"Undone – The Sweater Song" is a song by the American alternative rock band Weezer, released on the band's self-titled 1994 debut album. It was released as their debut single in 1994.
The band originally intended to insert various sound clips into the song but were wary of the cost of licensing them. Instead, the studio version features a spoken introduction by bassist Matt Sharp and longtime friend of the band Karl Koch, as well as dialogue between Koch and Mykel Allan, an early supporter of the band. This dialogue is frequently ad-libbed during concerts and other live recordings.
Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo has commented on the song, saying:
"Undone" is the feeling you get when the train stops and the little guy comes knockin' on your door. It was supposed to be a sad song, but everyone thinks it's hilarious.[5]
The song was originally known as simply "Undone" but the band added "The Sweater Song" to the title after fans at their early shows repeatedly referred to the song as "the sweater song" or "that song about the sweater." As Cuomo thought that song titles with parentheses look "ugly", a dash was used in the title.[8]
Compositionedit
"Undone – The Sweater Song" is a mid-tempo alternative rock song that runs for a duration of four minutes and fifty-eight seconds.[2][3] Its musical arrangement utilizes dynamics and thick distortion during the chorus in order to drive home the song's melody.[2] The song is written in the time signature of common time, with a moderately slow rock tempo of 80 beats per minute.[3] "Undone – The Sweater Song" is composed in the key of G♭ major. It has a basic sequence of G♭6–C♭7–D♭7–C♭7 during the intro and interludes, changes to G♭–C♭–D♭–C♭ in the verses and follows G♭5–C♭5–D♭5–C♭5 at the chorus as its chord progression.[9] The song opens with a circular riff built from picked guitar strings. The spoken dialogue features adolescent characters engaged in frivolous conversation as the band's music gradually rises in the background.[2]
Critical receptionedit
Tom Maginis for Allmusic wrote, "The song is not only meticulously crafted, it's smart, quirky, poignant, and insanely catchy -- all characteristics that would go on to define Weezer as a band and their debut as one of the most successful alternative rock records of the '90s."[2]
Music videoedit
The music video for "Undone" was Weezer's first music video. According to Rivers' Edge: The Weezer Story by John D. Luerssen, the band insisted that the video not have anything to do with a sweater; yet, Geffen received 25 treatments for the video, all involving sweaters. The video marks one of the early directorial efforts of Spike Jonze, whose pitch was simply "A blue stage, a steadicam, a pack of wild dogs."[10] The $60,000 video was shot on a steadicam in one unbroken shot, featuring the band playing to a sped up version of the song. When played at a slower speed, the illusion is created that the band is playing the song in the correct time, yet moving in slow motion. The one shot was taken over 25 times, and the final version is between take number 15 and take number 20, in which the band had abandoned the idea of taking the video seriously at all. The humor was brought on by the frustration of shooting the same shot over and over to a sped up version of the song as well as the fact that one of the dogs defecated on Patrick Wilson's bass drum pedal. The video became an instant hit on MTV.[11] An alternate take of the video can be found on the band's Video Capture Device DVD.
For their official video for their cover of "Africa", Weezer used a parody of the "Undone" video with stand-ins for themselves, including "Weird Al" Yankovic as Cuomo's stand-in.[12]
Live performancesedit
During live performances in 2005, the band would often invite a fan up to play the acoustic guitar part of "Undone" with the band. On the last night of the Foozer tour, Dave Grohl came up and played it with the band. On the 2008 Troublemaker Tour, Tom DeLonge – lead singer of the tour's opening act Angels & Airwaves – sang it as a duet with Cuomo.[13] On their tour in 2011, the song was performed with the members of the Flaming Lips.
The Offspring covered it in 1994 and 1995.[31] NewFangled Contraption covered it at every show in 2002 and 2003. The Fray, who toured with Weezer in 2005, played a cover version of this song live during 2007 touring.[32]Bloodhound Gang covered it with a mix of Wu-Tang Clan's "Ain't Nuttin To F Wit". Punk rock band Titus Andronicus have covered the song multiple times on various tours; the band included one of these live covers on their mixtape, Titus Andronicus LLC Mixtape Vol 1. Mac DeMarco performed a version of the song in April 2013 for The A.V. Club's A.V. Undercover series.[33] In May 2013, UK Based Label Tiny Lights Recordings released a cover of the song recorded by a number of its artists to commemorate its second birthday.[34] In 2014, Mac DeMarco performed a cover of the song for Onion's A.V. Undercover.[35] The song was also covered by dream pop band Beach House live in 2015.[36]
Referencesedit
^"100 Best Alternative Rock Songs of 1994". Spin. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
^ abcdefMaginnis, Tom. "Weezer – Undone Review by Tom Maginnis". AllMusic. Retrieved July 4, 2010.
