"Records"
Single by Weezer
from the album SZNZ: Summer
ReleasedJune 16, 2022
Genre
Length3:28
Label
Songwriter(s)Rivers Cuomo Sam Hollander Grant Michaels
Producer(s)Daniel Omelio
Weezer singles chronology
"A Little Bit of Love"
(2022) 		"Records"
(2022) 		"I Want a Dog"
(2022)
Music video
"Records" on YouTube

"Records" is a song by the American rock band Weezer, released on June 16, 2022, as the first single from the second of their planned 2022 series of four extended plays SZNZ: Summer.

Release

"Records" was released as a single on June 16, 2022.[3] The song was initially released via the "Human Record Player," a smartphone app that played the song as one physically spins themself around clockwise.[4]

The song made its live debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on June 20, 2022.[5]

On August 31, 2022, Weezer released a remix of "Records" featuring the rapper Noga Erez.[6]

Critical reception

Rob Wilson at Gigwise described the song as "catchy but undercooked," and stated that it feels out-of-place on the EP "musically and conceptually."[7]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Records"
Chart (2022–23) Peak
position
Canada Rock (Billboard)[8] 12
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[9] 6

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Records"
Chart (2023) Position
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[10] 15

References

  1. ^ "Weezer Celebrate Summer With New EP And Big Announcement". 97.3 KBCO.
  2. ^ "Weezer Set Fire to 'Summer' with Their Heaviest Album Ever | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca.
  3. ^ "Weezer Share 'Summer' Single "Records" — but There's a Twist | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca.
  4. ^ "You can listen to the new Weezer single… but only by becoming a…". Kerrang!. 17 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Weezer Perform A Fantastical "Records" On 'Kimmel' With A Keyboard-Playing Wolf: Watch". June 21, 2022.
  6. ^ "Noga Erez on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  7. ^ Wilson, Rob (June 29, 2022). "EP Review: Weezer - SZNZ: Summer". Gigwise. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  8. ^ "Weezer Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  9. ^ "Weezer Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  10. ^ "Rock & Alternative Airplay Songs – Year-End 2023". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
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