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| Label = Crush Music/Atlantic Records | | Label = Crush Music/Atlantic Records | ||
| Writer = Rivers Cuomo | | Writer = Rivers Cuomo, [[Kevin Ridel]] | ||
| Producer = [[Suzy Shinn]] | | Producer = [[Suzy Shinn]] | ||
| Status = Released (Weezer version) <br> live bootleg circulating (Homie version) | | Status = Released (Weezer version) <br> live bootleg circulating (Homie version) | ||
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In [[2009]], the song was covered for a [[HOMiE - Volume 1|Homie tribute album]] recorded by fans Lifetaker and runnersdialzero. | In [[2009]], the song was covered for a [[HOMiE - Volume 1|Homie tribute album]] recorded by fans Lifetaker and runnersdialzero. | ||
The song was allegedly <ref>the nest. "Is Rules of Life top 3 on ewbaite?" ''All Things Weezer'' forum, 10 April 2018. http://www.allthingsweezer.com/index.php?threads/is-rules-of-life-top-3-on-ewbaite.45503/page-4#post-1556431</ref> considered by Cuomo for inclusion on [[Weezer]]'s planned ninth album (that eventually became ''[[Everything Will Be Alright in the End]]''), but the idea was quickly scrapped | The song was allegedly <ref>the nest. "Is Rules of Life top 3 on ewbaite?" ''All Things Weezer'' forum, 10 April 2018. http://www.allthingsweezer.com/index.php?threads/is-rules-of-life-top-3-on-ewbaite.45503/page-4#post-1556431</ref> considered by Cuomo for inclusion on [[Weezer]]'s planned ninth album (that eventually became ''[[Everything Will Be Alright in the End]]''), but the idea was quickly scrapped. | ||
A rehearsal recording from September of [[1997]] was included among hundreds of demos leaked online through the [[riverscuomo.com demos|demo storefront]] on [[riverscuomo.com]] on [[November 7]], [[2020]]. A single copy of the song was sold to a user upon the storefront's launch on [[November 9]], whereupon it was made freely available for other users. The recording was briefly available as part of the digital compilation ''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]'', but was removed due to the presence of performers other than Cuomo. | A rehearsal recording from September of [[1997]] was included among hundreds of demos leaked online through the [[riverscuomo.com demos|demo storefront]] on [[riverscuomo.com]] on [[November 7]], [[2020]]. A single copy of the song was sold to a user upon the storefront's launch on [[November 9]], whereupon it was made freely available for other users. The recording was briefly available as part of the digital compilation ''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]'', but was removed due to the presence of performers other than Cuomo. | ||
In a [[Riverpedia archive - 09/03/2020|Riverpedia entry]] on [[September 3]], [[2020]], Cuomo confirmed that the song "Eventually came out on ''[[Van Weezer]]''."<ref>Cuomo, Rivers. "Sheila Can Do It", ''Mister Rivers' Neighborhood'', 3 December 2020, https://www.riverscuomo.com/wiki/Sheila%20Can%20Do%20It</ref> Cuomo noted in the same entry a few days later that the song's hook resembled the [[Ridel High]] song "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crNB8mhnyig Monsters Under Your Bed]". "Sheila Can Do It" was released on ''Van Weezer'' on [[May 7]], [[2021]]. [[Kevin Ridel]] is a credited songwriter, due to the song's resemblance to the aforementioned Ridel High song. | |||
==Live performances== | ==Live performances== | ||
*[[Homie concert: 11/04/1997 - Cambridge, MA]] | *[[Homie concert: 11/04/1997 - Cambridge, MA]] | ||