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Said Karl of Island in the Sun, ""Island In The Sun", the unusual song that has always taken the most time and effort to get right. Tom worked all day and the results were wonderful! It feels great to find the "answers" for that song and say "wow, it's finished"." | {{Infobox song | ||
| Name = Island in the Sun | |||
| Cover = Weezer Island in the Sun cover.jpg | |||
| Type = single | |||
| Artist = Weezer | |||
| Album = Weezer (The Green Album) | |||
| Released = May 15, 2001 | |||
| Format = CD | |||
| Recorded = December 2000, Cello Studios, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Length = 3:20 | |||
| Label = Geffen | |||
| Writer = [[Rivers Cuomo]] | |||
| RC# = 413 | |||
| COR# = 109 | |||
| Producer = Ric Ocasek | |||
| Status = Officially released | |||
| RC's last song = "Wild Thing"<br>(RC# 412) | |||
| This RC song = "If You Want It"<br>(RC# 413) | |||
| RC's next song = "Anyway the Wind Blows"<br>(RC# 414) | |||
| Album = Island in the Sun | |||
| Album type = single | |||
| This track = "Island in the Sun"<br>(1) | |||
| Next track = "[[Oh Lisa]]"<br>(2) | |||
| Last single = "[[Hash Pipe]]"<br>(2001) | |||
| This single = "[[Island in the Sun]]"<br>(2001) | |||
| Next single = "[[Photograph]]"<br>(2001) | |||
{{Extra track listing | |||
| Album = UK Retail CD | |||
| Type = single | |||
| This track = "Hash Pipe"<br>(1) | |||
| Next track = "[[Oh Lisa]]"<br>(2) | |||
}} | |||
{{Extra track listing | |||
| Album = UK Retail CD #2 | |||
| Type = single | |||
| This track = "Island in the Sun"<br>(1) | |||
| Next track = "[[Sugar Booger]]"<br>(2) | |||
}} | |||
{{Extra track listing | |||
| Album = UK Retail 7" (Yellow Vinyl) | |||
| Type = single | |||
| This track = "Island in the Sun"<br>(1) | |||
| Next track = "[[Always]]"<br>(2) | |||
}} | |||
{{Extra track listing | |||
| Album = Japan Retail CD | |||
| Type = single | |||
| This track = "Island in the Sun"<br>(1) | |||
| Next track = "[[Teenage Victory Song]]"<br>(2) | |||
}} | |||
{{Extra track listing | |||
| Album = The Lion and Witch | |||
| Type = EP | |||
| Previous track = "[[Dope Nose]]"<br>(1) | |||
| This track = "Island in the Sun"<br>(2) | |||
| Next track = "[[Falling for You]]"<br>(3) | |||
}} | |||
{{Extra track listing | |||
| Album = Weezer (The Green Album) | |||
| Type = album | |||
| Previous track = "[[Hash Pipe]]"<br>(3) | |||
| This track = "Island in the Sun"<br>(4) | |||
| Next track = "[[Crab]]"<br>(5) | |||
}} | |||
}} | |||
'''"Island in the Sun"''' is the second single and fourth track from [[The Green Album]]. Said Karl of Island in the Sun, ""Island In The Sun", the unusual song that has always taken the most time and effort to get right. Tom worked all day and the results were wonderful! It feels great to find the "answers" for that song and say "wow, it's finished"." Brian Bell originally heard the song when he went to Rivers room at a time when Rivers was writing all of his demo's names on the walls. It instantly caught his attention. Brian has expressed before, on the [[VCD]] commentary, that it "might be [his] favorite Weezer song." | |||
In late 2001, the band reworked the song's solo for their live show. In 2005, Rivers Cuomo would often open the band's encore by playing "Island in the Sun" alone on an acoustic guitar in the back of the venue they were playing. On some nights, he would crowd surf back up the stage. | |||
==Overview== | |||
The song has a very unique and clean production. The chord progression goes from major chords to minor chords creating a feeling of uncertainty. This, combined with lyrics of uncertainty, give the feel of a happy song with something sad underneath the surface. | |||
==Music Video== | |||
There are two different videos for the Weezer song. | |||
===Version 1: Mexican Wedding=== | |||
Directed by Marcos Siega. | |||
This video shows Weezer playing the song at a Mexican couple's wedding reception and features all four band members. This version remains the more obscure of the two, receiving less airplay than the second, though it is the version available for download on iTunes. | |||
===Version 2: Animals=== | |||
Directed by Spike Jonze. | |||
This video features Weezer playing with various wild animals on a supposedly remote hill (though it was actually filmed a short distance outside of Los Angeles, which is thought to be in the hills near Simi Valley). Only Brian Bell, Rivers Cuomo, and Pat Wilson appear in this video, as then bassist Mikey Welsh had been kicked out of or had left the band shortly before shooting. It is also rumored that original bassist Matt Sharp was approached to be in the video, though it is unclear if the offer was ever actually made. The executives at MTV disliked Siega's video, prompting the band to film Jonze's take. As a result, "Island in the Sun (Version Two)" had much wider play than the first version, and has become the standard video for the song. | |||
==Tracklist== | |||
'''Radio Only Promo CD''' | |||
# "Island In The Sun" - 3:20 | |||
'''UK Retail CD #1''' | |||
#"Island In The Sun" - 3:20 | |||
#"Oh Lisa" - 2:45 | |||
#"Always" - 2:05 | |||
#"Island In The Sun" (CD-ROM Video) | |||
'''UK Retail CD #2''' | |||
#"Island In The Sun" - 3:20 | |||
#"Sugar Booger" - 3:40 | |||
#"Brightening Day" - 2:11 | |||
'''UK Retail 7" (Yellow Vinyl)''' | |||
#"Island In The Sun" - 3:20 | |||
#"Always" - 2:05 | |||
'''Japan Retail CD''' | |||
#"Island In The Sun" - 3:20 | |||
#"Teenage Victory Song" - 3:05 | |||
#"Starlight" - 3:19 | |||
<small>An erroneous short mix of "Always" ended up on the singles, the correct mix (2:48) was released as an mp3 on the band's website.</small> | |||
<lyrics> | |||
hep hep | |||
hep hep | |||
When you're on a holiday | |||
You can't find the words to say | |||
All the things that come to you | |||
And I wanna feel it too | |||
On an island in a the sun | |||
We'll be playing and having fun | |||
And it makes me feel so fine I can't control my brain | |||
When you're on a golden sea | |||
You don't need no memories | |||
Just a place to call your own | |||
As we drift into the zone | |||
We'll run away together | |||
We'll spend some time forever | |||
We'll never feel bad anymore | |||
We'll never feel bad anymore | |||
No, no | |||
</lyrics> | |||