1 More Hit

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"1 More Hit"
1 More Hit cover
Album track by Weezer
Album Van Weezer
Released May 7, 2021
Recorded 2020
Label Crush Music/Atlantic Records
Writer(s) Rivers Cuomo
Producer(s) Suzy Shinn
Status Released
Stream Play on spotify.png Spotify
Van Weezer track listing
"Blue Dream"
(6)
"1 More Hit"
(7)
"Sheila Can Do It"
(8)
Promotional cover art
Promotional cover art

"1 More Hit" is the seventh track from Van Weezer.

Overview

"1 More Hit" was first teased in a video shared on producer Suzy Shinn's Instagram account on May 2, 2020.[1] The same day, the song's title was confirmed during a webinar with fans hosted by Rivers Cuomo on the video conferencing platform Zoom. During the webinar, Shinn also reported that a portion of the song was heavily inspired by the band Slayer. The main riff used in "One More Hit" also bears resemblance to the song "Easy Come Easy Go" by Winger. The official YouTube upload of the song features a modified version of the cover art from Winger's eponymous debut album.

A review of Van Weezer by magazine Q referred to the song as "an empathetic portrait of a drug-addicted prostitute."[2] Cuomo confirmed via Riverchat that the song contained the lyric "You're the bee, give me the stinger."[3] This line in the song is accompanied by a brief interpolation of the orchestral piece "Flight of the Bumblebee" by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.

On August 21, Rivers stated on Riverpedia that the song would not be included on Van Weezer, but was in consideration for a video game.[4] The song's removal, however, was apparently reversed, with the song "Tell Me What You Want" instead being chosen for the game Wave Break. The inclusion of "1 More Hit" on Van Weezer was confirmed in January of 2021.[5]

In 2022, Weezer began performing the intro to "1 More Hit" as part of a prelude to the song "Pork and Beans." The song has never been performed live in full.

Audio

Lyrics

It's do or die
And I'm burning up inside
I know that something really isn't right
I shake, I sweat
I'm writhing in the bed
For just a puff, just a little spike

Pump it up into me
Please daddy, please daddy
Pump it up, pump it up
Into me

Could I have one more hit?
I promise I'll quit
This shit ain't good for me
I really need one more hit
And I'll be good
You really shouldn't go cold turkey
Cold turkey

The kiss, the bliss
There's nothing quite like this
To see your soul is shining like a pearl
To feel deep down
You matter to the world
And not just to a boy or to a girl

Pump it up into me
Please daddy, please daddy
Pump it up, pump it up
Into me

Could I have one more hit?
I promise I'll quit
This shit ain't good for me
I really need one more hit
And I'll be good
You really shouldn't go cold turkey
Cold turkey

A kick, a punch, a bell-ringer
A clip, a chop, a real zinger
You're the bee, give me the stinger

Could I have one more hit?
I promise I'll quit
This shit ain't good for me
I really need one more hit
And I'll be good
You really shouldn't go cold turkey
Cold turkey
Cold turkey

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References

  1. Weezer B-Sides. "Weezer - One More Hit [clip]" YouTube. 4 September 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toBrCApBFXk
  2. Q. July 2020, p.112
  3. Riverchat. 20 July 2020. File:Riverchat_20200720-121726.jpg
  4. Riverpedia archive, 21 August 2020
  5. "Van Weezer". Amazon. 28 January 2021. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07XGN4PT7 Wayback Machine https://web.archive.org/web/20210128130052/https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07XGN4PT7