Haunt You Every Day
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| Album track by Weezer | |||||
| Album | Make Believe | ||||
| Released | May 10, 2005 | ||||
| Format | CD, Vinyl | ||||
| Recorded | July 2004 | ||||
| Length | 4:37 | ||||
| Label | Geffen | ||||
| Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | ||||
| COR# | 403 | ||||
| Producer(s) | Weezer, Rick Rubin, Chad Bamford | ||||
| Status | Officially released | ||||
| Live debut | April 26, 2005 in Vancouver, BC | ||||
| Last played | December 22, 2005 in Tokyo, Japan | ||||
| Stream |  Spotify |
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This song is part of the "Haunt You Every Day" (COR# 403) lineage of songs
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"Haunt You Every Day" is the twelfth and final track from Make Believe.
Appearances
- Make Believe (2005)
- Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years (2020)
- Alone IX: The Make Believe Years (2020)
Overview
"Haunt You Every Day" is first known to have been demoed at S.I.R. Studios on November 19, 2002. The song continued to be rehearsed at S.I.R. and Swing House Studios throughout the following year, and was included on Rivers Cuomo's "A-List" of songs during pre-production on Make Believe throughout 2004. According to Cuomo, "Haunt You Every Day" was an assignment song given to him by producer Rick Rubin. It is also the first song he claims to have written entirely on piano (though it is unclear if this statement was in regards to an album song, or to all of his songs). One of the original titles was "Get Away" and the 2004 demo leaked on November 7, 2020.
Rivers: Rick said, write a song like Billy Joel or Elton John, so…
Brian: But no pressure!
[laughter]
Rivers: So, I didn’t really accomplish that at all, but I did write a song on the piano. So that’s about as close as I could come.
Brian: I think it’s a beautiful chord progression. It’s deceptively simple too. It sounds a little more complex than it is, and it’s great fun to play live - I wish we would’ve tracked it more, and played it - approached it more how we do now. But I think it came across pretty well. But I think - any regrets, I wish we could re-record that song how we do it right now.
Scott: It’s another one of those songs where the less bass notes I play on it, the better it works. I remember switching back and forth from trying to do it on piano, or Rivers playing it on guitar, and then going back and back and back, and it turned out to be just right.
Rivers: It’s the first song I wrote entirely on piano.
- —Band commentary, Weezer Recording History[1]
- —Band commentary, Weezer Recording History[1]
During the first leg of the Make Believe tour, Weezer used "Haunt You Every Day" as their finale before coming out for an encore. The song featured an extended intro and outro during live performances.
Personnel
- Rivers Cuomo – piano, lead guitar, lead vocals
- Patrick Wilson – percussion
- Brian Bell – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Scott Shriner – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Rick Rubin - producer
- Neal Avron - mixing
Audio
Lyrics
I don't feel the joy
I don't feel the pain
You were just a toy
I am just insane
Walking on my own
Leaving you behind
You are crying out
That you need to speak your mind
Oh, so alone in love
So alone in love
I'm going to haunt you every day
Haunt you every day
I am gonna kill
When I need a thrill
Eating at the heart
'Til I've had my fill
When will stupid learn
Fire's gonna burn
Think of consequence
Then you move when its your turn
Oh, so alone in love
So alone in love
I'm going to haunt you every day
Haunt you every day
Walking on my own
Leaving you behind
You are crying out
That you need to speak your mind
Oh, so alone in love
So alone in love
I'm going to haunt you every day
Haunt you every day
Haunt you every day
Haunt you every day
Known recordings
| Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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| Rivers Cuomo | 403.mp3 | 2002 | 2:17 | Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years | Piano instrumental | ||
| Weezer | Haunt You Every Day | November 19, 2002[2] | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | ||||
| Weezer | Haunt You Every Day | November 29, 2002[2] | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | ||||
| Weezer | Haunt You Every Day | November 5, 2003[2] | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | Take 1 | |||
| Weezer | Haunt You Every Day | November 5, 2003[2] | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | Take 2 | |||
| Weezer | Haunt You Every Day | November 5, 2003[2] | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | Take 3 (selected as best) | |||
| Weezer | Haunt You Every Day | November 21, 2003[2] | Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA | Unfinished | |||
| Weezer | Haunt You Every Day | November 24, 2003[2] | Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA | ||||
| Rivers Cuomo | Haunt You Every Day | 11 403 Haunt You Every Day.mp3 | April 23, 2004 | 4:01 | Alone IX: The Make Believe Years | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | Get Away | 10 403 Get Away.mp3 | May 18, 2004 | 3:28 | Alone IX: The Make Believe Years | ||
| Weezer | Haunt You Every Day | December 19, 2003—February 2005 | 4:37 | Make Believe |
See also
External Links
Teenage Victory Songs entry for "Haunt You Every Day"
References
- ↑ Weezer Recording History - Page 15. Original source archived by Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/20091229113823/http://www.weezer.com/info/recording/WeezRecHist15.htm
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Recording History - Page 14