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| Format  = CD
| Format  = CD
| Recorded = December 2000, Cello Studios, Los Angeles, California
| Recorded = December 2000, Cello Studios, Los Angeles, California
| Length  = 3:20
| Length  = 3:19
| Label    = Geffen  
| Label    = Geffen  
| Writer  = [[Rivers Cuomo]]
| Writer  = [[Rivers Cuomo]]
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"'''Starlight'''" is a ''[[Green Album]]'' outtake that was released as a [[List of Weezer b-sides and bonus tracks|b-side]].
{{Infobox song
| Name    = Starlight
| Cover    = Zed-Starlight.jpg
| Caption  = United States CD single cover
| Type    = Single
| Artist  = Zed
| Album  = This Little Empire
| Released = 2002
| Recorded = Radiostar Studios
| Length  = 2:50
| Label    = Geffen
| Writer  = [[Rivers Cuomo]]
| Producer = Sylvia Massy Shivy and Zed
| Status  = Officially released
| Misc    = {{Extra album cover 2
  | Upper caption  = Alternate cover
  | Type          = Single
  | Cover          = Zed-Starlight-NZ.jpg
  | Lower caption  = New Zealand CD single cover
}}}}
"'''Starlight'''" is a song recorded during sessions for ''[[Weezer (The Green Album)|The Green Album]]'' and released as a [[List of Weezer b-sides and bonus tracks|b-side]]. In [[2002]], the song was covered by New Zealand pop rock band [[Zed]].
===Appearances===
===Appearances===
*''[[Hash Pipe]]'' (International retail CD single)
====Weezer version====
*''Hash Pipe'' (UK retail CD single)
*"[[Hash Pipe]]" (International retail CD single)
*''[[Island in the Sun]]'' (Japan retail CD single)
*"Hash Pipe" (UK retail CD single)
 
*"[[Island in the Sun]]" (Japan retail CD single)
*''Weezer'' (German 5-track sampler, Motor Music GMBH, 3:28 mix)
====Zed version====
*"Starlight" ([[Zed]], 2002 single)
*''The Hot Chick: Original Soundtrack'' (2002)
*''[[This Little Empire]]'' (2003)
==Overview==
==Overview==
"Starlight" was one of the fourteen ''Green'' sessions tracks that was leaked prior to the album's release, and was a contender to make the album's final cut. Like all the other songs from the early MP3 leak, "Starlight" appeared in unmastered and unedited form with a total length of 3:28. The officially released B-Side version on various ''Hash Pipe'' singles was edited down to 3:20, omitting the "Whoa, that's not enough" section after the final chorus.
"Starlight" was written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] and first known to have been demoed by [[Weezer]] at Cuomo's home studio on [[November 11]], [[2000]]. "Starlight" may have formed the basis for the ''Green Album'' track "[[Knock-down Drag-out]]," as the entry in the [[Catalog O' Riffs]] for the latter lists the alternate title "Slow Starlight". "Starlight" continued to be rehearsed by Weezer through December and was recorded in the studio during the ''Green Album'' sessions in January of [[2001]].


In July 2011, after over 10 years, an Argentinian promo CD from Universal Music (Argentina) including the early edit of the song, fully mastered, was found on eBay by a Weezer fan and shared on [[Allthingsweezer.com]]. At the time, it was thought to be the only known official and physical release of any of the early edits of the ''Green Album'' songs. However, this early edit can also be found on a German 5-track ''Green Album'' promo sampler by Motor Music.
The song was one of the fourteen ''Green'' session tracks leaked prior to the album's release. Like all the other songs from the early MP3 leak, "Starlight" appeared in unmastered and unedited form with a total length of 3:28. The official mix of the song, released as a b-side on various "[[Hash Pipe]]" and "[[Island in the Sun]]" singles, was edited down to 3:20, omitting the "Whoa, that's not enough" section after the final chorus. The longer mix of the song, fully mastered, appeared on a 5-track CD sampler in Germany released by Motor Music GMBH, as well as an Argentinian promotional CD from Universal Music.
==Zed cover==
"Starlight" was covered by Zed in [[2002]] and released as the first track of the soundtrack to the [[2002]] comedy film {{Wiki2|The_Hot_Chick#Soundtrack|''The Hot Chick''}} starring {{Wiki2|Rob_Schneider|Rob Schneider}}. It was also released as a CD single in both the United States and New Zealand on [[Geffen Records]] and {{Wiki2|Universal_Music_New_Zealand|Universal}}, respectively. The New Zealand release of the single features two additional tracks ("Watching the World" and "This One") as well as the music video for "Starlight". The cover was later released as track five on Zed's [[2003]] album ''[[This Little Empire]]''.


These promo releases may also indicates that all the songs may have been edited after the mastering process. So odds are that lossless and mastered versions of the early edits indeed exist and were possibly used for other promo releases.
[[Rivers Cuomo]] was flattered by the cover, calling Zed's arrangement an improvement.{{Citation needed}}
 
===Music video===
"Starlight" may have formed the basis for the ''Green Album'' track "[[Knock-down Drag-out]]". The entry in the [[Catalog O' Riffs]] for the latter song lists the alternate title "Slow Starlight".
A music video was recorded featuring the band playing in a high school while characters from the film (including Schneider himself) swap places with members of the band after drinking an "enchanted" drink, vaguely reflecting on the general plot of ''The Hot Chick''.
 
==Zed cover==
{{Main|Main article: [[Starlight (Zed)]]}}
The song was covered a year later in [[2002]] by the New Zealand-based band [[Zed]]. The cover was featured as the first track of the [[2002]] {{Wiki2|Rob_Schneider|Rob Schneider}}-fronted comedy film {{Wiki2|The_Hot_Chick#Soundtrack|''The Hot Chick''}}, and was released as a CD single in both the United States and New Zealand.


