Butterfly (Weezer song)
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| “Butterfly” | ||
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| Song by Weezer | ||
| Album | Pinkerton | |
| Released | 24 September 1996 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 2:53 | |
| Label | Geffen Records | |
| Writer | Rivers Cuomo | |
| Producer | Weezer | |
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Butterfly is the final song from Weezer's second album, Pinkerton. It remains the only completely acoustic song in Weezer's album catalog and makes a particularly poignant end to the frenetic and noisy Pinkerton album. The song is known for its simplicity and sincere vocals highlighted by the closing lyric I'm sorry.
The song is written from Pinkerton's point of view at the end of the opera Madame Butterfly. "I told you I would return when the robin makes its nest" is a direct reference to the opera.
In 2002 a full-band version of the song was often played live. At a July 11, 2002 show in Chicago after playing the full band version of the song Cuomo quipped "They said we couldn't do that at a rock show."
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