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-{{Featured song MP3 headline|http://play.last.fm/preview/1007532.mp3|The Christmas Song}}
+{{Featured song MP3 headline|http://play.last.fm/preview/121469186.mp3|Photograph}}
-{{Featured song artwork|Weezer Christmas CD.jpg}}
+{{Featured song artwork|Weezer Photograph cover.jpg}}
-"'''[[The Christmas Song]]'''" is the first track on ''[[The Christmas CD]]''.
+"'''Photograph'''" is the second song and third single from [[Weezer's]] [[2001]] album, ''[[The Green Album]]''.
-The song was recorded during [[Weezer's]] self-produced pre-production demo sessions for ''[[The Green Album]]''.  It was first released on the Los Angeles-area radio station [[KROQ]]'s 2000 edition of their annual christmas compilation, that year entitled ''Kevin and Bean: The Real Slim Santa''.  It was then remixed and partially re-recorded at producer [[Ric Ocasek|Ric Ocasek's]] urging, with slightly different lyrics.  This recording is considered the "standard" version, and is the lead track on ''The Christmas CD'', aka ''Winter Weezerland''. The song, along with its companion "[[Christmas Celebration]]," was performed live a handful of times at shows in late 2000, including [[Goat Punishment]] shows, the December KROQ ''Almost Acoustic Xmas'', and New Year's Eve [[Blink 182]] opening-slot gigs.
+Originally known as "If You Want It", "Photograph" was released in Japan as the lead-off promo single for ''The Green Album'', which differs from the US's "[[Hash Pipe]]." The song enjoyed only modest success on the radio, peaking at #17 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart.
-{{Featured song links|The Christmas Song}}
+During many live shows in [[2005]], the band would close out their first set by having drummer [[Patrick Wilson]] take lead vocals and guitar on "Photograph", while [[Rivers Cuomo]] played drums. Most of the time the band would do a medley of "Photograph" and the Blur song "Song 2."
+The music video for the song is notable for being directed by [[Weezer.com]] webmaster and longtime friend of the band [[Karl Koch]]. It consists of footage shot while the band was touring for ''The Green Album''. Among the notable footage is Cuomo playing soccer, guitarist [[Brian Bell]] attempting to skateboard and juggle (not at the same time), Wilson riding a Razor Scooter, a brief clip of the duo from Tenacious D running onstage during a Weezer show and a scene with Cuomo playing a prank on new bassist [[Scott Shriner]].
+{{Featured song links|Photograph}}
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