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"No One Else" is often considered a fan favorite and is frequently performed live. [[Todd Sullivan]] listed it as one of the songs that caused him to take notice of Weezer. During a number of live shows in the summer of 2000, Weezer modified "No One Else" and "[[Buddy Holly]]" by adding an extended instrumental introduction. The band kept the introduction for Buddy Holly as a part of the performance until 2005, but dropped the introduction to "No One Else" after only a few shows. | "No One Else" is often considered a fan favorite and is frequently performed live. [[Todd Sullivan]] listed it as one of the songs that caused him to take notice of Weezer. During a number of live shows in the summer of 2000, Weezer modified "No One Else" and "[[Buddy Holly]]" by adding an extended instrumental introduction. The band kept the introduction for Buddy Holly as a part of the performance until 2005, but dropped the introduction to "No One Else" after only a few shows. | ||
Cuomo has described the song as "the jealous-obsessive asshole in me freaking out on my girlfriend." | Cuomo has described the song as "the jealous-obsessive asshole in me freaking out on my girlfriend." Cuomo confirmed that this girlfriend was "Caucasian" in a [[2007]] blog entry [http://gloriousnoise.com/2007/weezer_riviers_cuomo_on_asian]. In [[2020]], Cuomo [[Riverpedia_archive_-_08/21/2020#No_One_Else|stated]] that the song was "written about Petra" (not to be confused with [[Petra Haden]]). | ||
The song is also notable for being the only track on ''The Blue Album'' played in standard tuning. All other tracks were recorded a half-step down. | The song is also notable for being the only track on ''The Blue Album'' played in standard tuning. All other tracks were recorded a half-step down. | ||
==Audio== | ==Audio== | ||
===Official releases=== | ===Official releases=== | ||