All My Favorite Songs

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"All My Favorite Songs"
Single by Weezer
from the album OK Human
ReleasedJanuary 21, 2021
Genre
Length3:22
Label
Songwriter(s)Rivers Cuomo
Producer(s)Jake Sinclair
Weezer singles chronology
"Beginning of the End"
(2020) 		"All My Favorite Songs"
(2021) 		"Grapes of Wrath"
(2021)
Music video
"All My Favorite Songs" on YouTube

"All My Favorite Songs" is a song by the American rock band Weezer, released on January 21, 2021 as the first single from their fourteenth studio album OK Human. A music video was released on the same day.

An alternate version of the song, featuring indie pop band AJR, was released on May 12, 2021, five days after the release of their fifteenth studio album, Van Weezer.[1]

Composition[]

The song begins with an introduction in A-flat major. After this, the song transitions to E major, which continues throughout the rest of the song.

In contrast to the recent hard rock-oriented singles from Van Weezer, "All My Favorite Songs" is more of a baroque pop and chamber pop song.[2] According to Spin, it is an "The orchestral pop-rock song is right in the Weezer wheelhouse, sounding like the logical next step in the evolution of Rivers Cuomo."[3]

In regards to the song's title and lyrics, Cuomo stated that it reflects his music taste, by declaring "All my favorite songs are slow and sad."[4]

Reception[]

Chris Deville at Stereogum gave the song a positive review, stating "The song strikes a pleasing balance between chipper music and melancholy lyrics, landing squarely in Weezer’s radio-friendly zone without feeling entirely corny or sterile."[5] In a more divisive review, Clara V. Nguyen of The Harvard Crimson stated "Maybe viewing the orchestra as a dynamic and contemporary creative force, rather than a relic of the past, would help the band better integrate it into their work. “All My Favorite Songs” lingers somewhere between the 18th and 21st centuries, not quite knowing which it would rather inhabit."[3]

Music video[]

A music video for the song was released on January 21, 2021. It was directed by Colin Read, and produced Pulse Films and Obra House.[6]

Charts[]

Chart performance for "All My Favorite Songs"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Canada Rock (Billboard)[7] 10
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[8] 21
US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[9] 43
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[10] 15
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[11] 1

References[]

  1. ^ "Weezer Drop New Version Of 'All My Favorite Songs' Featuring AJR". iHeartRadio. May 14, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "Listen To 'All My Favorite Songs' Weezer's '60s-Inspired New Song - rock nycrock nyc | new morning". Rocknyc.live. January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Weezer Unveil First OK Human Song, 'All My Favorite Songs'". Spin. January 21, 2021.
  4. ^ "'All My Favorite Songs' Review: Weezer Gets Lost in the Music | Arts | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com.
  5. ^ "Weezer - "All My Favorite Songs"". January 21, 2021.
  6. ^ "Weezer - All My Favorite Songs (Official Video)". YouTube. January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  7. ^ "Weezer Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  8. ^ "Weezer Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  9. ^ "Weezer Chart History (Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  10. ^ "Weezer Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  11. ^ "Weezer Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
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