Queen of Earth

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"Queen of Earth"
Queen of Earth cover
Alone VIII cover art
Demo by Weezer
Album Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years
Format MP3
Recorded 2002
Writer(s) Rivers Cuomo
RC# 712
COR# 362
Status Demo circulating
Rivers Cuomo song chronology
"This Bulging River"
(RC# 711)
"Queen of Earth"
(RC# 712)
"Garbage Can"
(RC# 713)

"Queen of Earth" (formerly titled "Queen of Hearts") is a song demoed by Weezer during early sessions for the band's planned fifth album.

Appearances

Overview

"Queen of Earth" was first demoed by Rivers Cuomo in early 2002. This demo, titled "Queen of Hearts," was released in 2020 as part of the digital compilation Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years in 2020.

Later in 2002, the song was demoed by Weezer during early sessions for the band's planned follow-up to Maladroit (which was, at that time, yet to be released). The band is first known to have begun recording the song in early April at Cello Studios. The song is known for its slow tempo and dark, ballad-like tone. Three versions of the song were, ostensibly, shared with fans on weezer.com but, due to an apparent error, two of these versions (June 25 and July 2) uploaded were, in fact, identical.

Lyrics

Queen of Earth, won't you stand by my side?
We've both waited for the whole of our lives

Come with me, we can build ecstasy

Never once have I felt quite this way
Feel my heartbeat is just slipping away

Want to live in my hole in the ground
I'm over and done, baby
I'm over and done
I never want to be alone
I never want to be alone

Want to live in my hole in the ground
I'm over and done, baby
I'm over and done
I never want to be alone
I never want to be alone

Known recordings

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Rivers Cuomo Queen of Hearts 362 Queen of Hearts.mp3 2002 4:01 Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years
Weezer Queen of Earth April 7-April 8, 2002[1] Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Queen of Earth April 18, 2002[2] Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Queen of Earth weezer-2002-06-25_queen_of_earth_362.mp3 June 25, 2002[3] Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, CA 3:55 Released on weezer.com
Weezer Queen of Earth weezer-2002-07-02_queen_of_earth_362.mp3 July 2, 2002[3] Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, CA 3:55 Released on weezer.com Duplicate of June 25 file.
Weezer Queen of Earth weezer-2002-07-16_queen_of_earth_362.mp3 July 16, 2002[3] The Lodge Recording Studios, Indianapolis, IN 3:44 Released on weezer.com
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