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'''"High As A Kite"''' is the third track from ''[[Weezer (The Black Album)|The Black Album]]''. It was released on [[February 21]], [[2019]] alongside the fourth track, "[[Living in L.A.]]". | '''"High As A Kite"''' is the third track from ''[[Weezer (The Black Album)|The Black Album]]''. It was released on [[February 21]], [[2019]] alongside the fourth track, "[[Living in L.A.]]". | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
In an interview with Zane Lowe, Rivers said that the song was about his mixed feelings with escapism, and that it reminded him of the song "[[Surf Wax America]]" in that respect. The song's verse melody appears to have been re-appropriated from "[[When We Were Young]]", a song originally intended for ''[[Everything Will Be Alright in the End]]''. According to music journalist Scott Heisel, the bass chord progression was changed prior to release: | In an interview with Zane Lowe, Rivers said that the song was about his mixed feelings with escapism, and that it reminded him of the song "[[Surf Wax America]]" in that respect. The song's verse melody appears to have been re-appropriated from "[[When We Were Young]]", a song originally intended for ''[[Everything Will Be Alright in the End]]''. According to music journalist Scott Heisel, the bass chord progression was changed prior to release [https://www.allthingsweezer.com/index.php?threads/high-as-a-kite-yay-or-nay.51740/page-8#post-1741774]: | ||
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==Music Video== | ==Music Video== | ||
The music video was directed by Nathan Presley. It was released alongside the single on [[February 21]].<br> | |||
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