| "Holiday" | ||
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| Song by Weezer | ||
| Album | Weezer | |
| Released | May 10, 1994 | |
| Recorded | August-September 1993 at Electric Lady Studios, NYC | |
| Genre | Rock, Alternative, Anthem rock | |
| Length | 3 min 24 s | |
| Label | Geffen | |
| Producer | Ric Ocasek | |
| Weezer (The Blue Album) track listing | ||
"Holiday" is an anthemic song penned by Rivers Cuomo for Weezer's "The Blue Album" in 1994. Cuomo wrote the song, along with "In the Garage", after signing onto a major label (Geffen) in 1993. Cuomo used his excitement to write the song, which features a Beach Boys-esque breakdown after the second chorus. The song, along with "Buddy Holly", "Surf Wax America", and "No One Else", features keyboards. The song mentions American counterculture author, poet, and artist Jack Kerouac in its lyrics. In the live version of this song on The Lion and the Witch Scott Shriner, who had only been in the band for a few months at the time of the recording, forgets the lyrics to the breakdown, causing most of the band to crack up in laughter. After the completion of the song, Cuomo muses "Holy freakin' cow! That was freakin' Nobel Prize quality right there. Scott just won a Grammy!" This song was also featured in the 2006 summer movie, Accepted.
Personnel
- Rivers Cuomo – lead guitar, lead vocals
- Patrick Wilson – percussion
- Brian Bell – rhythm guitar
- Matt Sharp – bass guitar
- Ric Ocasek – producer
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| Brian Bell · Rivers Cuomo · Scott Shriner · Patrick Wilson Jason Cropper · Matt Sharp · Mikey Welsh |
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| Albums | Weezer (The Blue Album) · Pinkerton · Weezer (The Green Album) · Maladroit · Make Believe · Untitled |
| EPs | The Good Life · The Lion and the Witch · Winter Weezerland |
| DVD | Video Capture Device |
| Singles | "Undone - The Sweater Song" · "Buddy Holly" · "Say It Ain't So" · "El Scorcho" · "The Good Life" · "Pink Triangle" · "Hash Pipe" · "Island in the Sun" · "Photograph" · "Dope Nose" · "Keep Fishin'" · "Beverly Hills" · "We Are All on Drugs" · "Perfect Situation" · "This Is Such a Pity" |
| Related bands | The Rentals · The Special Goodness · The Relationship · Avant Garde · Homie · Karlophone · Space Twins |
| Related articles | Discography · Karl Koch · Songs from the Black Hole · The Kitchen Tapes · Alone - The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo · Foozer |
