All My Favorite Songs Explained
| All My Favorite Songs |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Weezer |
| Album: | OK Human |
| Released: | January 21, 2021 |
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| Producer: | Jake Sinclair |
| Prev Title: | Beginning of the End |
| Prev Year: | 2020 |
| Next Title: | Grapes of Wrath |
| Next Year: | 2021 |
"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.
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.[1] According to Spin, "The orchestral pop-rock song is right in the Weezer wheelhouse, sounding like the logical next step in the evolution of Rivers Cuomo."[2]
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."[3]
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."[4] In a more critical 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."[2]
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.[5]
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.[6]
Weezer
Production
- Ashley Gorely – writing
- Ben Johnson – writing
- Ilsey Juber – writing
- Jake Sinclair – production, audio mixing
- Rob Mathes – horn arranger, horn conductor, string arranger, string conductor, woodwind arranger
- Lawton Burris – assistant recording engineer
- Andy Maxwell – assistant engineer
- Branko Presley – assistant engineer
- Karl Wingate – assistant engineer
- Lazaro Zarate – assistant engineer
- Jonathan Allen – chief engineer
- William Wittman – chief engineer
- Suzy Shinn – engineer, vocal producer
- Brian Fombona – engineer
- Maureen Sickler – engineer
- Paul Pritchard – engineer
- Perry Margouleff – engineer
- Rachel White – engineer
- William Carroll – engineer
- Zach Fisher – engineer
- Pete Lyman – mastering
Additional musicians
- Pavel Vinitsky – bass clarinet, clarinet
- Dan Shell – bassoon, contra-bassoon
- Alan Stepansky – cello
- Keisuke Ikuma – english horn, oboe
- Tara Helen O'Connor – flute, piccolo
- Anne Sharer – french horn
- Erik Ralske – french horn
- John Romano – trombone
- Ryan Keberle – trombone
- Ray Riccomini – trumpet
- Tony Kadleck – trumpet
- Becky Young – viola
- Joel Noyes – viola
- Michael Roth – viola
- Will Frampton – viola
- Ann Lehmann – violin
- Joanna Maurer – violin
- Jung Sun Yoo – violin
- Matt Lehmann – violin
- Peter Bahng – violin
- Sharon Yamada – violin
- Lisa Kim – violin, concert master
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
AJR remix
| All My Favorite Songs (Remix) |
| Cover: | Weezer AJR All My Favorite Songs Single.jpg |
| Caption: | Cover artwork for the AJR remix of "All My Favorite Songs" |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Weezer featuring AJR |
| Album: | OK Human |
| Released: | May 12, 2021 |
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| Producer: | Jake Sinclair |
An alternate version of the song, featuring indie pop band AJR, was released on May 12, 2021, five days after the release of Weezer's fifteenth studio album, Van Weezer.[10]
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.[12]
Weezer
AJR
- Adam Met – writing
- Jack Met – lead vocals, writing
- Ryan Met – production, writing
Production
- Ashley Gorely – writing
- Ben Johnson – writing
- Ilsey Juber – writing
- Jake Sinclair – production, audio mixing
- Jonny Coffer – production
- Andy Maxwell – assistant engineer
- Branko Presley – assistant engineer
- Karl Wingate – assistant engineer
- Lawton Burris – assistant engineer
- Lazaro Zarate – assistant engineer
- Jonathan Allen – chief engineer
- William Wittman – chief engineer
- Brian Fombona – engineer
- Maureen Sickler – engineer
- Paul Pritchard – engineer
- Perry Margouleff – engineer
- Rachel White – engineer
- Suzy Shinn – engineer
- William Caroll – engineer
- Zach Fisher – engineer
- Joe LaPorta – mastering
- Joe Zook – mixing
Notes and References
- Web site: Listen To 'All My Favorite Songs' Weezer's '60s-Inspired New Song - rock nycrock nyc | new morning . Rocknyc.live . January 22, 2021 . January 29, 2021.
- Web site: Weezer Unveil First OK Human Song, 'All My Favorite Songs'. January 21, 2021. Spin.
- Web site: 'All My Favorite Songs' Review: Weezer Gets Lost in the Music | Arts | The Harvard Crimson. www.thecrimson.com.
- Web site: Weezer - "All My Favorite Songs". January 21, 2021.
- Web site: Weezer - All My Favorite Songs (Official Video) . YouTube . January 20, 2021 . January 29, 2021.
- Web site: Credits / All My Favorite Songs / Weezer . May 14, 2021 . . October 18, 2023.
- Web site: Schweizer Airplay Charts 09/2021 - hitparade.ch . hitparade.ch . February 22, 2022.
- Hot Rock & Alternative Songs – Year-End 2021. Billboard. December 2, 2021.
- Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2021. Billboard. December 2, 2021.
- Web site: Weezer Drop New Version Of 'All My Favorite Songs' Featuring AJR . iHeartRadio . May 14, 2021 . May 14, 2021.
- Web site: DeSantis . Rachel. iHeartRadio Music Awards 2022: See the Complete List of Winners. People. March 22, 2022. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220323012113/https://people.com/music/iheartradio-music-awards-2022-complete-winners-list/. March 23, 2022. March 23, 2024.
- Web site: Credits / All My Favorite Songs (feat. AJR) / Weezer . May 14, 2021 . . October 18, 2023.
