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| Album          = Weezer (Deluxe Edition) (Disc 2)
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| Previous track  = "[[Lullaby for Wayne]] <br>(12)
| Previous track  = "[[Lullaby for Wayne]]"<br>(12)
| This track      = "I Swear It's True"<br>(13)
| This track      = "I Swear It's True"<br>(13)
| Next track      = "[[Say It Ain't So]] (Original Mix)"<br>(14)
| Next track      = "[[Say It Ain't So]] (Original Mix)"<br>(14)
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"'''I Swear It's True'''" is a song by Weezer.
"'''I Swear It's True'''" is a song by [[Weezer]].
===Appearances===
===Appearances===
* [[Weezer (Deluxe Edition) (Disc 2)]]
*''[[Dusty Gems & Raw Nuggets]]'' (2004)
* [[Pinkerton (Deluxe Edition) (Disc 1)]]
*''[[Pinkerton]]'' (Deluxe Edition) (2010)
*''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]'' (2020)


==Overview==
==Overview==
"I Swear It's True" was written and demoed by Rivers in the Summer of 1993 (in August, [[Recording History - Page 4#July_and_August_1993_Rivers_8_tracks|according to the Recording History]]), and recorded by the band on [[August 11]] with [[Ric Ocasek]] during the early demo/rehearsal sessions for ''[[The Blue Album]]''. The song would eventually be cut from any potential lineup for the album, but the recording would appear as the thirteenth track on the Deluxe Edition of [[The Blue Album]].
"I Swear It's True" was written and demoed by [[Rivers Cuomo]] in the summer of [[1993]] (in August, [[Recording History - Page 4#July_and_August_1993_Rivers_8_tracks|according to the Recording History]]). Cuomo distributed this demo to fans online in the early 2000s. The song was demoed by Weezer on [[August 11]] with [[Ric Ocasek]] during pre-production on ''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)|The Blue Album]]''. The song was subsequently cut from consideration for the album, but this demo would appear as the thirteenth track on the deluxe edition of ''The Blue Album''.


When ''[[Pinkerton]]'' sessions began, "I Swear It's True" was reconsidered for the album. Despite being fully recorded in the studio, the song again failed to make the cut. Months later, it was resurrected when it was decided that it, along with another ''Pinkerton'' outtake, "[[Getting Up and Leaving]]", would appear on the "[[Pink Triangle]]" retail CD single. These recordings, along with "Pink Triangle", were remixed and given new basslines by [[Scott Riebling]], who filled in for [[Matt Sharp]], who was away working on his new [[The Rentals|Rentals]] album. However, with the promotional single for "Pink Triangle" not doing well at radio, and ''Pinkerton'' slowly proving a disappointment, the label decided that Pink Triangle's CD single would not see commercial release. The tracks were eventually released on [[November 2]], [[2010]] on the Deluxe Edition of ''Pinkerton''.
When ''[[Pinkerton]]'' sessions began, "I Swear It's True" was reconsidered for the album. Ultimately, the song failed to make the cut. In [[1997]], the song, along with the song "[[Getting Up and Leaving]]," was recorded as a [[List of Weezer b-sides and bonus tracks|b-side]] to a planned "[[Pink Triangle]]" retail CD single. These recordings, along with a new remix of "Pink Triangle," received new basslines by [[Scott Riebling]], who filled in for [[Matt Sharp]], who was unable to attend due to working on [[the Rentals]]' [[Seven More Minutes|sophomore album]]. Ultimately, however, the band's label decided not to service a "Pink Triangle" single. The tracks were eventually released on [[November 2]], [[2010]] as part of the deluxe edition of ''Pinkerton''.


A rough mix of the song from the ''Pinkerton'' sessions was leaked online [[April 11]], [[2011]]. The existence of the recording became known months earlier when Weezer drummer [[Pat Wilson]] alluded to it (alongside a recording of [[You Won't Get With Me Tonight]]) on the [[AllThingsWeezer]] forums, describing them as "crushing versions", a term since adopted by fans.
A rough mix of the song from the ''Pinkerton'' sessions was leaked online [[April 11]], [[2011]]. The existence of the recording became known months earlier when Weezer drummer [[Pat Wilson]] alluded to it (alongside a recording of "[[You Won't Get With Me Tonight]]") on the [[AllThingsWeezer]] forums, describing them as "crushing versions", a term since adopted by fans.
==Known recordings==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em; font-size:.9em;
!Performer(s)
!Title
!Filename
!Date of recording
!Recording location
!Length
!Appeared on
!Notes
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|I Swear It's True
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
*<samp>RC-1993-I_Swear_Its_True.mp3</samp>
*<samp>11 I Swear It's True.MP3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|August [[1993]]<ref name="rec4">[[Recording_History_-_Page_4|Weezer Recording History - Page 4]]</ref>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|2:47
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]''
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|8-track demo. Originally released by Rivers Cuomo in early 2000s.
|-


| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|I Swear It's True
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[August 11]], [[1993]]<ref name="rec4" />
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|S.I.R., New York City, NY
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|3:50
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Dusty Gems & Raw Nuggets]]''
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)|Blue Album]]'' pre-production demo. Engineered by [[Chris Shaw]].
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|I Swear It's True
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Summer [[1996]]<ref name="rec9">[[Recording_History_-_Page_9|Weezer Recording History - Page 9]]</ref>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|3:50
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Rough mix. Leaked by [[Pat Wilson]].
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|I Swear It's True
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|April [[1997]]<ref name="rec9" /><ref>Cuomo, Rivers. [[The Catalog O' Riffs]]. http://weezerpedia.com/catalogofriffs.html</ref>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Fort Apache Studios, Boston, MA
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|3:19
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Pinkerton]]'' (Deluxe Edition)
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|"Pink Triangle" single sessions. Scott Riebling on bass.
|-
|}
==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead guitar, lead vocals
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead guitar, lead vocals
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==See Also==
==See Also==
*[[List of Weezer songs]]
*[[List of Weezer songs]]
 
*[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]]
[[Category: Weezer songs]]
==References==
<references />
[[Category: Weezer songs]][[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]]
[[Category:Songs that appeared on the 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo list]]
[[Category:Songs that appeared on the 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo list]]
[[Category:Songs on Weezer (The Blue Album)]]
[[Category:Songs on Weezer (The Blue Album)]][[Category:Songs on Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]
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