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| name              = Weezer
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| image             = Weezer - Tons of Rock 2025 compilation.jpg
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| caption           = From left: [[Rivers Cuomo]], [[Patrick Wilson (drummer)|Patrick Wilson]], [[Brian Bell]], and [[Scott Shriner]] in 2025
| alias             = Goat Punishment (1998–2000, 2002, 2022)
| origin            = [[Los Angeles]], California, U.S.
| genre             = {{flatlist|<!-- Genres are sourced in the "Musical style and influences" section. Do NOT remove sourced genres. Only add genres with reliable sources. Timelines should not be included in an infobox. -->
* [[Alternative rock]]
* [[power pop]]
* {{nowrap|[[pop rock]]}}
* [[geek rock]]
* [[pop-punk]]
* <!---Do NOT remove emo, as it is sourced. Any removals of this genre without discussion will be reverted.--->[[emo]]
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| works             = {{flatlist|
* [[Weezer discography|Discography]]
* [[List of songs recorded by Weezer|songs]]
}}
| years_active      = 1992–present {{nowrap|(hiatus: 1997–2000)}}
| label             = {{flatlist|
* [[DGC Records|DGC]]
* [[Geffen Records|Geffen]]
* [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
* [[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
* [[Republic Records|Republic]]
* [[Crush Management|Crush]]
* [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
}}
| spinoffs          = {{flatlist|
* [[The Rentals]]
* [[Homie (band)|Homie]]
* [[Scott & Rivers]]
* [[The Special Goodness]]
}}
| website           = {{URL|weezer.com}}
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| title             = '''Logo'''
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| image = [[File:Weezer logo.png|200px]]
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| current_members   = 
* [[Rivers Cuomo]]
* [[Patrick Wilson (drummer)|Patrick Wilson]]
* [[Brian Bell]]
* [[Scott Shriner]]
| past_members      = 
* [[Jason Cropper]]
* [[Matt Sharp]]
* [[Mikey Welsh]]
}}

'''Weezer''' is an American [[Rock music|rock]] band formed in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], in 1992. Since 2001, the band has consisted of [[Rivers Cuomo]] (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), [[Patrick Wilson (drummer)|Patrick Wilson]] (drums, backing vocals), [[Brian Bell]] (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), and [[Scott Shriner]] (bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals). They have sold 10 million albums in the United States and more than 35 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|date=September 22, 2013|title=Weezer Album Sales Statistics|url=http://www.statisticbrain.com/weezer-album-sales-statistics/|access-date=April 10, 2014|publisher=Statistic Brain|archive-date=September 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925023544/http://www.statisticbrain.com/weezer-album-sales-statistics/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

After signing to [[Geffen Records]] in 1993, Weezer released their acclaimed self-titled debut album, also known as the [[Weezer (Blue Album)|Blue Album]], in May 1994. Backed by music videos for the singles "[[Undone – The Sweater Song]]", "[[Buddy Holly (song)|Buddy Holly]]", and "[[Say It Ain't So]]", the Blue Album became a [[multi-platinum]] success. Weezer's second album, ''[[Pinkerton (album)|Pinkerton]]'' (1996), featuring a darker, more abrasive sound, was a commercial failure and initially received [[Pinkerton (album)#Critical reception|mixed reviews]], but achieved [[cult following|cult status]] and acclaim years later. Both the Blue Album and ''Pinkerton'' are now frequently cited among the best albums of the 1990s. Following the tour for ''Pinkerton'', the founding bassist, [[Matt Sharp]], left and Weezer went on hiatus.

In 2001, Weezer returned with the [[Weezer (Green Album)|Green Album]] with their new bassist, [[Mikey Welsh]]. With a more [[Pop music|pop]]-oriented sound, and promoted by singles "[[Hash Pipe]]" and "[[Island in the Sun (Weezer song)|Island in the Sun]]", it was a commercial success and received mostly positive reviews. After the Green Album tour, Welsh left for health reasons and was replaced by Shriner. Weezer's fourth album, ''[[Maladroit]]'' (2002), incorporated a [[hard rock]] sound and achieved mostly positive reviews, but weaker sales. ''[[Make Believe (Weezer album)|Make Believe]]'' (2005) received mixed reviews, but its single "[[Beverly Hills (Weezer song)|Beverly Hills]]" became Weezer's first single to top the US [[Alternative Songs|Modern Rock Tracks]] chart and their first to reach the top ten on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].

In 2008, Weezer released the [[Weezer (Red Album)|Red Album]]; its lead single, "[[Pork and Beans (song)|Pork and Beans]]", became the third Weezer song to top the Modern Rock Tracks chart, backed by a [[Grammy]]-winning music video. ''[[Raditude]]'' (2009) and ''[[Hurley (album)|Hurley]]'' (2010) both featured more modern pop production,<ref>{{cite web|title=In the studio: Weezer talks lyrics, the new album title, Ric Ocasek - The Music Mix - EW.com|work=EW.com|url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2014/07/17/weezer-new-album-title-ric-ocasek/|access-date=October 3, 2014|archive-date=July 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719045150/http://music-mix.ew.com/2014/07/17/weezer-new-album-title-ric-ocasek/|url-status=dead}}</ref> along with songs co-written with other artists, receiving further mixed reviews and moderate sales. ''[[Everything Will Be Alright in the End]]'' (2014) and the [[Weezer (White Album)|White Album]] (2016) returned to a rock style that was reminiscent of their 1990s sound, mixed with modern alternative production, and achieved more positive reviews. ''[[Pacific Daydream]]'' (2017) returned to more mainstream pop sound.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2017/10/27/560044425/how-weezer-traded-power-chords-for-pop/|title=How Weezer Traded Power Chords For Pop|date=October 27, 2017|publisher=National Public Radio|access-date=October 28, 2017}}</ref> In 2019, Weezer released an album of covers, the [[Weezer (Teal Album)|Teal Album]], followed by the [[Weezer (Black Album)|Black Album]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.spin.com/2018/11/weezer-black-album-release-date-zombie-bastards/|title=Weezer Set Release Date for The Black Album, Share "Zombie Bastards"|magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|access-date=February 20, 2019}}</ref> In 2021, they released ''[[OK Human]]'', which featured an [[orchestral pop]] sound and received acclaim, followed by the hard rock-inspired ''[[Van Weezer]]''. In 2022, Weezer released ''SZNZ'', a series of EPs based on the four seasons.

==History==

===Formation and first years (1986–1994)===
Lead vocalist and guitarist [[Rivers Cuomo]] moved to Los Angeles from [[Mansfield, Connecticut]], in 1989 with his high school metal band, Avant Garde, later renamed Zoom. After the group disbanded, Cuomo met drummer [[Patrick Wilson (drummer)|Patrick Wilson]], a native of [[Buffalo, New York]], and moved in with him and Wilson's friend [[Matt Sharp]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine |last=Hiatt |first=Brian |date=August 28, 2019 |title=The Strange Birth and Near Death of Weezer |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/weezer-blue-album-25th-anniversary-877089/ |access-date=August 29, 2019 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Cuomo moved away from metal and explored alternative rock influences such as [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], the [[Pixies (band)|Pixies]] and [[Sonic Youth]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wood|first=Mikael|date=March 25, 2024|title=Weezer's Blue Album at 30: The inside story of the debut that launched L.A.'s nerdiest band|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-03-25/weezer-blue-album-oral-history-30th-anniversary-rivers-cuomo|access-date=March 27, 2024|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He and Wilson formed a band, Fuzz, and enlisted [[Scottie Chapman]] on bass. Chapman quit after a few early shows; the band reformed as Sixty Wrong Sausages, with Cuomo's friend Pat Finn on bass and [[Jason Cropper]] on guitar, but soon disbanded. Cuomo moved to [[Santa Monica, California]], and recorded dozens of demos, including the future Weezer songs "The World Has Turned and Left Me Here" and "[[Undone – The Sweater Song]]". Sharp was enthusiastic about the demos, and became the group's bassist and de facto manager.<ref name=":0" />

Cuomo, Wilson, Sharp, and Cropper formed Weezer on February 14, 1992. Their first show was on March 19, 1992, closing for [[Keanu Reeves]]' band [[Dogstar (band)|Dogstar]]. They took their name from a nickname Cuomo's father gave him,<ref name=":0" /> which was based on a character called "[[Bobby Hutchins|Wheezer]]" from the ''[[Our Gang]]'' short films.<ref>{{cite web|last1=O'Brien|first1=Conan|title=How Rivers Cuomo Met His Weezer Bandmates|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUBmG_BrweY|website=YouTube|date=October 12, 2022|access-date=May 7, 2024}}</ref> Cuomo gave Sharp one year to get the band a record deal before Cuomo accepted a scholarship at the [[University of California, Berkeley]]. In November, Weezer recorded a demo, ''[[The Kitchen Tape]]'', including a version of the future Weezer single "[[Say It Ain't So]]". The demo was heard by Todd Sullivan, an [[A&r|A&R]] man at [[Geffen Records]], who signed Weezer in June 1993.<ref name=":0" />

