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"Everybody Needs Salvation" was only released on 7" one-sided red vinyl, with a digital MP3 download of the track for members of the fan club. The 7" features no B-side, meaning this side of the single is smooth. The song was recorded in February [[2015]], several months after the sessions for their then-most recent album ''[[Everything Will Be Alright in the End]]'', but a version of the song was written prior to and considered for the album at one point. A portion of the bridge lyrics appear in the album liner notes after the lyrics for "[[The British Are Coming]]". | "Everybody Needs Salvation" was only released on 7" one-sided red vinyl, with a digital MP3 download of the track for members of the fan club. The 7" features no B-side, meaning this side of the single is smooth. The song was recorded in February [[2015]], several months after the sessions for their then-most recent album ''[[Everything Will Be Alright in the End]]'', but a version of the song was written prior to and considered for the album at one point. A portion of the bridge lyrics appear in the album liner notes after the lyrics for "[[The British Are Coming]]". | ||
At a [[Nerd Night]] in [[2015]], [[Rivers Cuomo]] told a fan that the song was picked for the fan club single because it was "something different." | At a [[Nerd Night]] in [[2015]], [[Rivers Cuomo]] told a fan that the song was picked for the fan club single because it was "something different." Cuomo also said that he personally chose the cover<ref>[https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:Nerd_Night_2015_Everybody_Needs_Salvation.png]</ref>. | ||
The cover is a painting by Antonello da Messina called ''Ecce Homo'', painted in 1475. The symbol on the shoulder of Christ is the Om in Devanagari[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Om]. The cover the original intended cover for ''[[Ecce Homo]]'', the album concept that was eventually reworked into ''Everything Will Be Alright in the End''. | The cover is a painting by Antonello da Messina called ''Ecce Homo'', painted in 1475. The symbol on the shoulder of Christ is the Om in Devanagari[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Om]. The cover the original intended cover for ''[[Ecce Homo]]'', the album concept that was eventually reworked into ''Everything Will Be Alright in the End''. | ||
Demos of the song were included in the digital compilation ''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]'', released in [[2020]]. Upon these demos' initial release, fans erroneously believed that "Salvation" was a reworking of "[[Lets Go to the 33rd Dimension]]." | Demos of the song were included in the digital compilation ''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]'', released in [[2020]]. Upon these demos' initial release, fans erroneously believed that "Salvation" was a reworking of "[[Lets Go to the 33rd Dimension]]." | ||
==Tracklist== | ==Tracklist== | ||