^ abcdCuomo, Rivers. "Weezer 'Undone - The Sweater Song' Sheet Music in G Major - Download & Print". Musicnotes.com. Hal Leonard Music Publishing. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
^Beaumont, Mark (August 24, 2017). "Weezer's 10 best songs". NME. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
^"Undone - The Sweater Song by Weezer Songfacts". Retrieved October 2, 2016.
^"Rivers Cuomo: We Ripped Off "The Sweater Song" From Metallica". Rolling Stone. August 27, 2009. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
^Whyte, Matt (November 23, 2022). "Weezer's Rivers Cuomo and Guido van Rossum". Sing for Science (Podcast). Event occurs at 9:23. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
^Cuomo, Rivers. "Weezer 'Undone - The Sweater Song' Guitar Tab in G Major - Download & Print". Musicnotes.com. Hal Leonard Music Publishing. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
^Kreps, Daniel (September 24, 2018). "Weezer Recruit 'Weird Al' Yankovic for Video of Toto Cover 'Africa'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
^King, Brian (September 24, 2008). "Weezer Kick Off North American Tour | SPIN | Live | We Were There". SPIN. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
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^"The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 06 Nov 1994". Australian Record Industry Association Ltd. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
^Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 298.
^"Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 7. February 18, 1995. p. 19. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
^"Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
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Bibliographyedit
Luerssen, John D. (2004). Rivers' Edge: The Weezer Story. ECW Press. ISBN978-1-55022-619-5.
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Undone The Sweater Song is a song by the American alternative rock band Weezer released on the band s self titled 1994 debut album It was released as their debut single in 1994 Undone The Sweater Song Single by Weezerfrom the album Weezer The Blue Album B side Holiday Mykel amp Carli Susanne My Evaline ReleasedJune 24 1994StudioElectric Lady New York City GenreAlternative rock 1 2 3 power pop 2 3 emo 4 Length5 05 album version 3 58 single radio edit LabelDGCSongwriter s Rivers CuomoProducer s Ric OcasekWeezer singles chronology Undone The Sweater Song 1994 Buddy Holly 1994 Music video Undone The Sweater Song on YouTube Contents 1 Overview 2 Composition 3 Critical reception 4 Music video 5 Live performances 6 Track listings 7 Personnel 8 Charts 9 Release history 10 Cover versions 11 References 12 BibliographyOverview editThe band originally intended to insert various sound clips into the song but were wary of the cost of licensing them Instead the studio version features a spoken introduction by bassist Matt Sharp and longtime friend of the band Karl Koch as well as dialogue between Koch and Mykel Allan an early supporter of the band This dialogue is frequently ad libbed during concerts and other live recordings Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo has commented on the song saying Undone is the feeling you get when the train stops and the little guy comes knockin on your door It was supposed to be a sad song but everyone thinks it s hilarious 5 Cuomo has also said that it was his attempt at writing a Velvet Underground type song 6 but he later called the song an inadvertent derivative of Metallica s Welcome Home Sanitarium with the band s metal roots showing through 7 The song was originally known as simply Undone but the band added The Sweater Song to the title after fans at their early shows repeatedly referred to the song as the sweater song or that song about the sweater As Cuomo thought that song titles with parentheses look ugly a dash was used in the title 8 Composition edit Undone The Sweater Song is a mid tempo alternative rock song that runs for a duration of four minutes and fifty eight seconds 2 3 Its musical arrangement utilizes dynamics and thick distortion during the chorus in order to drive home the song s melody 2 The song is written in the time signature of common time with a moderately slow rock tempo of 80 beats per minute 3 Undone The Sweater Song is composed in the key of G major It has a basic sequence of G 6 C 7 D 7 C 7 during the intro and interludes changes to G C D C in the verses and follows G 5 C 5 D 5 C 5 at the chorus as its chord progression 9 The song opens with a circular riff built from picked guitar strings The spoken dialogue features adolescent characters engaged in frivolous conversation as the band s music gradually rises in the background 2 Critical reception editTom Maginis for Allmusic wrote The song is not only meticulously crafted it s smart quirky poignant and insanely catchy all characteristics that would go on to define Weezer as a band and