===The "Blue Album" and ''Pinkerton'' (1994–1997)===
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[[File:Brian Bell.jpg|thumb|Current Weezer guitarist [[Brian Bell]], pictured in 1997, replaced [[Jason Cropper]] while recording the ''[[Weezer (Blue Album)|Blue Album]]''.]]
Weezer recorded their debut album with the musician and producer [[Ric Ocasek]] at [[Electric Lady Studios]] in New York City.{{sfn|Luerssen|2004|pp=82, 87}} Cropper was fired during recording, as Cuomo and Sharp felt he was threatening the band chemistry. He was replaced by [[Brian Bell]].<ref name=":0" /> Weezer's [[Weezer (Blue Album)|self-titled debut album]]'','' also known as the "Blue Album", was released in May 1994.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Heisel|first1=Scott|title=20 Facts You May Not Know About Weezer's Blue Album|url=http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/20_facts_you_may_not_know_about_weezers_blue_album|website=Alternative Press|access-date=February 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312051202/http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/20_facts_you_may_not_know_about_weezers_blue_album|archive-date=March 12, 2015|date=May 9, 2014}}</ref> Described by ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' as integrating "geeky humor, dense cultural references, and positively gargantuan hooks",<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mapes|first=Jillian|date=February 26, 2017|title=Weezer: Weezer (Blue Album)|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22858-weezer-blue-album/|access-date=May 30, 2021|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|language=en}}</ref> it combined [[alternative rock]], [[power pop]], polished production and what ''AllMusic'' critic [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] called an "'70s trash-rock predilection ... resulting in something quite distinctive".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Thomas Erlewine|first=Stephen|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|title=Weezer - Blue Album|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/weezer-blue-album-mw0000329481|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=January 11, 2022}}</ref>

Weezer's first single, "[[Undone – The Sweater Song]]", was backed by a music video directed by [[Spike Jonze]];<ref name="yahoo">"[https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800019717/bio movies.yahoo.com Spike Jonze Biography]", ''Yahoo! Movies''. Retrieved on September 5, 2006</ref> filmed in an [[Long take|unbroken take]], it featured Weezer performing on a sound stage with little action, barring a pack of dogs swarming the set.{{sfn|Luerssen|2004|p=120}} The video became an instant hit on [[MTV]].{{sfn|Luerssen|2004|p=121}} The song reached No. 57 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]].<ref name="Weezer">{{Cite magazine|title=Weezer|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/weezer/|access-date=November 7, 2022|magazine=Billboard|language=en-US}}</ref> Jonze also directed Weezer's second video, "[[Buddy Holly (song)|Buddy Holly]]",<ref name="yahoo" /> splicing the band into footage from the 1970s television sitcom ''[[Happy Days]]''.<ref name="wanadoo.typepad">{{cite web|title=Pixelbox: Television 'Buddy Holly' Music Video Description|url=http://wanadoo.typepad.com/pixelbox/television/index.html|access-date=October 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061130214036/http://wanadoo.typepad.com/pixelbox/television/index.html|archive-date=November 30, 2006}}</ref> The video achieved heavy rotation on MTV{{sfn|Luerssen|2004|p=132}} and won four [[MTV Video Music Award]]s, including Breakthrough Video and Best [[Alternative Music]] Video, and two ''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]'' Music Video Awards.<ref name="latimes">''LA Times Past Winners Database-VMA's 1995 '' at [http://theenvelope.latimes.com/factsheets/awardsdb/ Theenvelope.latimes.com];retrieved on September 5, 2006</ref> "Buddy Holly" peaked at No. 18 on the [[Radio Songs (chart)|Hot 100 Airplay]] and No. 2 on the [[Alternative Airplay|Billboard Modern Rock]] chart.<ref name="Weezer"/> The song is included on [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|Rolling Stone's 500 Best Songs Of All Time]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=September 15, 2021|title=The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/|access-date=November 6, 2022|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref> A third single, "[[Say It Ain't So]]", followed. It was met with critical acclaim and later [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] ranked it No. 10 on the top 200 tracks of the 90s list.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s: 20-01 - Page 2|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/7853-the-top-200-tracks-of-the-1990s-20-01/?page=2|access-date=November 6, 2022|website=Pitchfork|date=September 3, 2010|language=en}}</ref> The song reached No. 51 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart and No. 7 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart.<ref name="Weezer"/> Additionally, the track was included in Rolling Stone's list of "The Top 100 Guitar Songs of All Time".<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=May 31, 2008|title=The 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time : Rolling Stone|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/20947527/page/30|access-date=October 22, 2023|archive-date=May 31, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080531001204/https://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/20947527/page/30|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Their debut album gained critical and commercial success. In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked it number 294 on [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=September 22, 2020|title=The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/|access-date=November 7, 2022|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref> ''Weezer'' is certified [[Certified platinum|quadruple platinum]] in the United States as well as Canada, making it Weezer's best-selling album.<ref name="riaasales">{{cite web|title=Gold & Platinum Search Results: Weezer|publisher=RIAA.com|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Weezer&format=ALBUM&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25|access-date=August 20, 2008|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924152310/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Weezer&format=ALBUM&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Zach|last=Sweat|url=http://voidlive.com/retrospective-weezer-weezer-blue-album/|title=Retrospective: Weezer – Weezer (The Blue Album)|publisher=Coidlive|date=May 28, 2014|access-date=March 15, 2018|archive-date=March 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316153426/http://voidlive.com/retrospective-weezer-weezer-blue-album/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Rivers Cuomo in Thailand.jpg|thumb|[[Rivers Cuomo]] in Thailand in 1997|left|upright=0.6]]
In 1994, Weezer took a break from touring for the Christmas holidays.{{sfn|Luerssen|2004|p=137}} Cuomo traveled to his home state of Connecticut and began recording demos for Weezer's next album. His original concept was a space-themed [[rock opera]], ''[[Songs from the Black Hole]]'', that would express his mixed feelings about success.<ref name="weezerofficalpage">{{cite web|date=February 7, 2010|title=Weezer Recording History page 7|url=http://www.weezer.com/info/recording/WeezRecHist7.htm|access-date=July 26, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100207151556/http://www.weezer.com/info/recording/WeezRecHist7.htm|archive-date=February 7, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Alone 2007">''[[Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]'' (liner notes). [[Rivers Cuomo]]. [[Geffen Records]]. 2007. B0010417-02</ref> Cuomo conceived the story as a metaphor for his conflicted feelings about touring in a successful rock band.<ref name="Alone 2007"/> Weezer developed the concept through intermittent recording sessions through 1995.{{sfn|Luerssen|2004|p=139}} At the end of the year, Cuomo enrolled at [[Harvard University Press|Harvard University]], where his songwriting became "darker, more visceral and exposed, less playful", and he abandoned ''Songs from the Black Hole''.<ref name="PinkertonDeluxe">''Pinkerton Deluxe'' liner notes</ref> While attending Harvard, Cuomo experienced loneliness and frustration while also undergoing an extensive surgery for his left leg. These experiences influenced his songwriting for the next record.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Cuomo|first=Rivers|title=The Pinkerton Diaries|year=2011|pages=170}}</ref> The other members of Weezer decided to embark on their own side projects during this time. Sharp started [[The Rentals]], who released their debut album, ''[[Return of the Rentals]]'', in October 1995, also featuring Wilson on drums.

Weezer's second album, ''[[Pinkerton (album)|Pinkerton]]'', was released on September 24, 1996.<ref name="allmusic2">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/pinkerton-mw0000646499|title=''Pinkerton'' – Weezer|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|work=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=January 11, 2022|archive-date=May 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523190101/http://www.allmusic.com/album/pinkerton-mw0000646499|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>''Pinkerton Album Overview'' at [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r241030|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic]; retrieved on September 6, 2006</ref> ''Pinkerton'' is named after the character BF Pinkerton from ''[[Madama Butterfly]]'', who marries and then abandons a Japanese woman named Butterfly. Calling him an "asshole American sailor similar to a touring rock star", Cuomo felt the character was "the perfect symbol for the part of myself that I am trying to come to terms with on this album".<ref>{{Cite book|last=Cuomo|first=Rivers|title=The Pinkerton Diaries|year=2011}}</ref> It produced three singles: "[[El Scorcho]]", "[[The Good Life (Weezer song)|The Good Life]]", and "[[Pink Triangle (song)|Pink Triangle]]".{{sfn|Luerssen|2004|pp=195–196, 222}}

With a darker, more abrasive sound,<ref name="allmusic2" /> ''Pinkerton'' sold poorly compared to the Blue Album<ref name="themichigandaily">''Anticipated return has Weezer in the ''Green'' '' at [https://web.archive.org/web/20070313132216/http://www.michigandaily.com/media/storage/paper851/news/2001/05/14/Arts/Anticipated.Return.Has.Weezer.In.The.green-1408671.shtml Michigandaily.com]; retrieved on September 18, 2006</ref> and received mixed reviews; it was voted "one of the worst albums of 1996" in a ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' reader poll.{{sfn|Luerssen|2004|p=228}} However, the album eventually gained a cult following and came to be considered among Weezer's best work;<ref name="allmusic2" /><ref name="NudeAsTheNews">{{cite web|last=Donohue|first=Mark|title=Nude as the News: Weezer: Pinkerton|publisher=[[Nude as the News]]|url=http://www.nudeasthenews.com/reviews/1220|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060221161309/http://www.nudeasthenews.com/reviews/1220|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 21, 2006|access-date=January 11, 2022}}</ref> in 2002, ''Rolling Stone'' readers voted ''Pinkerton'' the 16th greatest album of all time.<ref name="Readers16">{{cite magazine|title=2002 Rolling Stone Readers' 100|magazine=Rolling Stone|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/rstone.html#Readers%20100|access-date=January 11, 2022|archive-date=July 18, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718180414/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/rstone.html#Readers%20100|url-status=usurped}}</ref> In 2004, ''Rolling Stone'' gave the album a new review, awarding it five out of five stars and adding it to the "''Rolling Stone'' Hall of Fame".<ref>{{Cite journal|date=June 1, 2006|title=Joseph Smith: rough stone rolling|journal=Choice Reviews Online|volume=43|issue=10|pages=43–5837–43-5837|doi=10.5860/choice.43-5837|doi-broken-date=July 1, 2025 |issn=0009-4978}}</ref> ''Pinkerton'' was certified platinum in 2016.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=DiMeglio|first=Mary J.|date=September 22, 2016|title=Weezer's 'Pinkerton' Goes Platinum Days Before 20th Anniversary|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/weezer-pinkerton-platinum-20th-anniversary-7518089/|access-date=November 7, 2022|magazine=Billboard|language=en-US}}</ref> It is credited for influencing a number of [[emo]] bands in the 2000s.<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 27, 2021|title=The story of emo in 14 songs|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-story-of-emo-in-14-songs/|access-date=October 22, 2023|website=Kerrang!|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last1=Bayer|first1=Jonah|last2=Burgess|first2=Aaron|last3=Exposito|first3=Suzy|last4=Galil|first4=Leor|last5=Montgomery|first5=James|last6=Spanos|first6=Brittany|date=September 4, 2019|title=40 Greatest Emo Albums of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/40-greatest-emo-albums-of-all-time-23526/|access-date=October 22, 2023|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Levinson|first=Alana|date=September 24, 2016|title=Weezer's Pinkerton and the invention of the manic pixie dream boys|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/sep/24/weezer-pinkerton-anniversary-rock-rivers-cuomo-emo|access-date=October 22, 2023|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

