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'''"The Formula"''' is an unreleased Weezer song originally recorded as a demo for ''[[Make Believe]]''.  
'''"The Formula"''' is a song demoed by [[Weezer]] in contention for the band's fifth album, ''[[Make Believe]]''.  
==Overview==
==Overview==
The song was demoed several times by the band from [[2003]] until [[2004]].<ref>"Weezer Recording History" https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/Recording_History_-_Page_14</ref> An acoustic demo by Rivers was released on the [[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]] compilation. The song shares a [[Catalog of Riffs]] number with [[Let Me Go]].
"The Formula" was demoed several times by Weezer from [[2003]] through [[2004]].<ref name="rechist14>[[Recording_History_-_Page_14|Weezer Recording History - Page 14]]</ref> An acoustic demo by [[Rivers Cuomo]] was released as part of the demo compilation ''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]'' in [[2020]]. The song shares a [[Catalog O' Riffs]] number with a song titled "[[Let Me Go]]."<ref name="rechist14 />
==Known recordings==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em; font-size:.8em;
!Performer(s)
!Title
!Filename
!Date of recording
!Recording location
!Length
!Appeared on
!Notes
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|The Formula
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>05 The formula.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[2003]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|4:41
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]''
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
|-
 
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]], [[Scott Shriner]], [[Luke Adams]], [[Jimmy Messner]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|The Formula
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[March 21]], [[2003]]<ref name="rechist14 />
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]], ?
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|The Formula
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[March 25]], [[2003]]<ref name="rechist14 />
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]], [[Andrew Scott]], [[Patrick Pentland]], [[Chris Murphy]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|The Formula
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[March 26]], [[2003]]<ref name="rechist14 />
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]], [[Brian Bell]], [[Scott Shriner]], Jerome(?)
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|The Formula
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[April 2]], [[2003]]<ref name="rechist14 />
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|The Formula
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[April 6]], [[2003]]<ref name="rechist14 />
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|The Formula
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[May 21]], [[2003]]<ref name="rechist14 />
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|The Formula
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[June 21]], [[2003]]<ref name="rechist14 />
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|{{PN|Rod Cervera}} studio
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]](?)
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|The Formula
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[August 3]], [[2003]]<ref name="rechist14 />
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|{{PN|Rod Cervera}} studio
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|"Click version"; acoustic
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]](?)
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|The Formula
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[August 3]], [[2003]]<ref name="rechist14 />
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|{{PN|Rod Cervera}} studio
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|"No click version"; acoustic
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|The Formula
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[November 11]], [[2003]]<ref name="rechist14 />
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|The Formula
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[November 28]], [[2003]]<ref name="rechist14 />
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|The Formula
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[2003]]—[[2004]]<ref name="rechist15">[[Recording_History_-_Page_15|Weezer Recording History - Page 15]]</ref>
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Cello Studios]], Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
|-
|}
==Lyrics==
==Lyrics==
===2003 Weezer Office version<ref>Lyrics taken from The Formula mp3 metadata</ref>===
===2003 demo===
<poem>
<poem>
I've got to ease this mental suffering
I've got to ease this mental suffering
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Somebody burn the formula
Somebody burn the formula


Somebody warn me what could be if I let...
Somebody warn me what could be
If I let[...]
Oh, oh


Somebody burn the formula
Somebody burn the formula
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*[[Office demos]]
*[[Office demos]]
*[[riverscuomo.com demos]]
*[[riverscuomo.com demos]]
*[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]
*''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]''
==References==
{{Reference list}}
 
[[Category:Unreleased Weezer songs]][[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]][[Category:Songs on Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]][[Category:Known recordings table]]
[[Category:Unreleased Weezer songs]]
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