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Written by [[Rivers Cuomo]], [[Patrick Wilson]] and [[Jason Cropper]], "My Name Is Jonas" is one of only a handful of Weezer tracks with a co-writing credit. Notably, | Written by [[Rivers Cuomo]], [[Patrick Wilson]] and [[Jason Cropper]], "My Name Is Jonas" is one of only a handful of Weezer tracks with a co-writing credit. Notably, Cropper came up with the song's fingerpicked intro, which gave him his only songwriting credit on a Weezer song. The song was written during the [[The 50 Song Project|50 song project]], and is one of the earliest collaborations between Cuomo and Wilson. Wilson came up with the instrumentation parts and let Cuomo write the lyrics, melodies and solo. | ||
"My Name is Jonas" was inspired by | "My Name is Jonas" was inspired by Cuomo's brother, [[Leaves Cuomo]]. Says Rivers, "'Jonas' explains how The Plan is reaming us all, especially my brother." | ||
The song is also said to have been, at least partially, inspired by the novel ''The Giver'' by Lois Lowry. The protagonist's name is Jonas, and at one point, actually says, "My name is Jonas." In the book's plot, Jonas uses a sled, and Wepeel is the name of a childhood sled of Rivers'. | The song is also said to have been, at least partially, inspired by the novel ''The Giver'' by Lois Lowry. The protagonist's name is Jonas, and at one point, actually says, "My name is Jonas." In the book's plot, Jonas uses a sled, and Wepeel is the name of a childhood sled of Rivers'. | ||
At one point, the song was erroneously named by Geffen as the ''Blue Album's'' third single. Before "[[Say It Ain't So]]" was officially chosen as a single by consensus among the band, Todd Sullivan, and the label, Geffen had printed up limited runs of a "My Name is Jonas" one-track promo CD, and distributed them, primarily in Canada. These CDs are among some of the rarer Weezer collectibles. | At one point, the song was erroneously named by [[Geffen Records]] as the ''Blue Album's'' third single. Before "[[Say It Ain't So]]" was officially chosen as a single by consensus among the band, Todd Sullivan, and the label, Geffen had printed up limited runs of a "My Name is Jonas" one-track promo CD, and distributed them, primarily in Canada. These CDs are among some of the rarer Weezer collectibles. | ||
"Jonas" has proven to be the song most often used as a show opener, having opened most shows on the tours for ''[[The Blue Album]]'', ''[[Pinkerton]]'', ''[[SS2K]]'', and ''[[The Red Album]]'', as well as sporadic other shows. | "Jonas" has proven to be the song most often used as a show opener, having opened most shows on the tours for ''[[The Blue Album]]'', ''[[Pinkerton]]'', ''[[SS2K]]'', and ''[[The Red Album]]'', as well as sporadic other shows. | ||