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"Friends of P." is the Rentals' most successful single, peaking at number 7 on ''Billboard'''s Modern Rock Tracks chart. Multiple versions of "Friends of P." exist. One version, Matt Sharp's 4-track demo, can be found on a promo single, and another demo version appeared on the 2001 fan club-exclusive release ''[[Excellent Stocking Stuffer]]''. | "Friends of P." is the Rentals' most successful single, peaking at number 7 on ''Billboard'''s Modern Rock Tracks chart. Multiple versions of "Friends of P." exist. One version, Matt Sharp's 4-track demo, can be found on a promo single, and another demo version appeared on the 2001 fan club-exclusive release ''[[Excellent Stocking Stuffer]]''. | ||
When the song was initially released, the band was constantly questioned as to who the "P" was that the song referenced in it's title lyric. [[Matt Sharp]] finally admitted in [[Chart Attack interview with Matt Sharp - November 8, 2006 | When the song was initially released, the band was constantly questioned as to who the "P" was that the song referenced in it's title lyric. [[Matt Sharp]] finally admitted in [[Chart Attack interview with Matt Sharp - November 8, 2006|an interview]] that "P" was a reference to Paulina Porizkova, the wife of [[Weezer's]] producer for ''[[The Blue Album]]'', [[Ric Ocasek]]. The album art for the "Friends of P." single shows both [[Patrick Wilson]] and [[Petra Haden]] without their heads. [[Karl Koch]] explained: "[[Geffen]] did not allow its recording artists Patrick Wilson and Petra Haden's faces on the artwork, so Matt had their heads photoshopped away. This rather haunting image also appeared on large promo posters!" | ||
|an interview]] that "P" was a reference to Paulina Porizkova, the wife of [[Weezer's]] producer for ''[[The Blue Album]]'', [[Ric Ocasek]]. The album art for the "Friends of P." single shows both [[Patrick Wilson]] and [[Petra Haden]] without their heads. [[Karl Koch]] explained: "[[Geffen]] did not allow its recording artists Patrick Wilson and Petra Haden's faces on the artwork, so Matt had their heads photoshopped away. This rather haunting image also appeared on large promo posters!" | |||
==Covers== | ==Covers== | ||
In [[2008]], the band [[Tokyo Police Club]] covered this song on a digital-only Rentals tribute EP, ''[[Friends of P - Tribute to the Rentals]]'' (released in Japan as ''Lost Out in the Machinery: The Songs of The Rentals'') and on the final date as the opening artists on Weezer's [[Troublemaker Tour]]. The band [[Ozma]] covered the song in [[2011]] accompanied by [[Matt Sharp]] (along with the songs "[[Getting By]]" and "[[Waiting]]")[https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/ozma/2011/the-glass-house-pomona-ca-73d1ce09.html] and covered the song again in [[2012]] during [[the Weezer Cruise]] [https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/ozma/2012/carnival-destiny-miami-fl-5bdeeb24.html]. | In [[2008]], the band [[Tokyo Police Club]] covered this song on a digital-only Rentals tribute EP, ''[[Friends of P - Tribute to the Rentals]]'' (released in Japan as ''Lost Out in the Machinery: The Songs of The Rentals'') and on the final date as the opening artists on Weezer's [[Troublemaker Tour]]. The band [[Ozma]] covered the song in [[2011]] accompanied by [[Matt Sharp]] (along with the songs "[[Getting By]]" and "[[Waiting]]")[https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/ozma/2011/the-glass-house-pomona-ca-73d1ce09.html] and covered the song again in [[2012]] during [[the Weezer Cruise]] [https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/ozma/2012/carnival-destiny-miami-fl-5bdeeb24.html]. | ||