Butterfly (Weezer song)

Song infobox
Name = Butterfly
Caption =
Type =
Artist = Weezer
alt Artist =
Album = Pinkerton
Published =
Released = 24 September 1996
track_no = 10
Recorded =
Genre = Rock
Length = 2:53
Writer = Rivers Cuomo
Composer =
Label = Geffen Records
Producer = Weezer
Chart position =
Tracks =
prev =
prev_no =
next =
next_no = "Butterfly"
(1996)
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album = Pinkerton
Type = studio
Tracks =
# "Tired of Sex"
# "Getchoo"
# "No Other One"
# "Why Bother?"
# "Across the Sea"
# "The Good Life"
# "El Scorcho"
# "Pink Triangle"
# "Falling For You"
# "Butterfly"

Butterfly is the final song from Weezer's second album, "Pinkerton". It remains the only completely acoustic song in Weezer's album catalog and makes a particularly poignant end to the frenetic and noisy "Pinkerton" album. The song is known for its simplicity and sincere vocals highlighted by the closing lyric "I'm sorry".

The song is written from Pinkerton's point of view at the end of the opera "Madame Butterfly". "I told you I would return when the robin makes its nest" is a direct reference to the opera.

In 2002 a full-band version of the song was often played live. At a July 11, 2002 show in Chicago after playing the full band version of the song Cuomo quipped "They said we couldn't do that at a rock show."

A live recording of the full band version was featured as a bonus track on some international versions of 2005's "Make Believe".

Personnel

* Rivers Cuomo – lead guitar, lead vocals, percussion