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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
The Japanese version of the song heard on the Scott & Rivers album was released in [[2017]], with the English version by Weezer following in [[2019]]. Both versions contain virtually the same lyrical content. It is currently unknown which version was written first. The song was a collaboration between Rivers Cuomo and musician/producer [[David Hodges]]. [[Scott Murphy]] also receives a writing credit on the Japanese version, with songwriter [[Ammar Malik]] receiving a credit on the English version. | The Japanese version of the song heard on the Scott & Rivers album was released in [[2017]], with the English version by Weezer following in [[2019]]. Both versions contain virtually the same lyrical content. It is currently unknown which version was written first. The song was a collaboration between Rivers Cuomo and musician/producer [[David Hodges]]. [[Scott Murphy]] also receives a writing credit on the Japanese version, with songwriter [[Ammar Malik]] receiving a credit on the English version. | ||
Rivers Cuomo is not known to be of Irish descent, and the lyric “Maybe it’s because I’m Irish” is likely an allusion to a [https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=f7p1aanWF5Y a line from the 1994 film ‘’The Shawshank Redemption’’], in which the (obviously African-American) character Red utters the same phrase. | |||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||