Sober Up
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| Single by AJR | |||||
| Album | The Click | ||||
| Released | September 2017 | ||||
| Length | 3:38 | ||||
| Label | AJR Productions, Black Butter | ||||
| Writer(s) | Adam Met, Jack Met, Ryan Met, Rivers Cuomo | ||||
| Producer(s) | AJR | ||||
| Status | Officially released | ||||
| Stream | Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Spotify | ||||
| The Click track listing | |||||
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 Cover of the Deluxe version | |||||
"Sober Up" is the fourth track and third single from the album The Click by American pop band AJR.
Appearances
- The Click (2017)
Overview
AJR had most of the song written when they contacted Rivers Cuomo for assistance via a private Twitter conversation. "I wrote to him in a private Twitter message saying, ‘We’re seriously big fans — if you ever want to write together or collab, let me know,’" AJR member Ryan Met told Billboard,[1] “And he wrote back immediately like, ‘Oh dude I love “Weak," lets jam and write a song together.’" The band sent him the unfinished song "Sober Up," and Cuomo responded that he would sing the bridge.
In March 2018, "Sober Up" peaked at number one on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart and was the first number one song for AJR. For Rivers Cuomo, "Sober Up" was his first song to reach number one on Billboard's Alternative chart as a solo artist outside of Weezer.[2]
When AJR performs this song live, Ryan Met usually sings the bridge part Cuomo wrote.
The song's bridge is derived from a demo by Cuomo likely titled "My Favorite Color Is You". In October of 2020, demo recordings of this song were listed on the demo storefront on riverscuomo.com. An alternate edit of the song features Ryan Met providing the vocals for the bridge instead of Cuomo. Cuomo accompanied the band for an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!,[3] as well as a few live concerts.
Video
Lyrics
Hello, hello
I'm not where I'm supposed to be
I hope that you're missing me
'Cause it makes me feel young
Hello, hello
Last time that I saw your face
Was recess in second grade
And it made me feel young
Won't you help me sober up?
Growing up, it made me numb
And I want to feel something again
Won't you help me sober up?
All the big kids, they got drunk
And I want to feel something again
Won't you help me feel something again?
How's it go again?
"Goodbye, goodbye,"
I said to my bestest buds
We said that we'd keep in touch
And we did our best
All my new friends
We smile at party time
But soon we forget to smile
At anything else
Won't you help me sober up?
Growing up, it made me numb
And I want to feel something again
Won't you help me sober up?
All the big kids, they got drunk
And I want to feel something again
Won't you help me feel something again?
How's it go again?
How's it go again?
My favorite color is you
You're vibrating out my frequency
My favorite color is you
You keep me young and that's how I wanna be
My favorite color is you
You're vibrating out my frequency
My favorite color is you
You keep me young and that's how I wanna be
Hello, hello
I'm not where I'm supposed to be
I hope that you're missing me
'Cause it makes me feel young
Hello, hello
Last time that I saw your face
Was recess in second grade
And it made me feel young
And I want to feel something again
I just want to feel something again
How's it go again?
Won't you help me sober up?
Growing up, it made me numb
And I want to feel something again (my favorite color is you)
Won't you help me sober up?
All the big kids, they got drunk
And I want to feel something again (my favorite color is you)
Won't you help me feel something again? (my favorite color is you)
Can I finally feel something again?
How's it go again?
See also
References
- ↑ Weatherby, Taylor. "AJR Unveils ‘Sober Up’ Collaboration With Their Hero, Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo: Premiere" Billboard. 8 June 2017. https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7824823/ajr-new-song-sober-up-rivers-cuomo-weezer-the-click
- ↑ https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8223664/ajr-sober-up-alternative-songs-chart-number-one
- ↑ O'Malley, Maura. "WATCH: AJR Perform "Sober Up" and "Weak" on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'" 107.7 The End. 24 January 2018. http://www.1077theend.com/blogs/maura-omalley/watch-ajr-perform-sober-and-weak-jimmy-kimmel-live