Records (song)

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"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 .

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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

Chart performance for "Records"
Chart (2022)Peak
position
U.S. Alt (Billboard) [8] 5
Canada Rock ( Billboard ) [9] 30

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