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{{Single infobox |
| Name = Beverly Hills |
| Cover = weezer_beverly_hills.jpg |
| Artist = Weezer featuring Stephanie Eitel (backup vocals) |
| from Album = Make Believe |
| Released = March 29 2005 |
| Format = CD |
| Recorded = 2004 |
| Genre = Alternative rock |
| Length = 3:20 |
| Label = Geffen |
| Producer = Rick Rubin |
| Chart position =
#31 (New Zealand)|
| Reviews = || Last single = "Keep Fishin'"
(2002) |
| This single = "Beverly Hills"
(2005) |
| Next single = "We Are All on Drugs"
(2005)|
Misc =
'"Beverly Hills"' is the first single from Weezer's fifth album, ''Make Believe''. It was released on March 29 2005. The music video for this song, directed by Marcos Siega, was filmed at The Playboy Mansion (which is actually not located in Beverly Hills, but the neighboring community of Westwood), with Hugh Hefner making a cameo appearance at the beginning. The song features Stephanie Eitel of Agent Sparks on the chorus on backup vocals.
Cuomo's story behind "Beverly Hills": ''"I was at the opening of the new Hollywood Bowl and I flipped through the program and I saw a picture of Wilson Phillips. And for some reason I just thought how nice it would be to marry, like, an “established” celebrity and live in Beverly Hills and be part of that world. And it was a totally sincere desire. And then I wrote that song, Beverly Hills. For some reason, by the time it came out—and the video came out—it got twisted around into something that seemed sarcastic. But originally it wasn’t meant to be sarcastic at all."''[1]
The song is the band's most successful single to date, best remembered for its I-IV-V harmony, use of hand claps, simple lyrics that spoke of alienation (a theme many youths find easily relatable) and a distinctive talkbox solo that Cuomo plays an extended version of when the band plays the song live. The song topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for a week, spending months near the top of the Billboard Hot 100 (peaking at #10) and being certified gold on June 6th, 2005. As of January 2006 the digital single has been purchased over 962,000 times on iTunes. It also did very well on other Billboard charts, such as Adult Top 40 (#8 peak), Hot Digital Songs (#1 peak) and Mainstream Rock Tracks (#26).
The song also made the Top 10 on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at #9 and remaining on the chart for five more weeks.
The song was nominated for ''Best Rock Song'' at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards, the first ever nomination for the band. The video for the song was nominated at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Rock Video. The song won College Song Of The Year at the 54th Annual BMI Pop Awards[2]
"Beverly Hills" stayed at #1 on the Modern Rock charts for 1 week. It was the first #1 for Weezer, but this record was later met with "Perfect Situation," the Make Believe's third single, which held the pole position for 4 weeks.
The song was the top-selling digital download of 2005 according to Nielsen SoundScan.[3]
Rivers Cuomo stated that "Beverly Hills" along with the solo, third verse, and last chorus of "Falling for You," are his proudest musical achievements: "Its incredibly fun: a great beat, guitar riffs, catchy vocal style. Besides that, I think the lyrics are incredible in a very understated way. I might as well enjoy my life and watch the stars play. I love it! With this one song we were able to transcend our little niche and connect with all kinds of people, young and old, from all kinds of backgrounds."[4]
★ A remix of the song called "Beverly Hills (Urbanix Mix)" appears on the "We Are All on Drugs" single.
★ The song is also featured on ''Now That's What I Call Music! 20'' and ''Kidz Bop, Vol. 9''.
★ The song also has been used on ''Malcolm in the Middle''.
★ A notable moment among Weezer fans took place after the song's video shoot, in which the band's fans were prominently featured after a request was put up on Weezer's website weezer.com. The song and the upcoming album were still very tightly under wraps and nobody had heard any material from the album. Despite all recording devices being checked at the entrance point of the shoot, a fan managed to get his cell phone in and record a clip from the song that he posted on the internet. The cell phone clip was quickly downloaded over and over by eager fans, as it represented the first new material heard from the band in two years.
★ The song's chorus is featured in the track "Polkarama" from Weird Al Yankovic's album ''Straight Outta Lynwood''.