<youtube>PGWvMPoXX6g</youtube>
==Personnel==
==Personnel==
===Weezer===
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead guitar, lead vocals
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead guitar, lead vocals
*[[Patrick Wilson]] – percussion
*[[Patrick Wilson]] – percussion
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*[[Mikey Welsh]] – bass guitar
*[[Mikey Welsh]] – bass guitar
*[[Ric Ocasek]] - producer
*[[Ric Ocasek]] - producer
===Zed===
*Nathan King — guitar, lead vocals
*Andy Lynch — guitar
*Ben Campbell — bass
*Adrian Palmer — drums
*Martin Kierszenbaum — A&R
*Robert Hayes — management
==Known recordings==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em; font-size:.9em;
!Performer(s)
!Title
!Date of recording
!Recording location
!Length
!Appeared on
!Notes
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Starlight
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[November 11]], [[2000]]<ref name="rechist12-11">Koch, Karl. [[Recording_History_-_Page_12#.22November_Demos.22_Continued_demos_made_at_Rivers.27s_home_studio.|Weezer Recording History - Page 12]]</ref>
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|6145 Rodgerton Dr., Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|DA-88 8-track recording. Number of takes unknown.
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Starlight
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[December 3]], [[2000]]<ref name="rechist12-11" />
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|6145 Rodgerton Dr., Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|DA-88 8-track recording. Instrumental.
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Starlight
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[December 7]], [[2000]]<ref name="rechist12-11" />
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|6145 Rodgerton Dr., Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|DA-88 8-track recording. Number of takes unknown.
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Starlight
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[December 14]], [[2000]]<ref name="rechist12-1214">Koch, Karl. [[Recording_History_-_Page_12#12.2F14.2F00_Rehersal_at_Swing_House_Studios|Weezer Recording History - Page 12]]</ref>
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Swing House Rehearsal & Recording, Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|DAT rehearsal.
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Starlight
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[December 14]], [[2000]]<ref name="rechist12-1214" />
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Swing House Rehearsal & Recording, Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|DAT rehearsal.
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Starlight
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[December 14]], [[2000]]<ref name="rechist12-1214" />
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Swing House Rehearsal & Recording, Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|DAT rehearsal.
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Starlight
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[December 14]], [[2000]]<ref name="rechist12-1214" />
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Swing House Rehearsal & Recording, Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|DAT rehearsal.
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Starlight
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[December 14]], [[2000]]<ref name="rechist12-1214" />
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Swing House Rehearsal & Recording, Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|DAT rehearsal.
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Starlight
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[December 23]], [[2000]]<ref name="rechist12-lmd">Koch, Karl. [[Recording_History_-_Page_12#Late_December_.22Last_Minute_Demos.22|Weezer Recording History - Page 12]]</ref>
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|"Last-minute" demo
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Starlight
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[December 26]], [[2000]]<ref name="rechist12-lmd" />
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|"Last-minute" demo
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Starlight
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[December 29]], [[2000]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Cello Studios, Los Angeles
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Studio recording
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Starlight
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[January 3]], [[2001]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Cello Studios, Los Angeles
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Studio recording
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Starlight
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[January 5]], [[2001]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Cello Studios, Los Angeles
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|3:28
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
*''Weezer'' (German 5-track sampler, Motor Music GMBH, 3:28 mix)
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Longer, pre-release mix
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Starlight
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[January 5]], [[2001]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Cello Studios, Los Angeles
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|3:19
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
*"[[Hash Pipe]]" (International retail CD single)
*"Hash Pipe" (UK retail CD single)
*"[[Island in the Sun]]" (Japan retail CD single)
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Zed]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Starlight
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[2002]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|?
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|2:52
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
*''Starlight'' (single)
*''The Hot Chick: Original Soundtrack''
*''[[The Little Empire]]''
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Cover version
|-
|}
==Audio==
==Audio==
===Weezer===
<youtube>0JGYm4e6kL8</youtube>
<youtube>0JGYm4e6kL8</youtube>
<youtube>GIHoqYH9zYQ</youtube>
<youtube>GIHoqYH9zYQ</youtube>
===Zed===
<youtube>S96Vg09guvA</youtube>
==Gallery==
===United States CD Release===
<gallery>
Image:Zed-Starlight.jpg|Cover
Image:Zed-Starlight-back.jpg|Back cover
Image:Zed-Starlight-disc.jpg|Disc
</gallery>
===New Zealand CD Release===
<gallery>
Image:Zed-Starlight-NZ.jpg|Cover
</gallery>
==Lyrics==
==Lyrics==
<poem>That's alright
<poem>That's alright
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The pain you felt has burdened you
The pain you felt has burdened you
You can't feel loved
You can't feel love
I'm glad that I have been with you
I'm glad that I have been with you
But that's not enough
But that's not enough
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The pain you felt has burdened you
The pain you felt has burdened you
You can't feel loved
You can't feel love
I'm glad that I have been with you
I'm glad that I have been with you
But that's not enough
But that's not enough
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of Weezer songs]]
*[[List of Weezer songs]]
*[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]]
*[[Zed]]
*''[[This Little Empire]]''
==External links==
*[http://www.zedquarters.com/ Zed's official site]
*[http://www.zedquarters.com/ Zed's official site]
 
==References==
[[Category:Weezer songs]]
<references />
[[Category:B-Sides]]
[[Category:Weezer songs]][[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]]
[[Category:B-Sides]][[Category:Zed]]
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