In July 1997, the sisters Mykel, Carli, and Trysta Allan died in a car accident while driving home from a Weezer show in Denver, Colorado.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Runtagh |first=Jordan |date=May 10, 2019 |title=Weezer's Blue Album: 10 Things You Didn't Know |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/weezer-blue-album-rivers-cuomo-things-you-didnt-know-822881/ |access-date=March 21, 2021 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> Mykel and Carli ran Weezer's fan club and helped manage publicity for several other Los Angeles bands, and had inspired the "Sweater Song" B-side "Mykel and Carli". Weezer canceled a show to attend their funeral.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Archive-Clare-Kleinedler |title=Weezer Mourns Tragic Deaths Of Fan Club Leaders |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/677/weezer-mourns-tragic-deaths-of-fan-club-leaders/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328004516/http://www.mtv.com/news/677/weezer-mourns-tragic-deaths-of-fan-club-leaders/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 28, 2015 |access-date=March 21, 2021 |website=MTV News |language=en}}</ref> In August, Weezer and other bands held a benefit concert for the family in Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Archive-Clare-Kleinedler|title=Hundreds Join Weezer In Tribute To Fanclub Leaders|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/958/hundreds-join-weezer-in-tribute-to-fanclub-leaders/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420094651/https://www.mtv.com/news/958/hundreds-join-weezer-in-tribute-to-fanclub-leaders/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 20, 2021|access-date=March 21, 2021|website=MTV News|language=en}}</ref> A compilation album, ''Hear You Me! A Tribute to Mykel and Carli'', was dedicated to their memory. The album included "Mykel and Carli", as well as songs by [[Ozma (band)|Ozma]], [[That Dog]], and [[Maroon 5|Kara's Flowers]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=In Music We Trust - HEAR YOU ME!: A Tribute To Mykel and Carli|url=http://www.inmusicwetrust.com/articles/15r27.html|access-date=November 7, 2022|website=Inmusicwetrust.com}}</ref> In 2001, [[Jimmy Eat World]] released "Hear You Me", dedicated to Mykel and Carli.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mortensa|first=Mala|title=10 emo songs with lyrics that are even sadder than you thought|url=https://www.altpress.com/emo-song-lyrics-meanings/|access-date=November 7, 2022|website=Alternative Press Magazine|date=March 11, 2021|language=en}}</ref>

===Hiatus (1997–2000)===
[[File:Matt Sharp The Rentals 2007.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|[[Matt Sharp]], pictured with [[the Rentals]] in 2007, co-founder of Weezer, left the band after the ''Pinkerton'' tour.{{sfn|Luerssen|2004|p=257}}<ref name="mattsharp">{{cite web|date=April 24, 2002|title=Former Weezer Bassist Matt Sharp Sues Band Over Royalties|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1453586/20020424/weezer.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031003001309/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1453586/20020424/weezer.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 3, 2003|access-date=June 26, 2009|publisher=[[MTV]]}}</ref>]]

Weezer completed the ''Pinkerton'' tour in mid-1997 and went on hiatus.<ref name=reunite>{{cite web|first=Andy|last=Greene|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/flashback-weezer-reunite-in-2000-after-three-year-hiatus-20140306|title=Flashback: Weezer Reunite In 2000 After Three-Year Hiatus|publisher=Rollingstone|date=March 6, 2014|access-date=March 15, 2018|archive-date=March 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316151852/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/flashback-weezer-reunite-in-2000-after-three-year-hiatus-20140306|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=allm>{{cite web|last=Thomas|first=Stephen|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/weezer-mn0000243008/biography|title=Weezer – Biography|website=AllMusic|access-date=September 26, 2010}}</ref> Wilson returned to his home in [[Portland, Oregon]] to work on his side project, [[the Special Goodness]], and Bell worked on his band [[Space Twins]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/weezers-patrick-wilson-returns-to-the-special-goodness-20120522|title=Weezer's Patrick Wilson Returns to The Special Goodness|first=Matthew|last=Perpetua|work=rollingstone.com|access-date=March 15, 2018|date=May 22, 2012|archive-date=December 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222052417/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/weezers-patrick-wilson-returns-to-the-special-goodness-20120522|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/weezers-bell-bears-twins-20030718|title=Weezer's Bell Bears "Twins"|last=Luerssen|first=John D.|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=July 17, 2003|access-date=March 15, 2018|archive-date=March 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316151850/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/weezers-bell-bears-twins-20030718|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1998, Sharp left Weezer due to differences with the band members.<ref name="mattsharp" /> He said of his departure: "I certainly have my view of it, as I'm sure everybody else has their sort of foggy things. When you have a group that doesn't communicate, you're going to have a whole lot of different stories."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/how-weezers-pinkerton-went-from-embarrassing-to-essential-w441144|title=How Weezer's 'Pinkerton' Went From Embarrassing to Essential|newspaper=Rolling Stone|access-date=December 29, 2016|archive-date=December 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230000711/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/how-weezers-pinkerton-went-from-embarrassing-to-essential-w441144|url-status=dead}}</ref> Sharp's departure left Cuomo and Wilson as the two remaining original members.

Cuomo returned to Harvard but took a break to focus on songwriting.<ref name=allm/> He formed a new band composed of a changing lineup of Boston musicians, and performed new material.<ref name=reunite/> The songs were abandoned, but [[Bootleg recording|bootlegs]] of the Boston shows are traded on the internet.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://player.listenlive.co/33991/en/artist/13_6fe07aa5-fec0-4eca-a456-f29bff451b04/biography|title=KXTZ – Biography – Weezer|website=KXTZ|access-date=January 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904120954/http://player.listenlive.co/33991/en/artist/13_6fe07aa5-fec0-4eca-a456-f29bff451b04/biography|archive-date=September 4, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Wilson eventually flew to Boston to join [[Homie (band)|Homie]], another Cuomo side project.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}} The members of the band were composed of [[Greg Brown (rock musician)|Greg Brown]] ([[Cake (band)|Cake]] and [[Deathray]]), Matt Sharp, [[Yuval Gabay]] ([[Soul Coughing]] and [[Sulfur (band)|Sulfur]]), Adam Orth (Shufflepuck), and future Weezer bassist [[Mikey Welsh]].{{sfn|Luerssen|2004|p=}}{{page needed|date=November 2022}} Although a Homie album was being recorded, they ended up only releasing one song, called "American Girls", for the 1998 film ''[[Meet the Deedles]]''.<ref>{{Citation|title=Various - Meet The Deedles (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)|date=March 24, 1998|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/2978286-Various-Meet-The-Deedles-The-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack|language=en|access-date=November 7, 2022}}</ref>

In February 1998, Cuomo, Bell and Wilson reunited in Los Angeles to start work on the next Weezer album.<ref name="mattsharp"/><ref name="mattsharp 2">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1455067/matt-sharp-talks-weezer-lawsuit.jhtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130708123910/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1455067/matt-sharp-talks-weezer-lawsuit.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 8, 2013|title=Matt Sharp Talks Weezer Lawsuit|publisher=MTV|date=April 24, 2002|access-date=June 26, 2009}}</ref> The group hired Welsh, who had played with Cuomo in Boston, as their new bassist.{{sfn|Luerssen|2004|p=243}} Welsh was also previously a bassist for [[Juliana Hatfield]]. Weezer continued rehearsing and recording demos until late 1998. Frustration and creative disagreements led to a decline in rehearsals, and in late 1998, Wilson left for his home in Portland pending renewed productivity from Cuomo. In November 1998, the band played two club shows with a substitute drummer in California under the name Goat Punishment, consisting entirely of covers of [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] and [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] songs. In the months following, Cuomo entered a period of depression, unplugging his phone, painting the walls of his home black, and putting fiberglass insulation over his windows to prevent light from entering.{{sfn|Luerssen|2004|p=266}} Eventually during this time, Cuomo started experimenting with his music and ended up writing 121 songs by 1999.{{sfn|Luerssen|2004|p=}}{{page needed|date=November 2022}} In the meantime, Wilson continued to work with the Special Goodness while Bell again worked with Space Twins. Welsh continued to tour with Juliana Hatfield.{{sfn|Luerssen|2004|p=}}{{page needed|date=November 2022}}

