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| This single = "I'm Your Daddy"<br>(2010) | | This single = "I'm Your Daddy"<br>(2010) | ||
| Next single = "[[Represent]]"<br> (2010) | | Next single = "[[Represent]]"<br> (2010) | ||
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| Upper caption = Alternate Cover | |||
| Type = album | |||
| Cover = Imyourdaddy beverlyhills.jpg | |||
| Lower caption = Digital single cover | |||
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'''"I'm Your Daddy"''' is the second track and second single from ''[[Raditude]]''. | '''"I'm Your Daddy"''' is the second track and second single from ''[[Raditude]]''. | ||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
In a [[Rolling Stone]] article, Weezer lead singer [[Rivers Cuomo]] explains that he got the idea for the song when his daughter, [[Mia Cuomo]], was in the hospital. According to Cuomo, his daughter was hospitalized because her white blood cell count was dropping and doctors were not sure if she would get better. Cuomo sat by her for five days and whispered to her that "You're my baby tonight, and I'm your daddy". From that line, Cuomo then had an idea to turn it into a song after his daughter showed a full recovery. | In a [[Rolling Stone]] article, Weezer lead singer [[Rivers Cuomo]] explains that he got the idea for the song when his daughter, [[Mia Cuomo]], was in the hospital. According to Cuomo, his daughter was hospitalized because her white blood cell count was dropping and doctors were not sure if she would get better. Cuomo sat by her for five days and whispered to her that "You're my baby tonight, and I'm your daddy". From that line, Cuomo then had an idea to turn it into a song after his daughter showed a full recovery. | ||
"I'm Your Daddy" was released as a single on [[January 20]], [[2010]] and debuted at number 30 on Modern Rock Charts. This song was premiered live by [[Weezer]] in [[2009-07-24 - Jisan, Korea|Korea]] during the Summer of 2009. When Weezer performed "I'm Your Daddy" on Jimmy Kimmel live, lead singer [[Rivers Cuomo]] sang the first line as "I thought tonight was a night like every other night," rather than the original lyric, "I thought tonight would suck like every other night." | |||
===Band Commentary=== | ===Band Commentary=== | ||
'''Rivers:''' I was in the hospital with my 2-year-old daughter. She was really sick. And I've been there for 5 days and she wasn't getting better. I was so worried. So I snuck off for a minute and started to write a song and the first line I wrote was "You are my baby tonight and I'm your daddy". I just wanted to say something to cheer her up or make or laugh, make her feel better. So that's where that song came from. [http://video.teen.com/music/weezer-liner-notes/] | '''Rivers:''' I was in the hospital with my 2-year-old daughter. She was really sick. And I've been there for 5 days and she wasn't getting better. I was so worried. So I snuck off for a minute and started to write a song and the first line I wrote was "You are my baby tonight and I'm your daddy". I just wanted to say something to cheer her up or make or laugh, make her feel better. So that's where that song came from. [http://video.teen.com/music/weezer-liner-notes/] | ||
==Reception== | |||
== | "I'm Your Daddy" was met with derision by many Weezer fans. The song saw modest-to-low commercial success. [[Pitchfork Media]] called the song "peppy" and "a bit on the creepy side." Allmusic was more positive, calling the song "sublimely power poppy." | ||
==Alternate versions== | |||
An alternate mix by [[Serban Ghenea]] was released as a part of the ''Raditude Club iTunes Pass'', alongside a joke remix by Weezer member [[Pat Wilson]]. An [[Sessions@AOL (2009)|AOL Session]] featuring famed saxophone player [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_G Kenny G] was released online, as well as on the ''[[...Happy Record Store Day]]'' EP. Another alternate mix was released on a 6-track ''Raditude'' promo CD. An early mix by [[Jacknife Lee]] was leaked online in [[2017]]. | |||
==Video/Audio== | |||
The music video for "I'm Your Daddy" was released on [[March 29]], [[2010]]. It features footage from the [[Troublemaker Tour]], [[Bleezer Tour]], and [[Raditude Tour]] as well as various behind the scenes footage from 2005-present and clips from the 2009 AOL Sessions. It was directed and assembled by several people, with the majority of the editing done by Johannes Gamble, who had previously worked with Weezer in regard to video editing. | The music video for "I'm Your Daddy" was released on [[March 29]], [[2010]]. It features footage from the [[Troublemaker Tour]], [[Bleezer Tour]], and [[Raditude Tour]] as well as various behind the scenes footage from 2005-present and clips from the 2009 AOL Sessions. It was directed and assembled by several people, with the majority of the editing done by Johannes Gamble, who had previously worked with Weezer in regard to video editing. | ||
<youtube>Qu0b_W6KLOE</youtube> | <youtube>Qu0b_W6KLOE</youtube> | ||
===Alternate mixes=== | |||
<youtube>_7FkMkgKi1U</youtube> <youtube>aP82w_Wk0vA</youtube> | |||
Alternate mixes | <youtube>lZkonG4xWVI</youtube> <youtube>t3HJjP0hixY</youtube> | ||
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==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead vocals, | *[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead vocals, | ||
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*[[Scott Shriner]] - bass guitar, Backing vocals, Synth | *[[Scott Shriner]] - bass guitar, Backing vocals, Synth | ||
*[[Josh Freese]] - drums | *[[Josh Freese]] - drums | ||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
<poem>I thought tonight would suck like every other night | <poem>I thought tonight would suck like every other night | ||