their debut as one of the most successful alternative rock records of the 90s 2 Music video editThe music video for Undone was Weezer s first music video According to Rivers Edge The Weezer Story by John D Luerssen the band insisted that the video not have anything to do with a sweater yet Geffen received 25 treatments for the video all involving sweaters The video marks one of the early directorial efforts of Spike Jonze whose pitch was simply A blue stage a steadicam a pack of wild dogs 10 The 60 000 video was shot on a steadicam in one unbroken shot featuring the band playing to a sped up version of the song When played at a slower speed the illusion is created that the band is playing the song in the correct time yet moving in slow motion The one shot was taken over 25 times and the final version is between take number 15 and take number 20 in which the band had abandoned the idea of taking the video seriously at all The humor was brought on by the frustration of shooting the same shot over and over to a sped up version of the song as well as the fact that one of the dogs defecated on Patrick Wilson s bass drum pedal The video became an instant hit on MTV 11 An alternate take of the video can be found on the band s Video Capture Device DVD For their official video for their cover of Africa Weezer used a parody of the Undone video with stand ins for themselves including Weird Al Yankovic as Cuomo s stand in 12 Live performances editDuring live performances in 2005 the band would often invite a fan up to play the acoustic guitar part of Undone with the band On the last night of the Foozer tour Dave Grohl came up and played it with the band On the 2008 Troublemaker Tour Tom DeLonge lead singer of the tour s opening act Angels amp Airwaves sang it as a duet with Cuomo 13 On their tour in 2011 the song was performed with the members of the Flaming Lips Track listings editUS 7 inch and cassette single 14 15 A Undone The Sweater Song LP version 4 55 B Holiday LP version 3 26 Australian CD single 16 Undone The Sweater Song LP version 4 55 Mykel amp Carli 2 33 Susanne 2 46 My Evaline erroneously listed as Sweet Adeline 0 46 Australian cassette single 17 Undone The Sweater Song LP version 4 55 Mykel amp Carli 2 33 UK CD cassette and 7 inch blue vinyl single 18 19 20 Undone The Sweater Song LP version 4 55 Mykel amp Carli 2 53 Susanne 2 46 Holiday LP version 3 26 French CD single 21 Undone The Sweater Song LP version 4 55 My Name Is Jonas LP version 3 23Personnel editWeezer Rivers Cuomo lead vocals guitar Matt Sharp bass guitar backing vocals dialogue Patrick Wilson drums Brian Bell backing vocals Additional personnel Karl Koch dialogue piano Mykel Allen dialogueCharts editWeekly chart performance for Undone The Sweater Song Chart 1994 Peakposition Australia ARIA 22 23 63 Europe Eurochart Hot 100 24 71 Scotland OCC 25 31 UK Singles OCC 26 35 US Billboard Hot 100 27 57 US Alternative Airplay Billboard 28 6 US Mainstream Rock Billboard 29 30Release history editRegion Date Format s Label s Ref United States June 24 1994 DGC citation needed United Kingdom January 30 1995 7 inch vinylCDcassette Geffen 30 Cover versions editThe Offspring covered it in 1994 and 1995 31 NewFangled Contraption covered it at every show in 2002 and 2003 The Fray who toured with Weezer in 2005 played a cover version of this song live during 2007 touring 32 Bloodhound Gang covered it with a mix of Wu Tang Clan s Ain t Nuttin To F Wit Punk rock band Titus Andronicus have covered the song multiple times on various tours the band included one of these live covers on their mixtape Titus Andronicus LLC Mixtape Vol 1 Mac DeMarco performed a version of the song in April 2013 for The A V Club s A V Undercover series 33 In May 2013 UK Based Label Tiny Lights Recordings released a cover of the song recorded by a number of its artists to commemorate its second birthday 34 In 2014 Mac DeMarco performed a cover of the song for Onion s A V Undercover 35 The song was also covered by dream pop band Beach House live in 2015 36 References edit 100 Best Alternative Rock Songs of 1994 Spin Retrieved September 18 2020 a b c d e f Maginnis Tom Weezer Undone Review by Tom Maginnis AllMusic Retrieved July 4 2010 a b c d Cuomo Rivers Weezer Undone The Sweater Song Sheet Music in G Major Download amp Print Musicnotes com Hal Leonard Music Publishing Retrieved January 12 2013 Beaumont Mark August 24 2017 Weezer s 10 best songs NME Retrieved August 16 2018 Luerssen 2004 p 111 Undone The Sweater Song by Weezer Songfacts Retrieved October 2 2016 Rivers Cuomo We Ripped Off The Sweater Song From Metallica Rolling Stone August 27 2009 Retrieved October 2 2016 Whyte Matt November 23 2022 Weezer s Rivers Cuomo and Guido van Rossum Sing for Science Podcast Event occurs at 9 23 Retrieved February 1 2023 Cuomo Rivers Weezer Undone The Sweater Song Guitar Tab in G Major Download amp Print Musicnotes com Hal Leonard Music Publishing 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