Sugar Booger
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| B-side by Weezer | |||||
| Album | Island in the Sun (UK Retail CD #2) | ||||
| Released | May 15, 2001 | ||||
| Format | CD | ||||
| Recorded | December 2000, Cello Studios, Los Angeles, California | ||||
| Length | 4:04 | ||||
| Label | Geffen | ||||
| Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | ||||
| RC# | 535 | ||||
| COR# | 227 | ||||
| Producer(s) | Ric Ocasek | ||||
| Status | Officially released | ||||
| Island in the Sun (UK Retail CD #2) track listing | |||||
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"Sugar Booger" (aka "That's the Way" and "Hammer Time") is a B-side recorded during the sessions for the Green Album and released on the UK retail CD release of "Island in the Sun."
Appearances
- "Island in the Sun" (UK retail "CD2", 2001)
Overview
"Sugar Booger" was in early contention for the Green Album. The song was featured on a 2000 demo tape submitted by the band to Interscope/Geffen in hopes of receiving approval for a third album.[1] The song was one of fourteen Green sessions tracks leaked online prior to the album's release. This unmastered version of the song is, notably, shorter than the official B-side edit by 24 seconds.
Another entry in the Catalog O' Riffs (#239) is labeled simply "Sugar Booger in A@118" (presumably, the same riff in a different key and tempo). This variation remains unheard by fans.
Personnel
- Rivers Cuomo – lead guitar, lead vocals
- Patrick Wilson – percussion
- Brian Bell – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Mikey Welsh – bass guitar
- Ric Ocasek - producer
Lyrics
Break my spine, sugar booger
Break down and lose your sweet mind now
'Cause that's the way that you wanna be
'Cause that's the way, that's the way that you wanna be
Yeah that's the way, that's the way that you wanna be
Waste my time, sweetie, beauty
Bust out the hammer-time moves y'all
'Cause that's the way that you wanna be
'Cause that's the way, that's the way that you wanna be
Yeah that's the way, that's the way that you wanna be
Every time you turn around
I just want to hit the ground
Locked up in your little world
Makes me feel so insecure
And now
Draw that line
Maybe, baby, we could get up and get get down
'Cause that's the way that you wanna be
'Cause that's the way, that's the way that you wanna be
Yeah that's the way, that's the way that you wanna be
Spank my frank, funky monkey
You chilled and now you must bust out
'Cause that's the way that you wanna be
'Cause that's the way, that's the way that you wanna be
Yeah that's the way, that's the way that you wanna be
Every time you turn around
I just want to hit the ground
Locked up in your little world
Makes me feel so insecure
And now
Show me now
Draw that line
Maybe, baby, we could get up and get get down
'Cause that's the way that you wanna be
'Cause that's the way, that's the way that you wanna be
Yeah that's the way, that's the way that you wanna be
Yeah that's the way
Known recordings
| Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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| Weezer | That's the Way | October 25, 2000[2] | 6145 Rodgerton Dr., Los Angeles, CA | ||||
| Weezer | That's the Way | October 27, 2000[2] | 6145 Rodgerton Dr., Los Angeles, CA | ||||
| Weezer | That's the Way | October 28, 2000[2] | 6145 Rodgerton Dr., Los Angeles, CA | ||||
| Weezer | That's the Way | October 29, 2000[2] | 6145 Rodgerton Dr., Los Angeles, CA | ||||
| Weezer | That's the Way | October 30, 2000[2] | 6145 Rodgerton Dr., Los Angeles, CA | ||||
| Weezer | Sugar Booger | December 22, 2000[2] | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | ||||
| Weezer | Sugar Booger | December 30, 2000—February 1, 2001 | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 4:04 | "Island in the Sun" (UK retail "CD2") | ||
| Weezer | Sugar Booger | December 30, 2000—February 1, 2001 | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 3:40 | Leaked online | Unmastered |