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"My Name is Jonas", deals with Cuomo's brother Leaves who had been seriously injured in a car accident while a student at Oberlin College, and was having problem with his insurance. Jason Cropper earned co-writing credit for coming up with the intro to the song. | "My Name is Jonas", deals with Cuomo's brother Leaves who had been seriously injured in a car accident while a student at Oberlin College, and was having problem with his insurance. Jason Cropper earned co-writing credit for coming up with the intro to the song. | ||
The final single, "Say it Ain't So", was | The final single, "Say it Ain't So", was inspired by Cuomo (incorrectly but sincerely) believing his stepfather was an alcoholic, leading to his eventual divorce from his mom. The music video, which was directed by Sophie Muller, was less successful than the previous two Spike Jonze-directed videos. It featured the band performing in the garage of their former house, and the bandmates playing hacky sack in the backyard. | ||
==Artwork== | ==Artwork== | ||
The album artwork by | The album artwork, designed by [[Karl Koch]] based on Rivers' ideas and photographed by 60's glamour photographer Peter Gowland, features Patrick Wilson, Rivers Cuomo, Matt Sharp, and Brian Bell standing left to right in front of a plain, blue background. | ||
During an interview for the ''[[iTunes Originals]]'' compilation Cuomo said:<br> | During an interview for the ''[[iTunes Originals]]'' compilation Cuomo said:<br> | ||