===Comeback, the "Green Album" and ''Maladroit'' (2000–2002)===
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[[File:MikeyWelshWinter2010.jpg|thumb|[[Mikey Welsh]], pictured in 2010, played bass for Weezer from 1998 to 2001.|left|upright=0.7]]
Weezer reunited in April 2000, when they accepted a lucrative offer to perform at the [[Fuji Rock Festival]].<ref>[http://events.thestarpress.com/noblesville/events/weezer-pixies-/E0-001-108266733-1] {{Dead link|date=May 2025|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> The festival served as a catalyst for Weezer's productivity, and from April to May 2000, they rehearsed and demoed new songs in Los Angeles. They returned to live shows in June 2000, playing small unpromoted concerts once again under the name Goat Punishment.{{sfn|Luerssen|2004|p=286}} In June 2000, the band joined the American [[Warped Tour]] for nine dates.{{sfn|Luerssen|2004|p=292}}<ref>{{cite web|first=Rob|last=Mancini|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1431310/no-doubt-lit-weezer-to-get-warped/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316214005/http://www.mtv.com/news/1431310/no-doubt-lit-weezer-to-get-warped/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 16, 2018|title=No Doubt, Lit, Weezer To Get Warped|publisher=MTV|date=June 16, 2000|access-date=March 15, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.altpress.com/features/warped-tour-lineup-best-years/|title=10 most memorable Warped Tour lineups|date=May 10, 2019|magazine=Alternative Press|language=en-US|access-date=January 11, 2022}}</ref>

Eventually the band went back into the studio to produce a third album, the "[[Weezer (Green Album)|Green Album]]". Due to the mixed reception of ''Pinkerton,'' Cuomo wrote less personal lyrics for the Green Album.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Abe J.|last=Riesman|url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2006/4/26/rivers-end-the-directors-cut-the/|title=Rivers' End: The Director's Cut {{!}} Arts {{!}} The Harvard Crimson|website=Thecrimson.com|date=April 26, 2006|access-date=January 11, 2022}}</ref> The band hired Ric Ocasek, who had also produced the band's debut album.{{sfn|Luerssen|2004|p=310}} Shortly after the release, Weezer went on another American tour.{{sfn|Luerssen|2004|p=286}} The album was supported by the singles "[[Hash Pipe]]",<ref>{{cite web|date=May 15, 2001|last=Cinquemani|first=Sal|title=Weezer: Weezer (The Green Album)|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/weezer-weezer-the-green-album|work=[[Slant Magazine]]|access-date=January 11, 2022}}</ref> "[[Island in the Sun (Weezer song)|Island in the Sun]]",<ref>{{cite web|last=Koch|first=Karl|url=http://www.weezer.com/news/greenalbum/greenalbumBIGPAGE.html#islandl#island|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030323221459/http://www.weezer.com/news/greenalbum/greenalbumBIGPAGE.html#islandl#island|archive-date=March 23, 2003|title=Weezer The Green Album &ndash; Island in the Sun|publisher=Weezer.com|access-date=January 11, 2022}}</ref> and "[[Photograph (Weezer song)|Photograph]]".{{sfn|Luerssen|2004|p=388}} Executives suggested that "Don't Let Go" should be chosen as the first single. However, Cuomo continued to fight and "Hash Pipe" eventually became the album's first single.{{sfn|Luerssen|2004|p=325}} "Hash Pipe" peaked at No. 2 on the [[Alternative Airplay|Billboard Modern Rock chart]] and No. 6 on the [[Bubbling Under Hot 100]] chart. "Island In the Sun" was released as the second single and became a radio hit as well as one of their biggest overseas hits.<ref name="Weezer"/> The song peaked at No. 11 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. The song has gained increasing popularity over the years as it later joined the [[Digital Songs|digital song sales]] in 2008, only to peak at No. 18 in 2022.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite magazine|title=Weezer {{!}} Biography, Music & News|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/weezer/|access-date=October 22, 2023|magazine=Billboard|language=en-US}}</ref> The label tried to postpone the release date of ''Weezer'' further until June, but they ended up sticking to the album's original release date of May 15 release date.{{sfn|Luerssen|2004|p=335}} The album debuted at number 4 on the [[Billboard 200]] and has since been certified platinum.<ref name="Weezer" />

After suffering a breakdown from the stress of touring, undiagnosed [[bipolar disorder]], and drug abuse, Welsh attempted suicide and left Weezer in 2001.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ex-weezer-bassist-mikey-welsh-dies-234721/|title=Ex-Weezer Bassist Mikey Welsh Dies|last=Eisen|first=Benjy|date=October 9, 2011|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=May 20, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Rock Salt Plum Welcomes Artist Mikey Welsh|url=http://www.rocksaltplum.com/RSPSpring2007/ARTMikeyWelsh.html|access-date=November 7, 2022|website=archive.ph|archive-date=August 12, 2007|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070812121105/http://www.rocksaltplum.com/RSPSpring2007/ARTMikeyWelsh.html|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> He later joined [[The Kickovers]] for a short stint before retiring from music. He was replaced by [[Scott Shriner]], who had also played with [[Vanilla Ice]].{{sfn|Luerssen|2004|p=372}} During this time, [[Spike Jonze]] returned to film a music video for "Island In the Sun".<ref>{{Citation|title=Weezer: Island in the Sun, Version 2|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6810430/|type=Music|publisher=Satellite Films|access-date=November 7, 2022}}</ref> Matt Sharp was originally intended to appear in the video, but it did not end up happening.{{sfn|Luerssen|2004|p=}}{{page needed|date=November 2022}}

[[File:Weezer - Rock im Park 2022 - IMG 1353.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|[[Scott Shriner]], pictured in 2022, has been Weezer's bassist since 2001]]
Weezer took an experimental approach to the recording process of its fourth album by allowing fans to download in-progress mixes of new songs from its official website in return for feedback.{{sfn|Luerssen|2004|p=398}} After the release of the album, the band said that this process was something of a failure, as the fans did not supply the group with coherent, constructive advice. Cuomo eventually delegated song selection for the album to the band's original A&R rep, Todd Sullivan, saying that Weezer fans chose the "wackiest songs". Only the song "Slob" was included on the album due to general fan advice.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://wma.weezernation.com/200205gw.html|title=Odder Than Hell|magazine=[[Guitar World]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071103123917/http://wma.weezernation.com/200205gw.html|archive-date=November 3, 2007|access-date=July 9, 2005}}</ref>

The recording was also done without input from Weezer's record label, [[Interscope]]. Cuomo had what he then described as a "massive falling out" with the label. In early 2002, well before the official release of the album, the label sent out a letter to radio stations requesting the song be pulled until an official, sanctioned single was released. Interscope also briefly shut down Weezer's audio/video download webpage, removing all the MP3 demos. In April 2002, former bassist Matt Sharp sued the band, alleging, among several accusations, that he was owed money for cowriting several Weezer songs. The suit was later settled out of court.<ref name="allm"/>

The band's fourth album, ''[[Maladroit]]'', was released on May 14, 2002, only one year after its predecessor.<ref>{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/maladroit-mw0000222105|title=Maladroit – Weezer|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=January 15, 2011}}</ref> The album served as a harder-edged version of the band's trademark catchy pop-influenced music, and was replete with busy 1980s-style guitar solos. Although met with generally positive critical reviews, its sales were not as strong as those for the Green Album. Two singles were released from the album. The music video for "[[Dope Nose]]" featured an obscure [[Bōsōzoku|Japanese motorcycle gang]], and was put into regular rotation. The song reached No. 8 on the [[Alternative Airplay|Billboard Modern Rock chart.]]<ref name="Weezer"/> The music video for "[[Keep Fishin']]" combined Weezer with [[the Muppets]], and had heavy rotation on MTV. Both videos were directed by Marcos Siega.

[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] reviewed it as the 6th best album of 2002.<ref>{{Cite news|title=The 40 Best Albums of 2002|newspaper=Spin|date=December 31, 2002|url=https://www.spin.com/2002/12/40-best-albums-2002/}}</ref> A ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' reader's poll also from that year voted it the 90th greatest album of all time.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rocklist.net....Rolling Stone Lists - Main Page|url=https://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/rstone.html#Readers%20100|access-date=November 7, 2022|website=Rocklistmusic.co.uk|archive-date=May 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501132308/https://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/rstone.html#Readers%20100|url-status=usurped}}</ref> Weezer released its much-delayed first DVD on March 23, 2004. The ''[[Weezer – Video Capture Device: Treasures from the Vault 1991–2002|Video Capture Device]]'' DVD chronicles the band from its beginnings through ''Maladroit''<nowiki/>'s Enlightenment Tour. Compiled by the band’s assistant [[Karl Koch (Weezer assistant)|Karl Koch]], the DVD features home video footage, music videos, commercials, rehearsals, concert performances, television performances, and band commentary. The DVD was certified "gold" on November 8, 2004.

===''Make Believe'' (2003–2006)===
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[[File:Weezer 2005.jpg|thumb|Weezer performing in October 2005|left]]

Before working on new material, Cuomo discovered [[Samatha-vipassana|vipassana]] [[meditation]] which became a large influence to his songwriting.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Weezer's Rivers Cuomo on How Meditation Helped Him Find Music Inspiration|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Health/weezers-rivers-cuomo-meditation-helped-find-music-inspiration/story?id=37516442|access-date=November 7, 2022|website=ABC News|language=en}}</ref> He decided to take a more personal approach to his writing once again. One song during this process, "The Other Way", was written for Cuomo's ex-girlfriend Jennifer Chiba after her then-boyfriend, singer-songwriter [[Elliott Smith]], presumably died by suicide. Cuomo said, "I wanted to console her, but I was confused and skeptical about my own motives for wanting to do so, so I wrote that song about that."<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 11, 2007|title=Weezer / Discography|url=http://weezer.com/discography/makebelieve.asp|access-date=November 7, 2022|archive-date=October 11, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011153000/http://weezer.com/discography/makebelieve.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> Before recording material for their fourth album, Bell and Wilson worked on their own projects. Bell's Space Twins released ''[[The End of Imagining]]'' which Rolling Stone critic, John D. Lueressen named the 7th best album of 2003.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=November 24, 2004|title=RollingStone.com: Outkast : Our Critics Top Albums of 2003 : News|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/_/id/5935999|access-date=November 7, 2022|archive-date=August 25, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050825203219/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/_/id/5935999|url-status=dead}}</ref> Meanwhile, Wilson's the Special Goodness released ''[[Land Air Sea]]''.

