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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
"We Are All on Drugs" is first known to have been demoed acoustically and recorded directly onto [[Rivers Cuomo]]'s laptop at Weezer's [[Office Demos|rented office space]] on [[June 23]], [[2003]]. The song continued to be demoed throughout 2003 and was alternately on Cuomo's "A-List" during pre-production on ''Make Believe''. | |||
===Band Commentary=== | ===Band Commentary=== | ||
:'''Rivers:''' I was living in an apartment above the Sunset Strip, and every Friday and Saturday night I’d hear people cruising and partying, and hooting and hollering. And I went to sleep one night and I heard those sounds all through the night, in my dreams. I had this dream about a kid on the Metro bus, blasting hip hop into his brain through his headphones. And the music sounded so decadent and overstimulating, and I woke up in the midst of that dream, in a haze, and immediately said to myself, “Man, we’re all on drugs!” And I instantly knew that would be a cool song. | :'''Rivers:''' I was living in an apartment above the Sunset Strip, and every Friday and Saturday night I’d hear people cruising and partying, and hooting and hollering. And I went to sleep one night and I heard those sounds all through the night, in my dreams. I had this dream about a kid on the Metro bus, blasting hip hop into his brain through his headphones. And the music sounded so decadent and overstimulating, and I woke up in the midst of that dream, in a haze, and immediately said to myself, “Man, we’re all on drugs!” And I instantly knew that would be a cool song. | ||
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:'''Scott:''' Right on! It’s funny, and I remember you talking about - when you were living in that apartment—it’s like, ‘I always hear these people going, ‘WHOOO! WHOO! All night long, a whole car full of girls are like, ‘WHOO!’’ and that’s exactly what we sing in that song. [laughter] It’s really cool. After the first chorus at these shows, even though nobody knows the song yet, people are so into it. Out of all the new songs, that song seems to hit people the fastest, to me. | :'''Scott:''' Right on! It’s funny, and I remember you talking about - when you were living in that apartment—it’s like, ‘I always hear these people going, ‘WHOOO! WHOO! All night long, a whole car full of girls are like, ‘WHOO!’’ and that’s exactly what we sing in that song. [laughter] It’s really cool. After the first chorus at these shows, even though nobody knows the song yet, people are so into it. Out of all the new songs, that song seems to hit people the fastest, to me. | ||
:'''Pat:''' Yeah, [[KROQ|Kevin and Bean]] talk about that song all the time, I guess. They’re like, ‘that’s the best title ever!’. | :'''Pat:''' Yeah, [[KROQ|Kevin and Bean]] talk about that song all the time, I guess. They’re like, ‘that’s the best title ever!’. | ||
Initial pressings of ''Make Believe'' contained an incorrect mix of "We Are All on Drugs", featuring different lyrics during the bridge ("I want to confiscate your drugs / I don't think I can get enough"). Upon discovering the mistake, the band had the correct version included on later pressings of the album, and released it as the album's second single. There is also a censored version called "We Are All In Love", mainly used for airings of the video on stations that objected to the drug reference. Pat Wilson came up with the censored title and originally wanted to call it "We Are All on Hugs". | |||
In a [[May 9]], [[2005]] interview with Y100, [[Weezer]] lead singer [[Rivers Cuomo]] talked about the song: "Don't take it literally...I'm singing more about the fact [of] how addicted we all are to stimulating ourselves, and over-stimulating ourselves with music, or whatever it is in our lives. [It's] not necessarily about drugs." | |||
When the song was serviced to radio, the band was not free to immediately film a video. In order to get a quick video made to promote the song, a hastenly-edited video was constructed using footage from a 1985 video for the song [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhTdKigJhZc "Fear No Evil"] by heavy metal band [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grim_Reaper_(band) Grim Reaper]. Eventually, a proper video - employing heavy use of green-screen effects - was shot and distributed. | |||
==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
"We Are All on Drugs" received moderate commercial success, peaking at number 10 on the US Modern Rock radio charts and number 35 on the main US charts. The song has fared poorly with critics. In December of 2005, [[Pitchfork Media]] named "We Are All on Drugs" as one of [http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/6219-2005-comments-lists-the-15-worst-releases-of-2005/ "The 15 Worst Releases of 2005"], and provided only the word "OBVIOUSLY!!!" as a comment. | "We Are All on Drugs" received moderate commercial success, peaking at number 10 on the US Modern Rock radio charts and number 35 on the main US charts. The song has fared poorly with critics. In December of 2005, [[Pitchfork Media]] named "We Are All on Drugs" as one of [http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/6219-2005-comments-lists-the-15-worst-releases-of-2005/ "The 15 Worst Releases of 2005"], and provided only the word "OBVIOUSLY!!!" as a comment. | ||
==Track listing== | ==Track listing== | ||
'''UK Retail 7" (Pink Vinyl)''' | '''UK Retail 7" (Pink Vinyl)''' | ||
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#"[[Burndt Jamb]]" (Live) | #"[[Burndt Jamb]]" (Live) | ||
#"[[We Are All on Drugs]]" (CD-ROM Video) | #"[[We Are All on Drugs]]" (CD-ROM Video) | ||
*"Burndt Jamb" was recorded on July 26, 2002 in [[2002-07-26 - Camden, NJ|Camden, NJ]].<br> | *"Burndt Jamb" was recorded on July 26, 2002 in [[2002-07-26 - Camden, NJ|Camden, NJ]].<br> | ||
*The video featured on the CD is the "Fear No Evil" version | *The video featured on the CD is the "Fear No Evil" version | ||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead guitar, lead vocals | *[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead guitar, lead vocals | ||
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*[[Scott Shriner]] – bass guitar, backing vocals | *[[Scott Shriner]] – bass guitar, backing vocals | ||
*[[Rick Rubin]] - producer | *[[Rick Rubin]] - producer | ||
==Music Video== | |||
The music video was directed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Francis Justin Francis].<br> | |||
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==Alternate versions== | |||
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==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
<poem>When you're out with your friends | <poem>When you're out with your friends | ||
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'Cause you're on drugs | 'Cause you're on drugs | ||
Give it to me | Give it to me | ||
We are all on drugs yeah | We are all on drugs, yeah | ||
Never getting enough (never get enough) | Never getting enough (never get enough) | ||
We are all on drugs yeah | We are all on drugs, yeah | ||
Give me some of that stuff | Give me some of that stuff | ||
And you twitch in your seat | And you twitch in your seat | ||
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When you're on drugs | When you're on drugs | ||
And the best of your days | And the best of your days | ||
Will vanish in the haze | Will all vanish in the haze | ||
When you're on drugs | When you're on drugs | ||
And you wish you could quit | And you wish you could quit | ||
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But you're on drugs | But you're on drugs | ||
I want to reach a higher plane | I want to reach a higher plane | ||
Where things will never be the same | |||
===Alternate bridge=== | |||
I want to confiscate your drugs | I want to confiscate your drugs | ||
I don't think I can get enough</poem> | I don't think I can get enough</poem> | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[List of Weezer songs]] | * [[List of Weezer songs]] | ||
[[Category:Weezer songs]] | [[Category:Weezer songs]] | ||
[[Category:Weezer singles]] | [[Category:Weezer singles]] | ||