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"'''I'm a Believer'''" is a song written by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Diamond Neil Diamond] and originally performed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monkees The Monkees] in 1966. Weezer covered the song for the [[2010]] film ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrek_Forever_After Shrek Forever After]''. | "'''I'm a Believer'''" is a song written by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Diamond Neil Diamond] and originally performed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monkees The Monkees] in 1966. Weezer covered the song for the [[2010]] film ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrek_Forever_After Shrek Forever After]''. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The song is featured at the end of the film ''[[Shrek Forever After: Music from the Motion Picture|Shrek Forever After]]''. The original ''Shrek'' film ended with a cover of the same song performed by the band [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smash_Mouth Smash Mouth]. The track is preceded on the soundtrack CD by a short interstitial track titled "Wheezer Wig", featuring the character from the film, Rumpelstiltskin (voiced by actor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Dohrn Walt Dohrn]). | The song is featured at the end of the film ''[[Shrek Forever After: Music from the Motion Picture|Shrek Forever After]]''. The original ''Shrek'' film ended with a cover of the same song performed by the band [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smash_Mouth Smash Mouth]. The track is preceded on the soundtrack CD by a short interstitial track titled "Wheezer Wig", featuring the character from the film, [https://shrek.fandom.com/wiki/Rumpelstiltskin Rumpelstiltskin] (voiced by actor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Dohrn Walt Dohrn]). | ||
Weezer's cover of "I'm a Believer" was recorded after [[Rivers Cuomo]] was involved in a bus crash in December of [[2009]], leading to uncertainty as to whether the band would be able to record the cover. The supervisor in charge of the ''Shrek'' soundtrack then reached out to the band [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_Weekend Vampire Weekend], but frontman Ezra Koenig "refused to capitalize on Weezer's misfortune."<ref>Strauss, Matthew. "Vampire Weekend "Refused to Capitalize on Weezer's Misfortune" by Replacing Them on Shrek Soundtrack" ''Pitchfork'' https://pitchfork.com/news/64667-vampire-weekend-refused-to-capitalize-on-weezers-misfortune-by-replacing-them-on-shrek-soundtrack/</ref> | Weezer's cover of "I'm a Believer" was recorded after [[Rivers Cuomo]] was involved in a bus crash in December of [[2009]], leading to uncertainty as to whether the band would be able to record the cover. The supervisor in charge of the ''Shrek'' soundtrack then reached out to the band [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_Weekend Vampire Weekend], but frontman Ezra Koenig "refused to capitalize on Weezer's misfortune."<ref>Strauss, Matthew. "Vampire Weekend "Refused to Capitalize on Weezer's Misfortune" by Replacing Them on Shrek Soundtrack" ''Pitchfork'' https://pitchfork.com/news/64667-vampire-weekend-refused-to-capitalize-on-weezers-misfortune-by-replacing-them-on-shrek-soundtrack/</ref> | ||