From December 2003 to the fall of 2004, Weezer recorded a large amount of material intended for a new album to be released in the spring of 2005 with producer [[Rick Rubin]].<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Vanessa|last=Grigoriadis|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/weezer_weird_world/page/3|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060716040125/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/weezer_weird_world/page/3|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 16, 2006|title=Weezer's Weird World|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=April 21, 2005|access-date=January 11, 2022}}</ref> The band's early recording efforts became available to the public through the band's website. The demos were a big hit, but none of the songs recorded at this time were included on the finished album. That album, titled ''[[Make Believe (Weezer album)|Make Believe]],'' was released on May 10, 2005.<ref name="AMG">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r738466|pure_url=yes}}|title=Make Believe: Review|access-date=May 30, 2007|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen|agency=AllMusic|publisher=AMG}}</ref> The album debuted at No. 2 on the [[Billboard 200]].<ref name="Weezer"/> Despite commercial success, ''Make Believe'' got a mixed reception from critics, receiving an average score of 52 on the review collator [[Metacritic]].<ref name="Metacritic MakeBelieve">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/weezer/makebelieve?q=Make%20Believe|title=Weezer: Make Believe|access-date=May 30, 2007|work=metacritic|archive-date=September 27, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927004951/http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/weezer/makebelieve?q=Make%20Believe|url-status=dead}}</ref> Although some reviews, such as AMG's, compared it favorably to ''Pinkerton'',<ref name="AMG"/> others, among them ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'', panned the album as predictable and lyrically poor.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mitchum|first=Rob|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8614-make-believe/|title=Weezer: Make Believe|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=May 8, 2005|access-date=January 11, 2022}}</ref>

The album's first single, "[[Beverly Hills (Weezer song)|Beverly Hills]]",<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Dolan|first=Jon|date=March 4, 2019|title=Review: Weezer's Latest Hunk of Cali-Rock Malaise, 'The Black Album'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-weezers-latest-hunk-of-cali-rock-malaise-the-black-album-801787/|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|location=|access-date=January 11, 2022}}</ref> became a hit in the U.S. and worldwide, staying on the charts for several months after its release. It became the first Weezer song to hit No. 1 on the [[Alternative Airplay|Billboard Modern Rock chart]] and No. 10 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]].<ref name="BMRC">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/weezer/chart-history/mrt/|title=Weezer Chart History (Alternative Airplay)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 11, 2022}}</ref> "Beverly Hills" was nominated for Best Rock Song at the 48th Annual [[Grammy Awards]], the first ever Grammy nomination for the band.<ref name=Grammy2009>{{cite web|url=http://www2.grammy.com/grammy_awards/51st_show/list.aspx#31|title=The 51st Annual Grammy Awards Winners List|access-date=January 20, 2017|publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704080423/http://www2.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/51st_Show/list.aspx|archive-date=July 4, 2010}}</ref> The video was also nominated for Best Rock Video at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards.<ref name="MTV 2005 BH">{{cite magazine|first=Tracey|last=Ford|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/green-day-top-vma-noms-95111/|title=Green Day Top VMA Noms|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=July 25, 2005|access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref> The second single released from ''Make Believe'' was "[[We Are All on Drugs]]" which peaked at No. 10 on the Alternative Airplay chart.<ref name="ReferenceA"/><ref>{{cite web|first=Sam|last=Law|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-20-greatest-weezer-songs-ranked|title=The 20 greatest Weezer songs – ranked|publisher=Kerrang!|date=August 9, 2021|access-date=January 11, 2022}}</ref> MTV refused to play the song, so Weezer re-recorded the lyrics by replacing "on drugs" with "in love" and renaming the song "We Are All in Love".<ref>{{cite web|first=Steve|last=Kandell|url=http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=1837|title=Dear Superstar: Rivers Cuomo|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060426222259/http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=1837|archive-date=April 26, 2006|access-date=January 11, 2022}}</ref> In early 2006, it was announced that ''Make Believe'' was [[RIAA certification|certified platinum]], and "Beverly Hills" was the second most popular song download on [[iTunes]] for 2005, finishing just behind "[[Hollaback Girl]]" by [[Gwen Stefani]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Koch|first=Karl|title=breadfan, take it all away, never give an inch|date=January 18, 2006|url=http://www.weezer.com/community/news_comment.asp?ParentAssetID=1378551&ArtistID=479&Start=&FullStory=Y&type=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061129185644/http://www.weezer.com/community/news_comment.asp?ParentAssetID=1378551&ArtistID=479&Start=&FullStory=Y&type=|archive-date=November 29, 2006|access-date=November 3, 2006}}</ref> ''Make Believe''<nowiki/>'s third single, "[[Perfect Situation]]",<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/1511678] {{dead link|date=June 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> reached No. 1 U.S. Billboard Modern Rock chart and No. 51 on the Billboard Hot 100.<ref name="BMRC"/> "[[This Is Such a Pity]]" was the band's fourth single from the album, but no music video was made for its release.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1528552/such-a-pity-youtube-pulls-homemade-weezer-video/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912071215/http://www.mtv.com/news/1528552/such-a-pity-youtube-pulls-homemade-weezer-video/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 12, 2014|title='Such a Pity': YouTube Pulls Homemade Weezer Video|publisher=[[MTV]]|date=April 12, 2006|first=James|last=Montgomery|access-date=January 11, 2022}}</ref> The ''Make Believe'' tour also found the band using additional instruments onstage, adding piano, synthesizers, pseudophones, and guitarist Bobby Schneck.

===The "Red Album" (2006–2008)===
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[[File:Weezer (Oct 2008) 040.jpg|thumb|Weezer performing in [[Arizona]] in October 2008]]

After the success of ''[[Make Believe (Weezer album)|Make Believe]],'' the band decided to take a break. Cuomo returned to [[Harvard University|Harvard]] where he ended up graduating [[cum laude]] and as a [[Phi Beta Kappa]] in 2006.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Rivers Cuomo's Harvard Graduation|newspaper=Spin|date=June 9, 2006|url=https://www.spin.com/2006/06/rivers-cuomos-harvard-graduation/}}</ref> Cuomo also married Kyoko Ito on June 18, 2006, a woman he had known since March 1997. The wedding was attended by the current members of the band as well as [[Matt Sharp]] and [[Jason Cropper]]. During this break, Wilson and Bell appeared in the 2006 film ''[[Factory Girl (2006 film)|Factory Girl]]'' playing [[John Cale]] and [[Lou Reed]] respectively, as well as contributing a cover of the [[The Velvet Underground|Velvet Underground]] song "[[Heroin (The Velvet Underground song)|Heroin]]" for the film.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Weezer Covers Velvet Underground For Biopic Soundtrack|newspaper=Spin|date=January 25, 2006|url=https://www.spin.com/2006/01/weezer-covers-velvet-underground-biopic-soundtrack/}}</ref> Also during this time, Bell started a new project, [[the Relationship]].

''[[Weezer (Red Album)|Weezer]]'' (also known as the Red Album) was released in June 2008. Rick Rubin produced the album<ref>{{cite web|last=Thompson|first=Paul|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/46465-rivers-cuomo-dishes-on-new-weezer-lp-ialonei-demos|title=Rivers Cuomo Dishes on New Weezer LP, Alone Demos|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|access-date=January 11, 2022|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071218235104/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/46465-rivers-cuomo-dishes-on-new-weezer-lp-ialonei-demos|archive-date=December 18, 2007}}</ref> and [[Rich Costey]] mixed it. The record was described as "experimental", and according to Cuomo, who claimed it at the time to be Weezer's "boldest and bravest and showiest album",<ref>Scaggs, Austin. "Q & A: Rivers Cuomo." Rolling Stone June 26, 2008: 26.</ref> included longer and non-traditional songs, [[Roland TR-808|TR-808 drum machines]], synthesizers, [[Southern rap]], [[baroque music|baroque]] [[counterpoint]], and band members other than Cuomo writing, singing, and switching instruments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/48163-interview-rivers-cuomo|title=Pitchfork Feature: Interview: Rivers Cuomo|publisher=Pitchforkmedia.com|date=January 28, 2008|access-date=September 26, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080131064154/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/48163-interview-rivers-cuomo|archive-date=January 31, 2008}}</ref> Wilson said the album cost about a million dollars to make, contrasting it with the {{USD|150,000|long=no}} budget of the Blue Album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://twit.tv/mbw82|title=The TWiT Netcast Network with Leo Laporte|publisher=Twit.tv|date=March 26, 2008|access-date=January 11, 2022}}</ref> The album was produced by Rubin and [[Jacknife Lee]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11568-weezer-the-red-album|title=Weezer: Weezer (The Red Album)|last=Hogan|first=Marc|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=June 2, 2008|access-date=January 11, 2022}}</ref> The album debuted at No. 4 on the [[Billboard 200]] while receiving generally positive reviews.<ref name="Weezer"/>

Its lead single, "[[Pork and Beans (song)|Pork and Beans]]",<ref name="Spin.com">{{Cite news|url=https://www.spin.com/2008/04/new-weezer-album-out-june-24/|title=New Weezer Album Out June 24|author=Goodman, William|newspaper=Spin|date=April 21, 2008|access-date=January 11, 2022}}</ref> topped the ''Billboard'' [[Modern Rock Tracks]] charts for 11 weeks while also peaking at No. 64 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]].<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Katie|last=Hasty|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045471/leona-lewis-holds-onto-hot-100-no-1|title=Leona Lewis Holds Onto Hot 100 No. 1|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=May 8, 2008|access-date=January 11, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Weezer"/> Its music video won a [[Grammy Awards|Grammy]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video|Best Short Form Music Video]].<ref name="Grammy2009" /> The second single, "[[Troublemaker (Weezer song)|Troublemaker]]", debuted at No. 39 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart and peaked at No. 2. In October 2008, the group announced that the third single would be "[[The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations on a Shaker Hymn)]]", the song was met with critical praise.

