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==Writing Process== | ==Writing Process== | ||
Troublemaker was written originally in [[2006]]. When the label suggested to Weezer to include more commercial material to speed up the album, the band went back to work on the "Troublemaker" demo. Despite this, the song is listed as the second most recent entry on Rivers' latest songwriting chart. Rivers' inspiration for the line "Keep it on the up" came from his friend and former band mate [[Kevin Ridel]] of [[Avant Garde]] and [[AM Radio]]. Ridel has stated "Rivers sure has made my catch phrase popular!" | Troublemaker was written originally in [[2006]]. When the label suggested to Weezer to include more commercial material to speed up the album, the band went back to work on the "Troublemaker" demo. Despite this, the song is listed as the second most recent entry on Rivers' latest songwriting chart. Rivers' inspiration for the line "Keep it on the up" came from his friend and former band mate [[Kevin Ridel]] of [[Avant Garde]] and [[AM Radio]]. Ridel has stated "Rivers sure has made my catch phrase popular!" | ||
== | ==Reception== | ||
Troublemaker has received generally poor feedback from more devout Weezer fans. The simplicity of the repetitive drum beat and guitar riff are criticized heavily by fans, as well as the lyrics of the first verse and chorus. However, some fans hold the the lyrics after the first verse in higher regard, and also praise the bridge of the song. The ''wuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh'' guitar/vocal unison section of the song has similarly split fans, as some appreciate it as fun and exciting and others view it as immature. In the mainstream market, Troublemaker was somewhat of a commercial flop. It came up very short of garnering as much attention as Pork and Beans, Weezer's previous single. | Troublemaker has received generally poor feedback from more devout Weezer fans. The simplicity of the repetitive drum beat and guitar riff are criticized heavily by fans, as well as the lyrics of the first verse and chorus. However, some fans hold the the lyrics after the first verse in higher regard, and also praise the bridge of the song. The ''wuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh'' guitar/vocal unison section of the song has similarly split fans, as some appreciate it as fun and exciting and others view it as immature. In the mainstream market, Troublemaker was somewhat of a commercial flop. It came up very short of garnering as much attention as Pork and Beans, Weezer's previous single. | ||
==Music video== | ==Music video== | ||