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"Dope Nose" 
Single by Weezer from the album Maladroit Released 2002 Format CD Recorded December 2001 Genre Pop punk, hard rock Length 2:17 Label Geffen Writer(s) Rivers Cuomo Producer Weezer Weezer singles chronology "Photograph"
(2001)"Dope Nose"
(2002)"Keep Fishin'"
(2002)"Dope Nose" is a song by American alternative rock band Weezer. It is the first single off the band's fourth album, Maladroit. It was officially released in 2002, though it had been performed live and in the studio during the band's 2000 summer tour comeback after hiatus.
"Dope Nose" was said to have been written on the same night as the hit song "Hash Pipe" from The Green Album, although Rivers' Catalog of Riffs suggests otherwise. A common belief is that frontman Rivers Cuomo had three shots of tequila and Ritalin moments before writing both songs.[1] "Dope Nose" is one of the songs playable in the PlayStation 2 video game Amplitude, developed by Harmonix. An interview in Electronic Gaming Monthly with the creators of the PlayStation 2 game Guitar Hero (also developed by Harmonix) mentioned the game's early builds were based on "Dope Nose". The song also appears in an episode of Monk, "Mr. Monk Goes to a Fashion Show", the Psych episode ,"Romeo and Juliet and Juliet" and as a playable track in Guitar Hero: Van Halen. During various live shows in 2005, Weezer bassist Scott Shriner would perform lead vocals on the song.
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Music video
Director Michel Gondry wrote a treatment for a "Dope Nose" music video. The video would feature the members of Weezer playing a game of soccer against a Mexican heavy metal band. Though the band rejected the treatment, it is still available in written form on Gondry's Directors Label DVD.
The song's official music video was directed by Marcos Siega.
Track listing
- Radio Only Promo CD
- "Dope Nose" - 2:17
Charts
Chart (2002) Peak
positionBillboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks 8 Notes
- ^ Eliscu, Jenny. "Rivers Cuomo's Encyclopedia of Pop". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5933454/rivers_cuomos_encyclopedia_of_pop. Retrieved 2007-10-02.
External links
Weezer Rivers Cuomo · Brian Bell · Scott G. Shriner · Patrick Wilson
Jason Cropper · Matt Sharp · Mikey WelshStudio albums Weezer (1994) · Pinkerton (1996) · Weezer (2001) · Maladroit (2002) · Make Believe (2005) · Weezer (2008) · Raditude (2009) · Hurley (2010) · Death to False Metal (2010)EPs The Good Life (1997) · The Lion and the Witch (2002) · Winter Weezerland (2005) · Christmas with Weezer (2008) · ...Happy Record Store Day! (2010)DVD Weezer – Video Capture Device: Treasures from the Vault 1991–2002 (2004)Singles "Undone – The Sweater Song" · "Buddy Holly" · "Say It Ain't So" · "El Scorcho" · "The Good Life" · "Pink Triangle" · "Hash Pipe" · "Island in the Sun" · "Photograph" · "Dope Nose" · "Keep Fishin'" · "Beverly Hills" · "We Are All on Drugs" · "Perfect Situation" · "This Is Such a Pity" · "Pork and Beans" · "Troublemaker" · "The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations on a Shaker Hymn)" · "Dreamin'" · "(If You're Wondering If I Want You to) I Want You to" · "I'm Your Daddy" · "Represent" · "Memories" · "Hang On"Other songs Related ArticlesDiscography · Songs from the Black Hole · The Kitchen Tape · Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo · Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo · Foozer · Christmas with Weezer (video game) · Ric Ocasek · Rick RubinBands
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