Weezerpedia:Today's featured article/October 8, 2008

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Weezer, commonly referred to as The Green Album, was released May 15, 2001, nearly six years after Pinkerton. It is considered Weezer's first "post-pinkerton" album, as well as their comeback album. It is notable for it's short, poppy, and punchy sound.

By August 18, 2000, Weezer was having meetings with various producers, learning and rehearsing new songs in their new garage, and ironing out all plans regarding recording a new album. Weezer fans voted on a .com poll to select their favorite songs for a demo tape which was sent around to producers. On August 23, the band ran into Ric Ocasek while performing in New York City. On October 5, Rivers had his braces removed and word of a Christmas EP was announced. In mid October, the band rehearsed the song "Move It On" for the Christmas album, but details regarding it were still mostly unknown. Even as Karl frequently updated the website with "Album #3" news, it was announced on November 6 that Interscope had not actually approved any kind of new album. Weezer sent a demo tape of five songs, which Karl called the "higher ups", to Interscope/Geffen and wrote he hoped they saw the "awesomeness" of the songs. The five songs on the tape were "No More Confusin'," "Sugar Booger," "Don't Let Go," "Ayleen" and "Cryin' and Lonely."