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"Falling for You" was written in spring of [[1996]], while [[Rivers Cuomo]] was attending Harvard, toward the end of the recording cycle for ''Pinkerton''. Working lyric sheets for the song appear in ''[[The Pinkerton Diaries]]'' dated [[April 14]] and [[May 23]]. The song was likely the penultimate song written for the album (before "[[Butterfly]]"). Like many other songs written by Cuomo at Harvard, no solo demos are known to have been recorded beforehand; Cuomo brought the song to the band and developed it in the studio.<ref>[[Weezerpedia Discord Q&A with Karl Koch - August 2022]]</ref> [[Brian Bell]] would remark in [[2022]] regarding a rehearsal of "Falling for You" that ''Pinkerton'' made such extensive use of tremolo picking that the band thereafter referred to the technique as "butterfly picking/strumming," and that he uses special picks for such occasions to this day.<ref>trelationship "“Falling For You” #pinkerton fun fact , we did so much tremolo picking on Pinkerton that we renamed the technique butterfly picking/strumming. To this day I have special picks (not used here) that I refer to as my butterfly picks." ''Instagram''. 25 August 2022. https://www.instagram.com/reel/ChsNhTkJp_f/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D Screenshot: [[:File:Brian Bell Instagram Falling for You caption - 08-25-22.png]]</ref> | "Falling for You" was written in spring of [[1996]], while [[Rivers Cuomo]] was attending Harvard, toward the end of the recording cycle for ''Pinkerton''. Working lyric sheets for the song appear in ''[[The Pinkerton Diaries]]'' dated [[April 14]] and [[May 23]]. The song was likely the penultimate song written for the album (before "[[Butterfly]]"). Like many other songs written by Cuomo at Harvard, no solo demos are known to have been recorded beforehand; Cuomo brought the song to the band and developed it in the studio.<ref>[[Weezerpedia Discord Q&A with Karl Koch - August 2022]]</ref> [[Brian Bell]] would remark in [[2022]] regarding a rehearsal of "Falling for You" that ''Pinkerton'' made such extensive use of tremolo picking that the band thereafter referred to the technique as "butterfly picking/strumming," and that he uses special picks for such occasions to this day.<ref>trelationship "“Falling For You” #pinkerton fun fact , we did so much tremolo picking on Pinkerton that we renamed the technique butterfly picking/strumming. To this day I have special picks (not used here) that I refer to as my butterfly picks." ''Instagram''. 25 August 2022. https://www.instagram.com/reel/ChsNhTkJp_f/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D Screenshot: [[:File:Brian Bell Instagram Falling for You caption - 08-25-22.png]]</ref> | ||
In the song's lyrics, Cuomo refers to himself as "little old 3-chord me" ironically. In fact, "Falling for You" is one of the most musically complex songs in the Weezer discography, utilizing every root note on the guitar fretboard and employing numerous chord progressions and key changes. | In the song's lyrics, Cuomo refers to himself as "little old 3-chord me" ironically. In fact, "Falling for You" is one of the most musically complex songs in the Weezer discography, utilizing every root note on the guitar fretboard and employing numerous chord progressions and key changes. | ||
The previous track, "[[Pink Triangle]]", transitions seamlessly into "Falling for You". At the beginning of the track, a woman's voice can be heard saying, in Korean, "어는 회사작품이지요" ("What company makes this product?").<ref>Karl Koch (1999). [[Weezine Issue 14 - May 1999|''Weezine'' issue #14]]. p. 3.</ref> During the recording sessions, Cuomo's amplifier was receiving radio interference of what sounded like a woman speaking an Asian language. Finding this an apt coincidence, Cuomo chose to leave the interference in the final recording.<ref>Karl Koch (1997). [[Weezine Issue 12 - Winter 1998|''Weezine'' issue #12]]. p. 3.</ref> | The previous track, "[[Pink Triangle]]", transitions seamlessly into "Falling for You". At the beginning of the track, a woman's voice can be heard saying, in Korean, "어는 회사작품이지요" ("What company makes this product?").<ref>Karl Koch (1999). [[Weezine Issue 14 - May 1999|''Weezine'' issue #14]]. p. 3.</ref> During the recording sessions, Cuomo's amplifier was receiving radio interference of what sounded like a woman speaking an Asian language. Finding this an apt coincidence, Cuomo chose to leave the interference in the final recording.<ref>Karl Koch (1997). [[Weezine Issue 12 - Winter 1998|''Weezine'' issue #12]]. p. 3.</ref> | ||
===Live performances=== | |||
"Falling for You" was first performed at [[Weezer concert: 08/16/1996|the Winterthur Festival]] in Switzerland on [[August 16]], [[1996]]. It was regularly in the setlist for the {{Tour|Pinkerton}} throughout late 1996 and January [[1997]], though was removed from the setlist during the [[No Doubt]] tour. After a performance at [[Weezer concert: 08/02/1997|Club Quattro]] in August 1997, it wasn't performed until [[2002]], when the song was selected at random<ref>''[[The Lion and the Witch]]'' liner notes</ref> for [[Weezer concert: 05/26/2002|a concert in Tokyo]] (a performance which later appeared on the EP ''[[The Lion and the Witch]]''), leading Cuomo to quip "I'd like to ask for the Lord's help in guiding us through the performance of this next song. Please, God!" The song then entered semi-regular rotation in the setlist on the [[Enlightenment Tour]] throughout the summer of 2002. | |||
It was performed alongside the rest of ''Pinkerton'' on the [[Memories Tour]] from [[2010]] to [[2015]], and has rarely appeared in setlists since. Rivers Cuomo performed "Falling for You" at some solo acoustic concerts in [[2018]]. | |||
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