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| Album = Shrek Forever After: Music from the Motion Picture | | Album = Shrek Forever After: Music from the Motion Picture | ||
| Released = [[May 18]], [[2010]] | | Released = [[May 18]], [[2010]] | ||
| Recorded = [[January 12]]–[[January 16]], [[2010]] | |||
| Length = 2:59 | | Length = 2:59 | ||
| Writer = Neil Diamond | | Writer = Neil Diamond | ||
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The song is featured at the end of the film ''[[Shrek Forever After: Music from the Motion Picture|Shrek Forever After]]''. The original ''Shrek'' film ended with a cover of the same song performed by the band [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smash_Mouth Smash Mouth]. The track is preceded on the soundtrack CD by a short interstitial track titled "Wheezer Wig", featuring the character from the film, [https://shrek.fandom.com/wiki/Rumpelstiltskin Rumpelstiltskin] (voiced by actor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Dohrn Walt Dohrn]). | The song is featured at the end of the film ''[[Shrek Forever After: Music from the Motion Picture|Shrek Forever After]]''. The original ''Shrek'' film ended with a cover of the same song performed by the band [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smash_Mouth Smash Mouth]. The track is preceded on the soundtrack CD by a short interstitial track titled "Wheezer Wig", featuring the character from the film, [https://shrek.fandom.com/wiki/Rumpelstiltskin Rumpelstiltskin] (voiced by actor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Dohrn Walt Dohrn]). | ||
Weezer's cover of "I'm a Believer" was recorded after [[Rivers Cuomo]] was involved in a bus crash in December of [[2009]], leading to uncertainty as to whether the band would be able to record the cover. The supervisor in charge of the ''Shrek'' soundtrack then reached out to the band [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_Weekend Vampire Weekend], but frontman Ezra Koenig "refused to capitalize on Weezer's misfortune."<ref>Strauss, Matthew. "Vampire Weekend "Refused to Capitalize on Weezer's Misfortune" by Replacing Them on Shrek Soundtrack" ''Pitchfork'' https://pitchfork.com/news/64667-vampire-weekend-refused-to-capitalize-on-weezers-misfortune-by-replacing-them-on-shrek-soundtrack/</ref> | Weezer's cover of "I'm a Believer" was recorded after [[Rivers Cuomo]] was involved in a bus crash in December of [[2009]], leading to uncertainty as to whether the band would be able to record the cover. The supervisor in charge of the ''Shrek'' soundtrack then reached out to the band [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_Weekend Vampire Weekend], but frontman Ezra Koenig "refused to capitalize on Weezer's misfortune."<ref>Strauss, Matthew. "Vampire Weekend "Refused to Capitalize on Weezer's Misfortune" by Replacing Them on Shrek Soundtrack" ''Pitchfork'' https://pitchfork.com/news/64667-vampire-weekend-refused-to-capitalize-on-weezers-misfortune-by-replacing-them-on-shrek-soundtrack/</ref> The band was able to record the song, across two sessions on [[January 12]] and [[January 16]], 2010.<ref name="tweet1">@weezer "Just got to the studio...working on the SHREK song!!!!--RC" ''X''. 12 Jan 2010. https://x.com/Weezer/status/7682985080</ref><ref name="tweet2">@weezer "Amazing day. Finishing touches on the Shrek song, band rehearsal, dope session with Kevin Rudolf.--RC" ''X''. 16 Jan 2010. https://x.com/Weezer/status/7817028917</ref> | ||
[[Scott Shriner]] stated in a conference call that it "was really fun to do. We’re all a fan of Shrek. A lot of us have kids. It just sounded like a really fun idea."<ref>Graff, Gary. "Weezer Readies New Music, Rarities" ''Billboard'' https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/weezer-readies-new-music-rarities-958479/</ref> | |||
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