<ref>[[Addicted to Noise interview with Matt Sharp - November 17, 1998]]</ref> Matt Sharp's 4-track demo, recorded at the Gramercy Park Hotel, was released on a promotional single of the song. A more polished demo would be recorded with the Rentals (then named That's Incredible!) in April [[1994]]. This demo appeared on the [[2001]] fan club-exclusive release ''[[Excellent Stocking Stuffer]]'' alongside the rest of the That's Incredible! demos. | ||
It was released as the first single from ''Return of the Rentals'' in late [[1995]]. It is the Rentals' most successful single, peaking at number 7 on ''Billboard'''s Modern Rock Tracks chart{{citation needed}} and selling 96,000 copies as of [[1999]].<ref>[[Billboard interview with Matt Sharp - March 6, 1999]]</ref> When the song was initially released, the band was constantly questioned as to who the "P." was that the song referenced in it's title lyric, which Sharp avoided giving a straight answer to in interviews.<ref>[[ChartAttack interview with Matt Sharp - November 8, 2006]]</ref> | |||
It was released as the first single from ''Return of the Rentals'' in late [[1995]]. It is the Rentals' most successful single, peaking at number 7 on ''Billboard'''s Modern Rock Tracks chart{{citation needed}} and selling 96,000 copies as of [[1999]].<ref>[[Billboard interview with Matt Sharp - March 6, 1999]]</ref> | |||
When the song was initially released, the band was constantly questioned as to who the "P." was that the song referenced in it's title lyric, which Sharp avoided giving a straight answer to in interviews.<ref>[[ChartAttack interview with Matt Sharp - November 8, 2006]]</ref> | |||
The album art for the "Friends of P." single shows both [[Patrick Wilson]] and [[Petra Haden]] without their heads. [[Karl Koch]] explained: "[[Geffen]] did not allow its recording artists Patrick Wilson and Petra Haden's faces on the artwork, so Matt had their heads photoshopped away. This rather haunting image also appeared on large promo posters!"{{citation needed}} | The album art for the "Friends of P." single shows both [[Patrick Wilson]] and [[Petra Haden]] without their heads. [[Karl Koch]] explained: "[[Geffen]] did not allow its recording artists Patrick Wilson and Petra Haden's faces on the artwork, so Matt had their heads photoshopped away. This rather haunting image also appeared on large promo posters!"{{citation needed}} | ||