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"Always" was, at least at the time of its recording, a rather unusual Weezer track.  It consists only of [[Rivers Cuomo]] on vocals and acoustic guitar, back by strings.  Some fans have compared it to mid-period Beatles recordings, such as "Eleanor Rigby", which departed from the standard four-piece rock bnd approach, and ventured into experimental areas.

There are two versions of the recording avialable.  Initially released as a B-side to "Island in the Sun", this version was an incorrect short edit, which was discovered by Rivers Cuomo after its release.  He then located the correct, longer version, and made a point to have it released, intiially on a Los Angeles area radio station charity compilation, and eventually on a promotional single exclusive to France.  This promo, which also features two live tracks exclusive to it, is untitled, but is generally known by fans as the "Always" promo, making it a sort of 'unofficial' single.  Curiously, "Always" appears as the third track on this rare collectable, after the live tracks.  The longer edit was also released as a free, 128K mp3 at the band's official site.