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There ain't no Hang On music video and there never was!
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Actor [ | Actor [[Michael Cera]] plays mandolin and provides backing vocals on "Hang On." In an interview, Cuomo stated that the songwriting collaboration was the result of (co-writer) [[Rick Nowels]] playing the song's chord progression, with Cuomo following up with the song's melody and lyrics.{{Citation needed}} | ||
To date, "Hang On" has been performed live only twice, during the last two tour dates on Weezer's [[2010 Tour]]. | To date, "Hang On" has been performed live only twice, during the last two tour dates on Weezer's [[2010 Tour]]. | ||
A new radio mix of the song was recorded in [[2010]] and debuted in early February of [[2011]], omitting the album version's mandolin instrumentation in favor of electric guitar. This mix features a guitar solo and a lyric not present in the original song ("We'll be so happy we waited, hang on") | A new radio mix of the song was recorded in [[2010]] and debuted in early February of [[2011]], omitting the album version's mandolin instrumentation in favor of electric guitar. This mix features a guitar solo and a lyric not present in the original song ("We'll be so happy we waited, hang on"). | ||
Weezer performed the song in [[Weezer TV Appearance: 05/02/2011 - The Hard Times of RJ Berger|the episode "You, Me, and Weezer" of the TV series ''The Hard Times of RJ Berger'']]. | Weezer performed the song in [[Weezer TV Appearance: 05/02/2011 - The Hard Times of RJ Berger|the episode "You, Me, and Weezer" of the TV series ''The Hard Times of RJ Berger'']]. | ||
===Music video=== | |||
Footage of the band was filmed in front of a green screen for a music video that was never officially released, though footage has been released on YouTube in various states.<ref>Jeff Richardson "Weezer "Hang On"" ''YouTube''. 11 November 2013. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuTF5wcOdlM</ref><ref>weezer "Weezer Webisode 49: Hang On - Poquito mas Bokkus Edit.avi" ''YouTube'' 10 May 2011. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbsD-AzTB6w</ref><ref>weezer "Weezer Webisode 50: Hang On - Balsamic Reduction Edit" ''YouTube'' ''7 May 2011. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mEugBvN4zI</ref> | |||
==Live performances== | ==Live performances== | ||
*[[Weezer concert: 10/29/2010 - New Orleans, LA]] | *[[Weezer concert: 10/29/2010 - New Orleans, LA]] | ||
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==Audio== | ==Audio== | ||
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==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
<poem>Someday | <poem>Someday | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[List of Weezer songs]] | *[[List of Weezer songs]] | ||
*[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | |||
{{Reference list}} | |||
[[Category:Weezer songs]] | [[Category:Weezer songs]] | ||
[[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]] | |||
[[Category:Allmusic track picks]] | [[Category:Allmusic track picks]] | ||
[[Category:Songs on Hurley]] | [[Category:Songs on Hurley]] | ||
[[Category:Weezer songs produced by Shawn Everett]] | [[Category:Weezer songs produced by Shawn Everett]] | ||
[[Category:Weezer songs produced by Rivers Cuomo]] | [[Category:Weezer songs produced by Rivers Cuomo]] | ||