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Sharp left the band in 1998 under circumstances that haven't been made fully clear to the public. Despite this, he and Sharp appeared to maintain a positive friendship and working relationship. While writing for [[The Rentals|his group's]] sophomore record ''[[Seven More Minutes]]'', Sharp brought Cuomo a version of "[[My Head is in the Sun]]," which they collaborated on, seemingly fruitfully.

This relationship soured, however, In 2002, Sharp brought legal charges against the band, claiming he was entitled to one-third interest in a number of the band's songs, especially "[[Undone - The Sweater Song]]" and nine of the songs from ''[[Pinkerton]]'', which he claimed he deserved a writing credit for.

According to [[Note to Fans from Matt Sharp - August 4, 2004|a letter that Sharp wrote]], the pair experienced "a quick and explosive creative period" in February of 2004. They purportedly worked on 15-16 "new song ideas" together. Aside from one title - "[[Time Song]]" - none of these have surfaced and no released or leaked songs from either songwriter have been linked to the abandoned project.

Surprising many fans, Cuomo joined Sharp on stage on [[February 12]], [[2004]] during a stop on Sharp's [[List of Matt Sharp concerts|solo acoustic tour]]. The pair played four songs together: "[[Mrs. Young]]," "Time Song," "[[Say It Ain't So]]," and "[[Undone - The Sweater Song]]." "Mrs. Young" is the pair's first formal collaboration, beginning as a Sharp-penned [[1993]] demo and originally written for Weezer. Cuomo assisted with the song's arrangement and the band considered it as a b-side, but it was never released. "Time Song" is a Sharp outtake, presumably written alongside the rest of his solo songs, whose [[Matt Sharp concert: 10/23/03 - Nashville, TN|first-known live performance]] was [[October 23]], [[2003]]. This duet performance of the song featured a new bridge, which, fans assume, was written by Cuomo.