On May 30, 2008, the [[Toledo Free Press]] revealed in an interview with Shriner that Weezer would be unveiling the "Hootenanny Tour", in which fans would be invited to bring their own instruments to play along with the band. Said Shriner: "They can bring whatever they want... oboes, keyboards, drums, violins, and play the songs with us as opposed to us performing for them."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toledofreepress.com/?id=7947|title=Toledoan still 'freaks out' over being in Weezer|publisher=Toledofreepress.com|access-date=September 26, 2010}}</ref>

The band performed five dates in Japan at the beginning of September and then embarked on what was dubbed the "Troublemaker" tour, consisting of 21 dates around North America, including two in Canada. [[Angels and Airwaves]] and [[Tokyo Police Club]] joined the band as support at each show, and Bell's other band the Relationship also performed at a handful of dates. Shortly before the encore at each show, the band would bring on fans with various instruments and perform "Island in the Sun" and "Beverly Hills" with the band. At a show in Austin, after Tokyo Police Club had played its set, Cuomo was wheeled out in a box and mimed to a recording of rare Weezer demo, "My Brain", dressed in pajamas and with puppets on his hands, before being wheeled off again. This bizarre event later surfaced as the climax to a promo video for Cuomo's second demo album, ''[[Alone 2|Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]''.

===''Raditude'' and ''Hurley'' (2009–2013)===
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[[File:Weezer eastscene-no watermark.jpg|thumb|Cuomo performing with Weezer in July 2010|left|upright=0.7]]
Weezer toured with [[Blink-182]] in 2009, including an August 30 stop at the [[Virgin Festival]] at [[Merriweather Post Pavilion]] in [[Columbia, Maryland]]. Drummer [[Josh Freese]] joined Weezer on a temporary basis to play drums on the tour, while Wilson switched to guitar. Wilson said in an interview for Yahoo! Music that Cuomo wanted "to be active and more free on stage and him having guitar on was an impediment." Freese stated he was a Weezer fan and did not want to pass up the opportunity to play with the band.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/live/3112/weezer-guitar-hero-5-fridays-on-yahoo-music/|title=Weezer: Guitar Hero 5 Fridays on Yahoo! Music – Maximum Performance|publisher=New.music.yahoo.com|first=Lyndsey|last=Parker|date=September 25, 2009|access-date=September 26, 2010|archive-date=September 29, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090929021742/http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/live/3112/weezer-guitar-hero-5-fridays-on-yahoo-music|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On August 18, 2009, Weezer released the first single for their upcoming album, "[[(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To|If You're Wondering If I Want You To]]". The song peaked at No. 81 on the Billboard Hot 100.<ref name="Weezer"/> The album was titled ''[[Raditude]]'' which was a suggestion from actor [[Rainn Wilson]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 24, 2009|title=Pitchfork: Weezer's Raditude Origin Explained|first=Tom |last=Breihan |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/36297-weezers-iraditudei-decoded/|access-date=November 7, 2022|archive-date=October 24, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091024035044/http://pitchfork.com/news/36297-weezers-iraditudei-decoded/|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> ''Raditude''<nowiki/>'s album artwork was revealed on September 11, featuring a [[National Geographic (magazine)|National Geographic]] contest-winning photograph of a jumping dog named Sidney.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lindsay|first=Andrew|url=http://stereokill.net/2009/09/11/weezer-unveil-album-cover/|title=Weezer unveil album cover|publisher=stereokill.net|access-date=September 26, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719043128/http://stereokill.net/2009/09/11/weezer-unveil-album-cover/|archive-date=July 19, 2012}}</ref> The record's release was pushed to November 3, 2009, where it debuted as the seventh best-selling album of the week on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart. The band scheduled tour dates in December 2009 extending into early 2010 to coincide with the new album's release. On December 6, 2009, Cuomo was injured when his tour bus crashed in [[Glen, New York]] due to [[black ice]]. Cuomo suffered three broken ribs and internal bleeding, and his assistant broke two ribs. His wife, baby daughter, and their nanny were also on the bus, but they escaped injury. Weezer cancelled the remaining 2009 tour dates the following day.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/weezer/48758 |title=Weezer cancel tour following 'severe' bus crash|work=[[NME]]|first=Adam |last=Bychawski|date=December 7, 2009|access-date=March 11, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303194232/https://www.nme.com/news/weezer/48758|archive-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Weezer cancels tour after bus crash in upstate NY|url=https://www.theoaklandpress.com/news/weezer-cancels-tour-after-bus-crash-in-upstate-ny/article_8471fc21-edab-5a3a-8fbf-14f6e257dc07.html|access-date=May 4, 2020|work=[[The Oakland Press]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=December 7, 2009|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250123154307/https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2009/12/07/weezer-cancels-tour-after-bus-crash-in-upstate-ny/|archive-date=January 23, 2025}}</ref> The band resumed touring on January 20, 2010.

In December 2009, it was revealed that the band was no longer with [[Geffen Records]]. The band stated that new material would still be released, but the band members were unsure of the means, whether it be self-released, released online, or getting signed by another label.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lindsay|first=Andrew|title=Weezer become free agents|publisher=Stereo Kill|date=December 17, 2009|url=http://stereokill.net/2009/12/weezer-become-free-agents/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100127103943/http://stereokill.net/2009/12/weezer-become-free-agents/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 27, 2010|access-date=September 9, 2010}}</ref> Eventually, the band was signed to the independent label [[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]].<ref name="drive"/> Weezer co-headlined [[The Bamboozle]] in May 2010,<ref>Lustig, Justin. (January 19, 2010). [http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2010/01/mgmt_added_to_bamboozle_festiv.html "MGMT added to Bamboozle Festival, as co-headliner"] nj.com. Retrieved 2010-03-09.</ref> and performed at the [[Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival]] in [[Manchester, Tennessee]] in June.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/02/09/bonnaroo-2010-lineup-rolls-out-weezer-jeff-beck-the-flaming-lips-and-more/|title=Bonnaroo 2010 Lineup Revealed: Jay-Z, Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon and More|first=Daniel |last=Kreps|date=February 9, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2010|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413161217/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/02/09/bonnaroo-2010-lineup-rolls-out-weezer-jeff-beck-the-flaming-lips-and-more/ |archive-date=April 13, 2010}}</ref> In August 2010, Weezer performed at the [[Reading and Leeds Festival]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.getreading.co.uk/entertainment/music/s/2068490_2010_reading_festival_lineup_announced |title=2010 Reading Festival line-up announced|
date=March 29, 2010|access-date=March 29, 2010|work=[[Reading Post]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100401065150/http://www.getreading.co.uk/entertainment/music/s/2068490_2010_reading_festival_lineup_announced |archive-date=April 1, 2010}}</ref> and performed at the [[Voodoo Experience|Voodoo Experience festival]] in [[New Orleans, LA]] in October 2010.<ref>{{cite news|last=Spera|first=Keith|date=June 17, 2010|url=http://www.nola.com/voodoofest/index.ssf/2010/06/ozzy_osbourne_muse_mgmt_weezer.html |title=Ozzy Osbourne, Muse, MGMT, Drake coming to Voodoo Fest in New Orleans|work=[[The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate|The Times-Picayune]]|access-date=June 17, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241205140659/https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/festivals/ozzy-osbourne-muse-mgmt-drake-coming-to-voodoo-fest-in-new-orleans/article_0531564a-9ac8-521b-b3c4-81734ff226c4.html|archive-date=December 5, 2024}}</ref>

The band's eighth album ''[[Hurley (album)|Hurley]]'' was released in September 2010 through [[Epitaph Records]]. The title comes from the character [[Hugo "Hurley" Reyes]] from the television show ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]''. [[Jorge Garcia]], the actor who portrayed Hurley, stated that being featured on the album cover is "one of the biggest honors of [his] career."<ref name="drive">{{cite web|url=http://www.drivenfaroff.com/2010/08/04/weezer-signs-to-epitaph-new-album-in-september/|title=Weezer Signs To Epitaph, New Album in September|first=Bryce|last=Jacobson|publisher=Drivenfaroff.com|date=August 4, 2010|access-date=August 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100826002653/http://www.drivenfaroff.com/2010/08/04/weezer-signs-to-epitaph-new-album-in-september/|archive-date=August 26, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1645570/20100811/weezer.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100814132024/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1645570/20100811/weezer.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 14, 2010|title=What Does 'Lost' 's Hurley Think Of Weezer's Hurley? We Asked Him!|first=James |last=Montgomery|work=[[MTV News]]|publisher=[[MTV]]|date=August 11, 2010|access-date=September 26, 2010}}</ref> The first single, "[[Memories (Weezer song)|Memories]]", was chosen as part of the soundtrack for the 2010 film ''[[Jackass 3D]]'' with the music video featuring members of the cast contributing backing vocals.<ref>{{Citation|title=Jackass 3D (2010) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1116184/soundtrack|access-date=November 7, 2022}}</ref> Weezer used internet streaming service YouTube as a way to promote the album. Weezer loaned itself to 15 amateur online video producers, "going along with whatever plans the creator could execute in about 30 minutes." The band was promoted through popular channels such as [[Barely Political]], [[Ray William Johnson]] and [[Fred Figglehorn]]. [[The Gregory Brothers]] solicited musical and vocal contributions from the band on one of its compositions built around speeches by representative [[Charlie Rangel|Charles Rangel]] and U.S. President [[Barack Obama]]. Weezer called the promotion "The YouTube Invasion".<ref>{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Ethan|date=September 13, 2010|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/09/13/weezer-the-youtube-infestation-begins/ |title=Weezer: The "YouTube Invasion" Begins|work=[[Wall Street Journal]]|access-date=September 14, 2010}}{{subscription required}}</ref>

