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| Name = Losing My Mind | | Name = Losing My Mind | ||
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| Released = [[November 2]], [[2010]] | | Released = [[November 2]], [[2010]] | ||
| Format = CD | | Format = CD | ||
| Recorded = [[ | | Recorded = [[2004]] | ||
| Length = 4:02 | | Length = 4:02 | ||
| Label = [[DGC Records]] | | Label = [[DGC Records]] | ||
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Despite its age, a revised version of "My Brain Is Working Overtime" came back into consideration by Rivers on [[May 3]], [[2004]], a demo entitled "Do You Really Want Me Down?" By [[July 7]], while still demoing and refining songs by himself, the song had evolved into some form of "Losing My Mind". | Despite its age, a revised version of "My Brain Is Working Overtime" came back into consideration by Rivers on [[May 3]], [[2004]], a demo entitled "Do You Really Want Me Down?" By [[July 7]], while still demoing and refining songs by himself, the song had evolved into some form of "Losing My Mind". | ||
In a [[2010]] interview, Rivers was was discussing his lyric-writing process and explained "Losing My Mind" as a lyric, "where you’re just reading my thoughts as they’re occurring." | |||
====''Make Believe'' contender, ''Death to False Metal''==== | ====''Make Believe'' contender, ''Death to False Metal''==== | ||
"Losing My Mind" was completed during initial sessions for the band's ''[[Make Believe]]'' album in October 2004. The song was one of twelve specific songs initially recorded by the band after Rivers had done much writing and revising. However, after much reconsideration from the band in late 2004 and early [[2005]], several of these completed songs were cut, including "Losing My Mind", becoming one of what is known as the "[[The Fallen Soldiers|fallen soliders]]" of the album. | "Losing My Mind" was completed during initial sessions for the band's ''[[Make Believe]]'' album in October 2004. The song was one of twelve specific songs initially recorded by the band after Rivers had done much writing and revising. However, after much reconsideration from the band in late 2004 and early [[2005]], several of these completed songs were cut, including "Losing My Mind", becoming one of what is known as the "[[The Fallen Soldiers|fallen soliders]]" of the album. | ||
In | In 2010, when assembling the ''Death to False Metal'' album, the completed 2004 version of "Losing My Mind" was reconsidered and included on the album. In an interview with Guitar World, Rivers revealed that the song (among others) had already been mixed in 2004 or 2005, and this same mix was used on ''Death to False Metal''. | ||
In a [[Scott Shriner Fan Interview 2008|2008 fan interview]], Weezer bassist [[Scott Shriner]] named "Losing My Mind" as one of his favorite songs that weren't included on ''Make Believe''. | In a [[Scott Shriner Fan Interview 2008|2008 fan interview]], Weezer bassist [[Scott Shriner]] named "Losing My Mind" as one of his favorite songs that weren't included on ''Make Believe''. | ||