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The next day, on [[April 10]], Cuomo mentioned that there would be a [[Homie]] song on ''Van Weezer'', as well as a bonus track originally written around [[1992]].<ref>Clay, Tiffany. "Rivers Cuomo Island In The Zoom 4-10-2020." ''YouTube'', uploaded by Tiffany C, 4 October 2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23lKoWnxEVc</ref> It was also revealed that all the album's tracks were fully mastered, with the only track ordering left to be determined. On [[April 14]], Cuomo sang a small segment of the song, "[[I've Thrown It All Away]]", during [[List_of_Rivers_Cuomo_video_streams#Island_in_the_Zoom|a webinar with fans hosted by Cuomo on the video platform Zoom]], for which co-writer [[Jason Cropper]] was present.<ref>"04-14-20 Rivers Cuomo Zoom Jason Cropper Lonely Girl, Cant Fight this Feeling, Purification of Water." ''YouTube'', uploaded by stupidsuck1010, 18 April 2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOkTmq3x87s</ref> On [[September 2]], Cuomo confirmed via [[Riverpedia archive - 09/02/2020|a Riverpedia entry]] that the 1992 song "[[I've Thrown It All Away]]" had recently been recorded with the band. The article was later [[Riverpedia archive - 09/06/2020|updated]] on [[September 6]] to specify that it would be on the album. On [[September 3]], Cuomo confirmed via [[Riverpedia archive - 09/03/2020|another Riverpedia entry]] that "[[Sheila Can Do It]]" was the aforementioned Homie song appearing on ''Van Weezer''. | The next day, on [[April 10]], Cuomo mentioned that there would be a [[Homie]] song on ''Van Weezer'', as well as a bonus track originally written around [[1992]].<ref>Clay, Tiffany. "Rivers Cuomo Island In The Zoom 4-10-2020." ''YouTube'', uploaded by Tiffany C, 4 October 2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23lKoWnxEVc</ref> It was also revealed that all the album's tracks were fully mastered, with the only track ordering left to be determined. On [[April 14]], Cuomo sang a small segment of the song, "[[I've Thrown It All Away]]", during [[List_of_Rivers_Cuomo_video_streams#Island_in_the_Zoom|a webinar with fans hosted by Cuomo on the video platform Zoom]], for which co-writer [[Jason Cropper]] was present.<ref>"04-14-20 Rivers Cuomo Zoom Jason Cropper Lonely Girl, Cant Fight this Feeling, Purification of Water." ''YouTube'', uploaded by stupidsuck1010, 18 April 2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOkTmq3x87s</ref> On [[September 2]], Cuomo confirmed via [[Riverpedia archive - 09/02/2020|a Riverpedia entry]] that the 1992 song "[[I've Thrown It All Away]]" had recently been recorded with the band. The article was later [[Riverpedia archive - 09/06/2020|updated]] on [[September 6]] to specify that it would be on the album. On [[September 3]], Cuomo confirmed via [[Riverpedia archive - 09/03/2020|another Riverpedia entry]] that "[[Sheila Can Do It]]" was the aforementioned Homie song appearing on ''Van Weezer''. | ||
On [[April 17]], during [[List_of_Rivers_Cuomo_video_streams#Island_in_the_Zoom|a Zoom chat with fans]], Cuomo stated that the release of ''Van Weezer'' had been postponed (due to the COVID-19 pandemic). The postponement was formally announced alongside the release of the second single, "[[Hero]]", on [[May 6]], 2020 | On [[April 17]], during [[List_of_Rivers_Cuomo_video_streams#Island_in_the_Zoom|a Zoom chat with fans]], Cuomo stated that the release of ''Van Weezer'' had been postponed (due to the COVID-19 pandemic). The postponement was formally announced alongside the release of the second single, "[[Hero]]", on [[May 6]], 2020. | ||
On [[April 30]], the track names "[[Precious Metal Girl]]", "[[Beginning of the End]]", "[[She Needs Me]]", "[[I Need Some of That]]", and "[[Blue Dream]]" were confirmed by the June [[2020]] issue of the magazine ''Guitar Player''. | On [[April 30]], the track names "[[Precious Metal Girl]]", "[[Beginning of the End]]", "[[She Needs Me]]", "[[I Need Some of That]]", and "[[Blue Dream]]" were confirmed by the June [[2020]] issue of the magazine ''Guitar Player''. | ||