Thank God for Girls (song)

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"Thank God for Girls"
Weezer - Thank God for Girls single cover.jpg
Single by Weezer
from the album Weezer (The White Album)
ReleasedOctober 26, 2015
Recorded2015
Genre
Length3:29
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jake Sinclair
Weezer singles chronology
"Go Away"
(2014) 		"Thank God for Girls"
(2015) 		"Do You Wanna Get High?"
(2015)

"Thank God for Girls" is a song by American rock band Weezer. The song was released on October 26, 2015. The release of the song was accompanied by a lyric video which prominently features the cannoli mentioned in the song's first verse.

Commercial reception[]

After two days of radio airplay, "Thank God for Girls" was ranked as the most-added song of the week on alternative radio stations in the United States. It impacted more than twice as many stations as the next most-added song, The 1975's "Love Me."[4]

Music video[]

The official music video was released on November 16, 2015.[2] Prior to this, a lyric video for the song was posted to Weezer's VEVO channel on October 25, 2015, a day prior to the song's official release. It was directed by Scantron Films, a production company whose credits also include the music video for Fall Out Boy's "Uma Thurman."[5]

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2015–16) Peak
position
Canada Rock (Billboard)[6] 24
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[7] 13
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[8] 15

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2016) Position
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[9] 36
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[10] 86
US Rock Airplay Songs (Billboard)[11] 47

References[]

  1. ^ "Weezer Play 'Thank God for Girls' and 'Do You Wanna Get High?' on 'Undateable'". Fuse. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Weezer". Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  3. ^ "Weezer Weezer (The White Album)". Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  4. ^ "Weezer's "Thank God for Girls" Ranks as Alternative Radio's Most-Added Song". Headline Planet. October 27, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  5. ^ "Scantron Films - Videography". IMVDb. 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  6. ^ "Weezer Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  7. ^ "Weezer Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  8. ^ "Weezer Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  9. ^ "Alternative Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  10. ^ "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  11. ^ "Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2018.


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