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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
"Island | "Island in the Sun" has proven to be one of Weezer's biggest hits, especially among the general public. It has been used in film, commercials, and even appeared in an episode of ''The Simpsons''. | ||
[[Rivers Cuomo]] | [[Rivers Cuomo]] wrote and first recorded a demo of the song in 1999. The original demo recording has circulated on the internet for several years. | ||
[[Brian Bell]] originally heard the song when he went to Rivers' place at a time when he was writing all of his demo's names on the walls. It instantly caught his attention. On the audio commentary for the song's video on ''[[Video Capture Device]]'', Brian has expressed that it "might be [his] favorite [[Weezer]] song." | [[Brian Bell]] originally heard the song when he went to Rivers' place at a time when he was writing all of his demo's names on the walls. It instantly caught his attention. On the audio commentary for the song's video on ''[[Video Capture Device]]'', Brian has expressed that it "might be [his] favorite [[Weezer]] song." | ||
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In late [[2001]], the band reworked the song's solo for their live show. In [[2005]], Rivers Cuomo would often open the band's encore by playing "Island in the Sun" alone on an acoustic guitar in the back of the venue they were playing. On some nights, he would crowd surf back up the stage. | In late [[2001]], the band reworked the song's solo for their live show. In [[2005]], Rivers Cuomo would often open the band's encore by playing "Island in the Sun" alone on an acoustic guitar in the back of the venue they were playing. On some nights, he would crowd surf back up the stage. | ||
"Island in the Sun", along with "[[Hash Pipe]]", was performed during the band's first appearance on ''Saturday Night Live''. Comedian Will Ferrell, who was a cast member at the time, joined the band on stage for the performance of "Island", adding maracas to the mix. | "Island in the Sun", along with "[[Hash Pipe]]", was performed during the band's first appearance on ''Saturday Night Live'' in May of 2001. Comedian Will Ferrell, who was a cast member at the time, joined the band on stage for the performance of "Island", adding maracas to the mix. | ||
== Music video == | == Music video == | ||