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 *[[List of Official Bootlegs|Official Bootlegs]] (live versions)
 *''[[I'm Your Daddy]]'' digital-45 single (live version, iTunes Canada only)
+*''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]''
 ==Overview==
-According to the [[Recording_History_-_Page_15#Rivers_A-List.2C_7.2F3.2F04|Weezer Recording History]], [[Rivers Cuomo]] wrote "Beverly Hills" around spring of [[2004]]. At #669, the song is the latest-known song to have an entry in the [[Catalog O' Riffs]]. It was considered an "A-list" contender by Cuomo for inclusion on ''[[Make Believe]]'' during the album's pre-production. The song was consistently included on the album's working tracklist, though it is known to have been considered for inclusion later on the album, as ''Make Believe's'' [https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:Amazon_screenshot_(1).jpg Amazon.com page] listed as the fourth track in the months prior to release. Stephanie Eitel of the band [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent_Sparks Agent Sparks] provided the "Gimmme, gimme" backing vocals.
+According to the [[Recording_History_-_Page_15#Rivers_A-List.2C_7.2F3.2F04|Weezer Recording History]], [[Rivers Cuomo]] wrote "Beverly Hills" around spring of [[2004]]. It was considered an "A-list" contender by Cuomo for inclusion on ''[[Make Believe]]'' during the album's pre-production. The original demo for the song, released in November of [[2020]] as part of the digital compilation ''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]'', featured a completely different chorus melody from the final version. The song was consistently included on the album's working tracklist, though it is known to have been considered for inclusion later on the album, as ''Make Believe's'' [https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:Amazon_screenshot_(1).jpg Amazon.com page] listed as the fourth track in the months prior to release. Stephanie Eitel of the band [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent_Sparks Agent Sparks] provided the "Gimmme, gimme" backing vocals.
 "Beverly Hills" is, to date, [[Weezer]]'s most commercially successful single. The song topped the ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart for a week, spending months near the top of the Billboard Hot 100 (peaking at #10). The song was certified gold on [[June 6]], [[2005]]. As of January 2006 the digital single has been purchased over 962,000 times on iTunes. It also did very well on other Billboard charts, such as Adult Top 40 (#8 peak), Hot Digital Songs (#1 peak) and Mainstream Rock Tracks (#26). The song also made the Top 10 on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at #9 and remaining on the chart for five more weeks. The song was the top-selling digital download of 2005 according to Nielsen SoundScan [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929083403/http://www.mp3.com/news/stories/2819.html].