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"'''I Need Some of That'''" is the fourth track and third single from ''[[Van Weezer]]''. It was released on [[April 21]], [[2021]]. | "'''I Need Some of That'''" is the fourth track and third single from ''[[Van Weezer]]''. It was released on [[April 21]], [[2021]]. Prior to its release as a [[Weezer]] song, it appeared under the title "'''風吹けば'''" (''When the Wind Blows''), as the fifth track on the [[2017]] album ''[[ニマイメ]]'' (''Nimaime'') by [[Scott & Rivers]]. | ||
Prior to its release as a [[Weezer]] song, it appeared under the title "'''風吹けば'''" (''When the Wind Blows''), as the fifth track on the [[2017]] album ''[[ニマイメ]]'' (''Nimaime'') by [[Scott & Rivers]]. | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The song was originally co-written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] with [[Josh Alexander]] and [[Billy Steinberg]] prior to the release of Weezer's [[2010]] album ''[[Hurley]]''<ref>Cuomo, Rivers. "Van Weezer". ''Mister Rivers' Neighborhood''. https://www.riverscuomo.com/wiki/Van%20Weezer Retrieved from ''Internet Archive'' https://web.archive.org/web/20210302221241/https://riverscuomo.com/wiki/Van%20Weezer</ref><ref>"Riverpedia archive - 10/19/2020" ''Weezerpedia'' 19 October 2020. https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/Riverpedia_archive_-_10/19/2020</ref> and demoed in English as "I Need Some of That". The song was seen written in {{PN|Ric Ocasek}} notebook in a video posted to Cuomo's Instagram <ref>Cuomo, Rivers. (rivers_cuomo) "Weezer is super excited to announce that Ric Ocasek is producing our new record #weezerwednesday" ''Instagram'', 26 March 2014. https://www.instagram.com/p/mA_0v2iJat/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet</ref> during the making of ''[[Everything Will Be Alright in the End]]'', but did not appear on the final album. | The song was originally co-written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] with [[Josh Alexander]] and [[Billy Steinberg]] prior to the release of Weezer's [[2010]] album ''[[Hurley]]''<ref>Cuomo, Rivers. "Van Weezer". ''Mister Rivers' Neighborhood''. https://www.riverscuomo.com/wiki/Van%20Weezer Retrieved from ''Internet Archive'' https://web.archive.org/web/20210302221241/https://riverscuomo.com/wiki/Van%20Weezer</ref><ref>"Riverpedia archive - 10/19/2020" ''Weezerpedia'' 19 October 2020. https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/Riverpedia_archive_-_10/19/2020</ref> and demoed in English as "I Need Some of That". The song was seen written in {{PN|Ric Ocasek}} notebook in a video posted to Cuomo's Instagram <ref>Cuomo, Rivers. (rivers_cuomo) "Weezer is super excited to announce that Ric Ocasek is producing our new record #weezerwednesday" ''Instagram'', 26 March 2014. https://www.instagram.com/p/mA_0v2iJat/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet</ref> during the making of ''[[Everything Will Be Alright in the End]]'', but did not appear on the final album. Fans who heard this early iteration of the song during [[listening parties]] at the time corroborated that [[Ric Ocasek]] provided vocals on the track.<ref>[https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:Thenest_ineedsomeofthat.png Screenshot of post] by the nest. ''AllThingsWeezer'' 25 October 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2021. http://www.allthingsweezer.com/index.php?threads/new-huge-ewbaite-demo-list-with-details-on-each-song.52867/page-7#post-1768758</ref> A clip of Ocasek singing a verse of the song ("I'm going to take my bicycle pump...") was recorded during ''EWBAITE'' sessions in 2014. Cuomo stated in an interview, "It was going to be on Van Weezer but, sadly, at the last minute, we couldn’t get clearance from his record company."<ref>Wilson, Rob. "Interview: Rivers Cuomo on the future of Weezer" ''Gigwise''. 6 May 2021. https://www.gigwise.com/features/3398730/interview--rivers-cuomo-on-the-future-of-weezer</ref> Despite this, the song appears as an unlisted track on some vinyl pressings of ''Van Weezer'', along with the song "[[I've Thrown It All Away]]." | ||
The song was later rewritten in Japanese, with additional songwriting assistance from [[Scott Murphy]], and released under the title "風吹けば" on [[Scott & Rivers]]' [[ニマイメ | The song was later rewritten in Japanese, with additional songwriting assistance from [[Scott Murphy]], and released under the title "風吹けば" on [[Scott & Rivers]]' second album, ''[[ニマイメ]]'' (''Nimaime'') in [[2017]]. | ||
On [[April 30]], [[2020]] the June [[2020]] issue of the magazine ''Guitar Player'' appeared online and confirmed "I Need Some of That" as a ''Van Weezer'' track:<blockquote>''Similar hard-rock references abound throughout Van Weezer, including the note-for-note cribbing of Randy Rhoads' iconic riff from Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy Train" in "[[Blue Dream]]," the fist-pumping solo that highlights "[[She Needs Me]]" and the bombastic drum salvo that opens "I Need Some of That." which is itself a note-perfect re-creation of the beat that kicks off Quiet Riot's 1983 hesher anthem "Metal Health (Bang Your Head)."</blockquote> | On [[April 30]], [[2020]] the June [[2020]] issue of the magazine ''Guitar Player'' appeared online and confirmed "I Need Some of That" as a ''Van Weezer'' track:<blockquote>''Similar hard-rock references abound throughout Van Weezer, including the note-for-note cribbing of Randy Rhoads' iconic riff from Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy Train" in "[[Blue Dream]]," the fist-pumping solo that highlights "[[She Needs Me]]" and the bombastic drum salvo that opens "I Need Some of That." which is itself a note-perfect re-creation of the beat that kicks off Quiet Riot's 1983 hesher anthem "Metal Health (Bang Your Head)."</blockquote> | ||
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The version of the song on ''Van Weezer'' features additional writing credits for [[Tim Pagnotta]] (who also co-wrote "[[The End of the Game]]"), [[Geoffrey Downes|Geoff Downes]] (of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Buggles the Buggles], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes_(band) Yes], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia_(band) Asia]), and [[Buck Dharma]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_%C3%96yster_Cult Blue Öyster Cult]. | The version of the song on ''Van Weezer'' features additional writing credits for [[Tim Pagnotta]] (who also co-wrote "[[The End of the Game]]"), [[Geoffrey Downes|Geoff Downes]] (of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Buggles the Buggles], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes_(band) Yes], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia_(band) Asia]), and [[Buck Dharma]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_%C3%96yster_Cult Blue Öyster Cult]. | ||
The ''Van Weezer'' recording of the song also includes additional vocals from [[Ric Ocasek]], [[Charlie Brand]], and producer [[Suzy Shinn]]. The last 30 seconds is a conversation between [[Karl Koch]], Ric Ocasek, and Rivers from the recording sessions for the Blue Album. <ref> | The ''Van Weezer'' recording of the song also includes additional vocals from [[Ric Ocasek]], [[Charlie Brand]], and producer [[Suzy Shinn]]. The last 30 seconds is a conversation between [[Karl Koch]], Ric Ocasek, and Rivers from the recording sessions for the Blue Album.<ref>''Weezer – Video Capture Device: Treasures from the Vault 1991–2002''. Dir. Karl Koch. Geffen. 2004. https://youtu.be/VjTAlB_fum0?t=05m56s </ref> | ||
==Audio== | ==Audio== | ||