Don't Let Go
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| Album track by Weezer | |||||
| Album | Weezer (The Green Album) | ||||
| Released | May 15, 2001 | ||||
| Recorded | December 2000, Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | ||||
| Length | 3:00 | ||||
| Label | Geffen | ||||
| Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | ||||
| RC# | 536 | ||||
| COR# | 228 | ||||
| Producer(s) | Ric Ocasek | ||||
| Status | Officially released | ||||
| Live debut | February 21, 2001 in Austin, TX (Yahoo! Outloud Tour) | ||||
| Stream |  Spotify |
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"Don't Let Go" is the first track off of Weezer's 2001 album, The Green Album.
Appearances
- Weezer (The Green Album) (2001)
- 3 Titres Inédits (2001)
- Best Buy Exclusive DVD - AOL Sessions (2005)
Overview
With "Don't Let Go" I just started strumming these chords and started singing; one word came out after the other and I had no idea what I was singing about. And then at the end I had a full song and I still don't even know what it's about. And there's a lot of songs I've written like that, especially on the Green Album. When I was writing them, they were coming out so fast I had no idea what I was talking about. And then I'm surprised, sometimes months later, I go back and really read what I was writing and it's weird that it makes sense sometimes.
The lyric "Anything you desire / I will set at your feet" also appears in the Green-era outtake "No Way." "Don't Let Go" was featured on a 2000 Weezer demo tape submitted to Interscope/Geffen in hopes of receiving approval for a third album.[1] The DVD Video Capture Device includes footage of Ric Ocasek, Mikey Welsh, and Karl Koch recording background vocals for "Don't Let Go."[2] According to Koch, the vocals were included on the final cut of the album in a very compressed form.[citation needed]
Weezer performed "Don't Let Go" for Sessions@AOL in November of 2005. This rendition was performed in a higher key, utilizes a synthesizer played by Brian Bell, and a more dynamic vocal performance. On the first Weezer Cruise, Cuomo dedicated a performance of the song to Green Album-era bassist Mikey Welsh, who passed away months prior.
Personnel
- Rivers Cuomo – lead guitar, lead vocals
- Patrick Wilson – percussion
- Brian Bell – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Mikey Welsh – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Ric Ocasek - producer, backing vocals
Audio
Lyrics
Ooh, whoa-oh
Anytime that you want
I'll be here in your arms
Silently holding on
To the girl with the charms
But if there comes a day
You should turn your heart away
I'll be down on my knees
Begging for that girl to stay
Don't let go
Ooh, whoa-oh
Don't let go
Ooh, whoa-oh
Anything you desire
I will set at your feet
With a kiss in the air
For the gods to receive
But if there comes a day
You should turn your heart away
I'll be down on my knees
Begging for that girl to stay
Confrontations in my mind
Got me running out of time
Don't let go
Ooh, whoa-oh
Don't let go
Ooh, whoa-oh
But if there comes a day
You should turn your heart away
I'll be down on my knees
Begging for that girl to stay
Confrontations in my mind
Got me running out of time
Don't let go
Ooh, whoa-oh
Don't let go
Ooh, whoa-oh
Don't let go
Ooh, whoa-oh
Don't let go
Known recordings
| Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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| Weezer | Don't Let Go | October 29, 2000[3] | 6145 Rodgerton Dr., Los Angeles, CA | ||||
| Weezer | Don't Let Go | December 7, 2000 | 6145 Rodgerton Dr., Los Angeles, CA | ||||
| Weezer | Don't Let Go | December 26, 2000 | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | ||||
| Weezer | Don't Let Go | December 27, 2000 | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | ||||
| Weezer | Don't Let Go | December 2000—February 2001 | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 2:44 | Leaked online | Unmastered leak | |
| Weezer | Don't Let Go | December 2000—February 2001 | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 3:00 | Weezer (The Green Album) | ||
| Weezer | Don't Let Go | December 2000—February 2001 | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 3:00 | Weezer (The Green Album) (German promo CD sampler) | Unmastered version | |
| Weezer | Don't Let Go | WEEZER-2001-11-24-LongBeach15_Dont_Let_Go_228.mp3 | November 24, 2001 | America West Arena, Phoenix, AZ | 3:00 | Released on weezer.com | Live soundboard recording |
| Weezer | Don't Let Go | WEEZER-2001-12-02-Madison15_Dont_Let_Go_228.mp3 | December 2, 2001 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Madison, WI | 3:01 | Released on weezer.com | Live soundboard recording |
| Weezer | Don't Let Go | WEEZER-2001-12-05-Columbus14_Dont_Let_Go_228.mp3 | December 5, 2001 | Value City Arena, Columbus, OH | 3:25 | Released on weezer.com | Live soundboard recording |
| Weezer | Don't Let Go | WEEZER-2001-12-06-Kalamazoo14_Dont_Let_Go_228.mp3 | December 6, 2001 | Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI |
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Live soundboard recording |
| Weezer | Don't Let Go | November 1, 2005 | Capitol Studios' Studio A, Los Angeles, CA | 2:56 | |||
| Weezer | Don't Let Go | January 21, 2012 | Palladium Lounge, Carnival Destiny | 3:15 | Live on the Weezer Cruise - Palladium Lounge | Live soundboard recording | |
| Weezer | Don't Let Go | January 17, 2013 | Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Australia | 3:35 | Live in Melbourne, Australia | Live soundboard recording |