In November 2010, Weezer released a compilation album composed of re-recorded versions of unused recordings spanning from 1993 to 2010, ''[[Death to False Metal]]''.<ref name="KROQhurley">{{cite web|url=http://kroq.radio.com/2010/10/12/weezer-set-to-release-hurley-follow-up-album-in-november/|title=Weezer Set To Release "Hurley" Follow-up Album In November|publisher=[[KROQ-FM]]|access-date=December 6, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111074637/http://kroq.radio.com/2010/10/12/weezer-set-to-release-hurley-follow-up-album-in-november/|archive-date=January 11, 2011|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} "'Together, they are the album that should logically follow Hurley,' says Weezer front-man Rivers Cuomo."</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.avclub.com/rivers-cuomo-1798221611|title=Rivers Cuomo Music Interview|first=Erik|last=Adams|date=September 14, 2010|access-date=December 6, 2010|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723032339/https://www.avclub.com/rivers-cuomo-1798221611|archive-date=July 23, 2024}}</ref> The lead track, "Turning Up the Radio",  was a collaborative effort with many fans on [[YouTube]]. On the same day a deluxe version of ''[[Pinkerton (album)|Pinkerton]]'', which includes "25 demos, outtakes and live tracks" was also released.<ref>{{cite news|last=Graff|first=Gary|date=October 30, 2010|url=http://www.macombdaily.com/articles/2010/10/30/entertainment/doc4ccae19243728608191628.txt?viewmode=fullstory |title=Weezer sets out to rewrite legacy of 'Pinkerton'|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302124944/http://www.macombdaily.com/articles/2010/10/30/entertainment/doc4ccae19243728608191628.txt?viewmode=fullstory |archive-date=March 2, 2012|work=[[The Macomb Daily]]|access-date=November 2, 2010}}</ref> A third volume of Cuomo's solo ''Alone'' series, titled ''Alone III: The Pinkerton Years'', consisting of demos and outtakes from the ''Pinkerton'' sessions, was released on December 12, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2011/11/rivers-cuomo-details-pinkerton-diaries-and-alone-iii/|title=Rivers Cuomo details The Pinkerton Diaries and Alone III|first=Alex|last=Young|publisher=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence of Sound]]|date=November 10, 2011|access-date=September 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241226163043/https://consequence.net/2011/11/rivers-cuomo-details-pinkerton-diaries-and-alone-iii/|archive-date=December 26, 2024}}</ref> The band contributed a cover of [[the Monkees]]' "[[I'm a Believer]]" for the 2010 film ''[[Shrek Forever After]]'' as well as a cover of [[The Cars (band)|the Cars]]' "[[You Might Think]]" for the 2011 [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]]-[[Pixar]] film ''[[Cars 2]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Weezer record song for Cars 2 soundtrack|url=http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2011/06/weezer_record_song_for_cars_2.html|work=Kerrang!|date=June 14, 2011|access-date=September 17, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819013015/http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2011/06/weezer_record_song_for_cars_2.html|archive-date=August 19, 2011}}</ref>

Weezer began working on their ninth studio album in September 2010 with the intent of a 2011 release,<ref name="ninthalbum">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/weezer/52975|title=Weezer start work on 'Hurley' follow-up|first=Adam|last=Bychawski|work=[[NME]]|date=September 14, 2010|access-date=July 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040942/https://www.nme.com/news/weezer/52975|archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> but the year ended without seeing a release. On October 8, 2011, former Weezer bassist Mikey Welsh was found dead from a suspected heroin overdose in a Chicago hotel room.<ref name=Nickeas>{{cite news|last=Nickeas|first=Peter|date=October 9, 2011|title=Drug overdose suspected in death of former Weezer bass player|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-weezer-bass-player-dies-in-chicago-20111009,0,2187723.story|access-date=October 9, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103062413/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-weezer-bass-player-dies-in-chicago-20111009,0,2187723.story|archive-date=November 3, 2013}}</ref> Weezer performed in Chicago the next day and dedicated the concert to Welsh, who was expected to have attended.<ref name=Nickeas/> Welsh had previously joined Weezer on stage for a few performances between 2010 and 2011.

The band headlined a four-day [[music cruise]], the [[Weezer Cruise]], from Miami to Cozumel that set sail on January 19, 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/music/8052293-421/weezer-still-sailing-own-way-including-cruise-concert.html|title=Weezer still sailing own way, including cruise concert|work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|date=October 5, 2011|access-date=January 14, 2012|archive-date=January 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120124163552/http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/music/8052293-421/weezer-still-sailing-own-way-including-cruise-concert.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsroom.mtv.com/2011/07/13/the-weezer-cruise-awkwardness-ahoy/|title=The Weezer Cruise Promises Awkwardness Ahoy|date=July 13, 2011|access-date=January 14, 2012|first=James |last=Montgomery|work=[[MTV News]]|publisher=[[MTV]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713041632/http://newsroom.mtv.com/2011/07/13/the-weezer-cruise-awkwardness-ahoy/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 13, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/weezer-announce-caribbean-cruise-20110712|title=Weezer Announce Caribbean Cruise|first=Matthew |last=Perpetua |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=July 12, 2011|access-date=January 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018072429/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/weezer-announce-caribbean-cruise-20110712|archive-date=October 18, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> In July, Weezer headlined the inaugural [[Bunbury Music Festival]] in Cincinnati, Ohio.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Death Cab, Weezer to headline Bunbury fest|work=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]]|date=February 16, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://verbicidemagazine.com/bunbury-music-festival-201-jane%E2%80%99s-addiction-weezer-death-cab-for-cutie/|title=Inaugural Bunbury Music Festival This Weekend Features Jane's Addiction, Weezer, Death Cab for Cutie|date=July 9, 2012|access-date=April 26, 2025|work=verbicide}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2012/03/weezer-death-cab-for-cutie-guided-by-voices-to-play-inaugural-bunbury-music-festival/|title=Weezer, Death Cab For Cutie, Guided By Voices to play inaugural Bunbury Music Festival|first=Alex|last=Young|publisher=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence of Sound]]|date=March 29, 2012|access-date=April 26, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420170708/https://consequence.net/2012/03/weezer-death-cab-for-cutie-guided-by-voices-to-play-inaugural-bunbury-music-festival/|archive-date=April 20, 2021}}</ref> In early 2013 the band brought its Memories Tour to Australia—the band's first Australian tour since 1996. The band played its first two albums in full at several venues. The band also headlined the Punkspring 2013 tour in Japan and later in the year toured Canada and the United States. They played multiple nights in cities around the U.S. The first night shows were dedicated to playing their hits, then the Blue album in full, front to back. The second night, they played ''Pinkerton'' in the same fashion. Koch did a "Memories" slide show at the Gibson amphitheater in Los Angeles. The slide show consisted of photos of gigs over the years and highlighted the loss of their fan club team members Mykel and Carli Allan in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://weezer.com/profiles/blogs/2012-07-12-a-u-s-t-r-a-l-i-a|title=2012/07/12 Australia!|publisher=Weezer|date=July 12, 2012|access-date=September 4, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728000357/http://weezer.com/profiles/blogs/2012-07-12-a-u-s-t-r-a-l-i-a|archive-date=July 28, 2012}}</ref>

===''Everything Will Be Alright in the End'' and the "White Album" (2013–2016)===
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[[File:Weezer, City Of Trees 2016.jpg|thumb|Weezer performing at the City of Trees Musical Festival in September 2016]]

In January 2014, Weezer began recording with producer Ric Ocasek, who had produced the "Blue Album" and the "Green Album".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/weezer_to_record_new_album_with_ric_ocasek_starting_in_january_greatest_hit |title=Weezer to record new album with Ric Ocasek starting in January; greatest hits album in the works – Alternative Press |publisher=Altpress.com |date=October 28, 2013 |access-date=June 2, 2014}}</ref> A clip of a new song was posted on the band's official YouTube account on March 19, 2014, which confirmed previous rumors of the band being in the studio.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Jason|last=Newman|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/weezer-teaser-band-returns-to-studio-in-cryptic-new-clip-20140319|title=Weezer Posted a 20-Second, In-the-Studio Teaser Ahead of Possible New Album &#124; Music News|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=March 19, 2014|access-date=April 10, 2014|archive-date=September 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923065348/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/weezer-teaser-band-returns-to-studio-in-cryptic-new-clip-20140319|url-status=dead}}</ref> On June 12, 2014, it was revealed that the album title would be ''[[Everything Will Be Alright in the End]]''. It was released on October 7, 2014<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6228866/weezer-push-back-everything-will-be-alright-in-the-end-release-date|title=Weezer Pushes Back 'Everything Will Be Alright in the End' Release Date|date=August 21, 2014|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 3, 2014}}</ref> to generally favorable reviews, becoming the band's best-reviewed release since ''Pinkerton''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/everything-will-be-alright-in-the-end/weezer|title=Reviews for Everything Will Be Alright in the End by Weezer – Metacritic|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=October 8, 2014}}</ref> The first single, "[[Back to the Shack]]", reached No. 5 on the [[Alternative Airplay]] chart.<ref name="Weezer" />

Over 200 tracks were considered for ''Everything Will Be Alright in the End'', but they were able to narrow it down to thirteen.<ref name="bf1">{{Citation |title=Back to the Future |date=2006 |work=Brand Bollywood: A New Global Entertainment Order |pages=195–214 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9788132102786.n10 |access-date=November 7, 2022 |place=New Delhi, India |publisher=SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd |doi=10.4135/9788132102786.n10 |isbn=9780761935346 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> According to the album's official press release, the album is organized thematically around three groups of songs: "Belladonna", "The Panopticon Artist" and "Patriarchia". "Belladonna" includes the songs "Ain't Got Nobody", "[[Lonely Girl (Weezer song)|Lonely Girl]]", "[[Da Vinci (song)|Da Vinci]]", "[[Go Away (Weezer song)|Go Away]]", "Cleopatra" and "Return to Ithaka", all of which deal with Cuomo's relationships with women. Tracks under "The Panopticon Artist" include "Back to the Shack", "I've Had It Up To Here" and "The Waste Land" all deal with Cuomo's relationships with fans. The final group of songs, "Patriarchia", are "Eulogy for a Rock Band", "[[The British Are Coming (song)|The British Are Coming]]", "Foolish Father" and "Anonymous", which deal with relationships with father figures, "with a new spin".<ref name="bf1" />

