Pink Triangle (song)
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| Single by Weezer | ||||
| from the album Pinkerton | ||||
| Released | May 20, 1997 | |||
| Format | CD | |||
| Recorded | September 1995 - June 1996 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, emo | |||
| Length | 3:58 | |||
| Label | DGC | |||
| Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | |||
| Producer(s) | Weezer | |||
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"Pink Triangle" is a song by American rock band Weezer. Released as the third single from their second album Pinkerton, it was released to radio on May 20, 1997 in a last-ditch effort to boost sales for the album. The song was remixed by Tom Lord-Alge, adding a reworked guitar solo, a synth track and overdubbed vocals.
Background
The song describes a man with ambiguous sexuality who falls in love with a woman with whom he imagines he could settle down and be married. However, he soon discovers that the object of his affection is a lesbian who possibly thinks that the man himself is gay.[1] The song is based on a real person that Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo encountered while a student at Harvard. Years later, he discovered that the woman was actually not a lesbian but merely showing support for the gay community by wearing a pink triangle.[2]
A promo single was sent to radio stations that also contained an acoustic version of the song recorded at Shorecrest High School in Seattle, Washington. The song received limited airplay and never charted and thus was deemed not to warrant a video. It is the band's least successful single thus far.[3][4]
In 2004, the band released their first DVD Video Capture Device, which features a video of the Shorecrest performance as well as a video cut by Weezer.com webmaster and longtime friend of the band Karl Koch that features footage shot by Jennifer Wilson, wife of Weezer drummer Patrick Wilson.
Track listing
Radio Station Promo CD
- "Pink Triangle" (Remix) - 4:02
- "Pink Triangle" (Live Acoustic) - 4:18
Live acoustic track is the same as on "The Good Life" OZ EP
Notes
- ↑ Luerssen D., John. Rivers' Edge: The Weezer Story. ECW Press, 2004, ISBN 1-55022-619-3 p. 196
- ↑ Gross, Terry "Home Recordings from Weezer Frontman" Fresh Air from WHYY - January 21, 2009
- ↑ Luerssen D., John, 2004 p. 232
- ↑ Luerssen D., John, 2004 p. 235
Personnel
- Rivers Cuomo – lead vocals, guitar
- Patrick Wilson – drums, percussion
- Brian Bell – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Matt Sharp – bass guitar, backing vocals
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