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The song is also one of the band's most successful songs to date, topping the ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks for four weeks, outlasting the first single from ''Make Believe'', "[[Beverly Hills]]", although it didn't gain the massive pop success of "Beverly Hills", which hit #10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 while "Perfect Situation" hit #51. A promo-only CD was produced, featuring the radio mix of the song, but no retail single was released. | The song is also one of the band's most successful songs to date, topping the ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks for four weeks, outlasting the first single from ''Make Believe'', "[[Beverly Hills]]", although it didn't gain the massive pop success of "Beverly Hills", which hit #10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 while "Perfect Situation" hit #51. A promo-only CD was produced, featuring the radio mix of the song, but no retail single was released. | ||
The band usually incorporates a singalong into the song's final chorus when performing "Perfect Situation" live. This was a suggestion [[Scott Shriner]] made.<ref> [[Rivers Cuomo blog posts - 2005#October 6|Rivers Cuomo blog posts]]<br>Cuomo, Rivers. [[October 6]], [[2005]]. "The Man." MySpace.com.</ref> | |||
==Music video== | ==Music video== | ||
The music video for "Perfect Situation" was directed by [[Marc Webb]] and premiered on [[November 11]], [[2005]]. It features actress [[Elisha Cuthbert]] as the lead singer of [[Weeze]], a fictional predecessor to Weezer. Cuthbert's character is eventually replaced by that of [[Rivers Cuomo]], a put-upon roadie serving the demanding Cuthbert character. The video also features a cameo by [[Karl Koch]] as a t-shirt vendor for Weeze. Actual Weezer fans participated in the music video.<ref>Montgomery, James. "Elisha Cuthbert Takes Over Weezer -- But Rivers Won't Have Any Of It" ''MTV''. 18 October 2005 https://www.mtv.com/news/b9gpf1/elisha-cuthbert-takes-over-weezer-but-rivers-wont-have-any-of-it</ref> | The music video for "Perfect Situation" was directed by [[Marc Webb]] and premiered on [[November 11]], [[2005]]. It features actress [[Elisha Cuthbert]] as the lead singer of [[Weeze]], a fictional predecessor to Weezer. Cuthbert's character is eventually replaced by that of [[Rivers Cuomo]], a put-upon roadie serving the demanding Cuthbert character. The video also features a cameo by [[Karl Koch]] as a t-shirt vendor for Weeze. Actual Weezer fans participated in the music video.<ref>Montgomery, James. "Elisha Cuthbert Takes Over Weezer -- But Rivers Won't Have Any Of It" ''MTV''. 18 October 2005 https://www.mtv.com/news/b9gpf1/elisha-cuthbert-takes-over-weezer-but-rivers-wont-have-any-of-it</ref> | ||