I Can Love

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"I Can Love"
Album track by Weezer
from the album Weezer (The Red Album)
ReleasedJune 3, 2008
Recorded2003
Length3:49
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)Rivers Cuomo
RC#unknown
COR#536
Producer(s)Weezer
StatusOfficially released
Stream Spotify
Weezer (The Red Album) track listing
19 tracks
  1. "Troublemaker"
  2. "The Greatest Man That Ever Lived"
  3. "Pork and Beans"
  4. "Heart Songs"
  5. "Everybody Get Dangerous"
  6. "Dreamin'"
  7. "Thought I Knew"
  8. "Cold Dark World"
  9. "Automatic"
  10. "The Angel and the One"
Deluxe Editon bonus tracks
  2. "Miss Sweeney"
  3. "Pig"
  4. "The Spider"
  5. "King"
International bonus tracks
  2. / 13. / 15. "The Weight"
  3. / 16. "Life's What You Make It" (UK/Japan only)
  4. / 17. "メリクリ" (Japan only)
Digital bonus tracks
  2. / 15. "It's Easy"
  3. / 16. "I Can Love"

"I Can Love" is a Weezer song originally demoed in contention for what would become the band's fifth album, Make Believe. An acoustic demo was released in 2008 as an iTunes-exclusive pre-order bonus with purchase of The Red Album.

Appearances

Overview

"I Can Love" is first known to have been recorded at the band's rented office space on September 7, 2003.[1] It was attempted again acoustically on October 7. Several electric demos were attempted with Rick Rubin at Swing House Rehearsals on November 7. By the time the band began recording at Cello Studios, the song was no longer being rehearsed.

The song was first released to fans as an iTunes bonus track (along with "It's Easy" from the same sessions) to those that pre-ordered The Red Album on June 3, 2008. This version is one of the acoustic office recordings. Due to an oversight, on November 22, 2020, an electric, full-band recording (dated November 7, 2003) was briefly made available as a part of the digital compilation Alone IX: The Make Believe Years before being removed the following day.

Audio

Lyrics

I didn't hope for much
I was used to how things were
Even though I was not sure
You'd say I was throwing it all away
And I never learned to heal

I can't believe what I see
After all this time, it is meant to be
Help me believe, believe, believe
That I can love, I can love, I can love
I can love, I can love, I can love
I can love

I guess it goes to show
That you never should give up
Even when you're out of luck
You might find an angel in your sight
Who turns everything around

I can't believe what I see
After all this time, it is meant to be
Help me believe, believe, believe
That I can love, I can love, I can love
I can love, I can love, I can love
I can love

Known recordings

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Weezer I Can Love September 7, 2003[1]
Weezer I Can Love October 7, 2003[1]
Weezer I Can Love 2003 3:49 Weezer (The Red Album) (iTunes) Most likely one of the above demos
Weezer I Can Love November 7, 2003[1] Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA Take 1
Weezer I Can Love November 7, 2003[1] Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA Take 2
Weezer I Can Love November 7, 2003[1] Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA Take 3
Weezer I Can Love November 7, 2003[1] Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA Take 4
Weezer I Can Love November 7, 2003[1] Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA Take 5
Weezer I Can Love November 7, 2003[1] Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA Take 6 (selected as best take)
Weezer I Can Love 04 536 I Can Love 2003-11-07.mp3 November 7, 2003 Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA 3:45 Alone IX: The Make Believe Years One of the above versions (take # unknown)
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See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Weezer Recording History - Page 14
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