#Beverly Hills
#Island in the Sun (live)
#Butterfly (live)
#Beverly Hills (CD-ROM track)
★ Rivers Cuomo – lead guitar, lead vocals
★ Patrick Wilson – percussion
★ Brian Bell – rhythm guitar
★ Scott Shriner – bass guitar
★ Rick Rubin – Production
★ Lyrics for "Beverly Hills"
★ Video Shoot
| Name = Beverly Hills |
| Cover = weezer_beverly_hills.jpg |
| Artist = Weezer featuring Stephanie Eitel (backup vocals) |
| from Album = Make Believe |
| Released = March 29 2005 |
| Format = CD |
| Recorded = 2004 |
| Genre = Alternative rock |
| Length = 3:20 |
| Label = Geffen |
| Producer = Rick Rubin |
| Chart position =
- #10 (US)
#9 (UK)
#1 (US Modern Rock)
#31 (New Zealand)|
| Reviews = || Last single = "Keep Fishin'"
(2002) |
| This single = "Beverly Hills"
(2005) |
| Next single = "We Are All on Drugs"
(2005)|
Misc =
'"Beverly Hills"' is the first single from Weezer's fifth album, ''Make Believe''. It was released on March 29 2005. The music video for this song, directed by Marcos Siega, was filmed at The Playboy Mansion (which is actually not located in Beverly Hills, but the neighboring community of Westwood), with Hugh Hefner making a cameo appearance at the beginning. The song features Stephanie Eitel of Agent Sparks on the chorus on backup vocals.
| Contents |
| Inspiration |
| Success |
| Various |
| Track listing |
| Personnel |
| External links |
Inspiration
Cuomo's story behind "Beverly Hills": ''"I was at the opening of the new Hollywood Bowl and I flipped through the program and I saw a picture of Wilson Phillips. And for some reason I just thought how nice it would be to marry, like, an “established” celebrity and live in Beverly Hills and be part of that world. And it was a totally sincere desire. And then I wrote that song, Beverly Hills. For some reason, by the time it came out—and the video came out—it got twisted around into something that seemed sarcastic. But originally it wasn’t meant to be sarcastic at all."''[1]
Success
The song is the band's most successful single to date, best remembered for its I-IV-V harmony, use of hand claps, simple lyrics that spoke of alienation (a theme many youths find easily relatable) and a distinctive talkbox solo that Cuomo plays an extended version of when the band plays the song live. The song topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for a week, spending months near the top of the Billboard Hot 100 (peaking at #10) and being certified gold on June 6th, 2005. As of January 2006 the digital single has been purchased over 962,000 times on iTunes. It also did very well on other Billboard charts, such as Adult Top 40 (#8 peak), Hot Digital Songs (#1 peak) and Mainstream Rock Tracks (#26).
The song also made the Top 10 on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at #9 and remaining on the chart for five more weeks.
The song was nominated for ''Best Rock Song'' at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards, the first ever nomination for the band. The video for the song was nominated at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Rock Video. The song won College Song Of The Year at the 54th Annual BMI Pop Awards[2]
"Beverly Hills" stayed at #1 on the Modern Rock charts for 1 week. It was the first #1 for Weezer, but this record was later met with "Perfect Situation," the Make Believe's third single, which held the pole position for 4 weeks.
The song was the top-selling digital download of 2005 according to Nielsen SoundScan.[3]
Rivers Cuomo stated that "Beverly Hills" along with the solo, third verse, and last chorus of "Falling for You," are his proudest musical achievements: "Its incredibly fun: a great beat, guitar riffs, catchy vocal style. Besides that, I think the lyrics are incredible in a very understated way. I might as well enjoy my life and watch the stars play. I love it! With this one song we were able to transcend our little niche and connect with all kinds of people, young and old, from all kinds of backgrounds."[4]
Various
★ A remix of the song called "Beverly Hills (Urbanix Mix)" appears on the "We Are All on Drugs" single.
★ The song is also featured on ''Now That's What I Call Music! 20'' and ''Kidz Bop, Vol. 9''.
★ The song also has been used on ''Malcolm in the Middle''.
★ A notable moment among Weezer fans took place after the song's video shoot, in which the band's fans were prominently featured after a request was put up on Weezer's website weezer.com. The song and the upcoming album were still very tightly under wraps and nobody had heard any material from the album. Despite all recording devices being checked at the entrance point of the shoot, a fan managed to get his cell phone in and record a clip from the song that he posted on the internet. The cell phone clip was quickly downloaded over and over by eager fans, as it represented the first new material heard from the band in two years.
★ The song's chorus is featured in the track "Polkarama" from Weird Al Yankovic's album ''Straight Outta Lynwood''.
Track listing
#Beverly Hills
#Island in the Sun (live)
#Butterfly (live)
#Beverly Hills (CD-ROM track)
Personnel
★ Rivers Cuomo – lead guitar, lead vocals
★ Patrick Wilson – percussion
★ Brian Bell – rhythm guitar
★ Scott Shriner – bass guitar
★ Rick Rubin – Production
External links
★ Lyrics for "Beverly Hills"
★ Video Shoot
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