We Are All on Drugs
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| "We Are All on Drugs" | ||
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| Single by Weezer | ||
| from the album Make Believe | ||
| Released | August 1, 2005 (UK) | |
| Format | CD, Cassette, Vinyl | |
| Recorded | 2004 | |
| Genre | Alternative | |
| Length | 3 min 35 s | |
| Label | Geffen | |
| Producer(s) | Rick Rubin | |
| Chart positions | ||
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| Weezer singles chronology | ||
| "Beverly HIlls" (2005) |
"We Are All on Drugs" (2005) |
"Perfect Situation" (2005) |
| Make Believe track listing | ||
| "Peace" (5) |
"We Are All On Drugs" (6) |
"The Damage In Your Heart" (7) |
"We Are All on Drugs" is the second single from Weezer's 2005 album, Make Believe. The meaning of the song is widely debatable. Some profess that the song is a blatant censure on widespread drug-use in America, while others claim that it is more of a figurative stab at contemporary societal issues.
Many listeners believe its verse structure is reminiscent of the diarrhea song.[1][2][3]
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[edit] Mixing Errors
The song went into mixing with two of the wrong lines, "I want to confiscate your drugs, I don't think I can get enough", and was eventually released that way on early printings of the album, and on published sheet music, but was replaced on future printings with "I want to reach a higher plane, where things will never be the same."
[edit] Music Videos
There are two music videos for the song, with one featuring the song playing over a re-edited version of Grim Reaper's 1985 video "Fear No Evil," and the other focusing on Rivers Cuomo wandering through a world entirely on drugs. The later video was directed by Justin Francis. The video was the most complex shoot in Weezer history, spanning two days, having various actors, special effects and at one point according to Brian Bell, nearly being shut down by the police.
[edit] "We Are All in Love"
MTV's edit of the song, which changes the song to "We Are All in Love," has angered and amused many fans of the band. Patrick Wilson originally suggested having the radio edit be "We Are All on Hugs," Cuomo thought it was too "quirky." Brian Bell suggested the "in love" edit and so it stood [4]. Despite this edit the headline "WE ARE ALL ON DRUGS" still remains on the newspaper Cuomo reads at the barber shop in the music video.
[edit] Cuomo's story behind the inspiration for "We Are All on Drugs"
"I was living in an apartment above the Sunset Strip, and every Friday and Saturday night I’d hear people cruising and partying, and hooting and hollering. And I went to sleep one night and I heard those sounds all through the night, in my dreams. I had this dream about a kid on the Metro bus, blasting hip hop into his brain through his headphones. And the music sounded so decadent and overstimulating, and I woke up in the midst of that dream, in a haze, and immediately said to myself, “Man, we’re all on drugs!” And I instantly knew that would be a cool song." The "whoo!" yells in that song are apparently inspired by the people he would hear partying and cruising on Sunset Strip. [5]
Despite all songwriting credits going to Cuomo, Brian Bell came up with the intro to "We Are All on Drugs"
[edit] Radio Failure
The song failed to chart well, peaking at #10 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart before falling quickly off the chart and only making it as high as #35 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
[edit] Track listing
- "We Are All on Drugs"
- "Beverly Hills (Urbanix Mix)
- "Burndt Jam (Live)"
- "Beverly Hills (CD-ROM Video)"
[edit] External links
| Weezer |
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| Brian Bell – Rivers Cuomo – Scott Shriner – Patrick Wilson |
| Former members: Jason Cropper – Matt Sharp – Mikey Welsh |
| Discography |
| Albums: Weezer (The Blue Album) – Pinkerton – Weezer (The Green Album) – Maladroit – Make Believe |
| Extended plays and live albums: The Good Life – The Lion and the Witch – Winter Weezerland |