On October 26, 2015, the band released a new single, "[[Thank God for Girls (song)|Thank God for Girls]]", through [[Apple Music]] and to radio the same day. The following week, the band released a second single, "[[Do You Wanna Get High?]]". Cuomo claimed in an interview with [[Zane Lowe]], that the band was not working on a new album.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Young|first1=Alex|title=Weezer Return to their Roots on "Do You Wanna Get High?" — Listen|url=https://consequence.net/2015/11/weezer-return-to-their-roots-on-do-you-wanna-get-high-listen/|website=Consequence of Sound|access-date=February 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120140237/https://consequence.net/2015/11/weezer-return-to-their-roots-on-do-you-wanna-get-high-listen/|archive-date=November 20, 2015|date=November 3, 2015}}</ref> Later, on January 14, 2016, Weezer released a third single, "[[King of the World (Weezer song)|King of the World]]", and announced the "[[Weezer (White Album)|White Album]]", which continued the critical success of the band's previous release.<ref name="15 January 2016">{{cite news|last1=Biddulpt|first1=Andy|title=Weezer Have Announced An Album + Tour|url=http://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/weezer-have-announced-an-album-tour|newspaper=Rock Sound Magazine|publisher=Rocksound|access-date=January 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115184843/http://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/weezer-have-announced-an-album-tour|archive-date=January 15, 2016|date=January 15, 2016}}</ref> Cuomo joined Tinder to meet with people to get inspired for new songs.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Greene|first=Andy|date=February 24, 2016|title=Rivers Cuomo on Making New White Album, Joining Tinder|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/weezers-rivers-cuomo-on-reviving-the-spirit-of-the-nineties-joining-tinder-109111/|access-date=November 7, 2022|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref> He also started to explore other songwriting techniques including a [[cut-up technique]], [[Stream of consciousness|stream-of-consciousness]], and writing melodies with a piano instead of guitar.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Rivers Cuomo Explains His 'Crazy Way To Write' Tracks On 'Song Exploder'|newspaper=Spin|date=April 18, 2016|url=https://www.spin.com/2016/04/rivers-cuomo-weezer-summer-elaine-drunk-dori-song-exploder-podcast-stream/|last1=Grebey|first1=James}}</ref>

''[[Weezer (White Album)|Weezer]]'' was officially released on April 1, 2016, and peaked at No. 4 on the [[Billboard 200]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|author=Billboard Staff|date=February 25, 2016|title=Warner Music Group, Crush Music Launch New Label|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/warner-music-group-crush-music-launch-label-6889542/|access-date=November 7, 2022|magazine=Billboard|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="billboard.com">{{Cite magazine|title=Weezer|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/weezer/|access-date=November 10, 2022|magazine=Billboard|language=en-US}}</ref> The album is considered a [[concept album]] exploring the themes of gender dynamics, modern dating experiences and references to religious iconography.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Weezer: Weezer (White Album)|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21593-weezer-white-album/|access-date=November 7, 2022|website=Pitchfork|language=en-US}}</ref> It received a [[Grammy Awards|Grammy]] nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Album|Best Rock Album]] for the [[59th Annual Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=February 1, 2012|title=Nominees And Winners|newspaper=Grammy.com|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees|access-date=November 7, 2022|archive-date=February 9, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150209164541/http://www.grammy.com/nominees|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> Weezer performed on the [[Weezer & Panic! at the Disco Summer Tour 2016]] with [[Panic! at the Disco]] in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sharp|first1=Tyler|title=Panic! At The Disco, Weezer announce co-headlining tour|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/panic_at_the_disco_weezer_announce_co_headlining_tour|website=AltPress.com|publisher=Alternative Press|access-date=January 15, 2016|date=January 15, 2016}}</ref> They later signed to Atlantic Records as part of a joint venture between Warner Music Group and [[Crush Management]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Weezer sign to Atlantic Records ahead of 10th studio album {{!}} White album coming in April|url=http://www.neverenoughnotes.co.uk/2016/02/weezer-sign-to-atlantic-records-ahead-of-10th-studio-album-white-album-coming-in-april/|website=Never Enough Notes|access-date=February 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160226190121/http://www.neverenoughnotes.co.uk/2016/02/weezer-sign-to-atlantic-records-ahead-of-10th-studio-album-white-album-coming-in-april/|archive-date=February 26, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===''Pacific Daydream'' (2017–2018)===
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[[File:Weezer (36822221322).jpg|thumb|Weezer performing at [[Bumbershoot]] in September 2017|left]]
Soon after the release of the White Album, Cuomo discussed plans for Weezer's next album, provisionally titled the "Black Album". Cuomo said the album would tackle "more mature topics" and be "less summer day and more winter night", and suggested the band could return to the recording studio as soon as October 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/weezer-4-1205507|title=Weezer's next album could sound like 'Beach Boys gone bad'|date=2016-04-20|newspaper=NME|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-20}}</ref> Weezer delayed recording after Cuomo felt his new material was more "like reveries from a beach at the end of the world [... as if] [[the Beach Boys]] and [[the Clash]] fell in love by the ocean and had one hell of an amazing baby".<ref name="billboard">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/weezer-new-album-pacific-daydream-7933887/|title=Weezer Announces New Album 'Pacific Daydream'|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 28, 2017|date=August 17, 2017}}</ref>

To write the album, Cuomo used various musical and lyrical fragments he had collected over time. He kept an archive of song ideas and hired programmers to organize a spreadsheet of lyric snippets by [[beats per minute]], syllable, and [[Key (music)|key]] to call from whenever stuck. "Instead of trying to force myself to feel inspired, I can just go into the spreadsheet and search [...] I just try them out to see which ones work magically."<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Vogel|first=Gretchen|date=September 14, 2016|title='Motherless babies!' How to create a tabloid science headline in five easy steps|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aah7300|journal=Science|doi=10.1126/science.aah7300|issn=0036-8075|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

On March 16, 2017, Weezer released a new song, "[[Feels Like Summer (Weezer song)|Feels Like Summer]]", the lead single of the upcoming album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efPWrIvzGgc|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/efPWrIvzGgc|archive-date=December 11, 2021|url-status=live|title=Weezer – Feels Like Summer|website=YouTube|date=March 15, 2017|language=en-US|access-date=March 16, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The song drew a mixed reaction from fans but became their biggest hit on Alternative radio in a decade (peaking at number 2 on the [[Alternative Airplay|Alternative Airplay chart]] ).<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/weezer/chart-history/mrt/|title=Weezer Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 21, 2018}}</ref> On August 16, Weezer announced ''[[Pacific Daydream]],'' released on October 27.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/weezer-announce-new-album-pacific-daydream-2125359|title=Weezer's new album 'Pacific Daydream' is coming this year|date=August 16, 2017|website=Nme.com|access-date=August 16, 2017}}</ref> On August 17, the promotional single from the album, "[[Mexican Fender]]", was released.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Connick|first1=Tom|title=Weezer's new album 'Pacific Daydream' is coming this year|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/weezer-announce-new-album-pacific-daydream-2125359|website=[[NME]]|date=August 16, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2017/08/weezer-mexican-fender-stream/|title=Weezer – "Mexican Fender"|date=August 17, 2017|website=Spin.com|access-date=November 21, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://diymag.com/2017/08/18/tracks-wolf-alice-dream-wife-weezer-and-more|title=Tracks: Wolf Alice, Dream Wife, Weezer and more|website=DIY|date=August 18, 2017|access-date=November 21, 2018}}</ref> The following month, "Beach Boys" was released, and the month after, they released "Weekend Woman" to positive reception.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Strauss|first1=Matthew|title=Weezer Share New "Beach Boys" Song: Listen|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/weezer-share-new-beach-boys-song-listen/|website=[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]|date=September 14, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Leight|first1=Elias|title=Hear Weezer's Uplifting New Pop-Rock Song, 'Weekend Woman'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/hear-weezers-uplifting-new-pop-rock-song-weekend-woman-123031/|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=October 5, 2017}}</ref> "[[Happy Hour (Weezer song)|Happy Hour]]" was the second single and reached No. 9 on the Alternative Airplay chart.{{Cn|date=June 2025}} The album received a Grammy nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Album|Best Rock Album]] at the [[61st Annual Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Lynch|first=Joe|date=December 7, 2018|title=Grammys 2019 Nominees: The Complete List|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2019-grammy-nominees-full-list-8489045/|access-date=November 7, 2022|magazine=Billboard|language=en-US}}</ref>

===The "Teal Album" and the "Black Album" (2018–2019)===
{{main|Africa (song)#Weezer_version|Weezer (Teal Album)|Weezer (Black Album)}}
[[File:Weezer Bethlehem 2019 1.jpg|thumb|Weezer performing at [[Musikfest]] in [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]] in August 2019]]
Following a persistent Twitter campaign by a fan, Weezer released a cover of [[Toto (band)|Toto]]'s song "[[Africa (song)#Weezer_version|Africa]]" on May 29, 2018.<ref>{{Citation|last=weezer|title=Weezer – Africa|date=May 29, 2018|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4c7EE8_IX0|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/E4c7EE8_IX0|archive-date=December 11, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=May 29, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/hurry-its-waiting-there-for-you-weezer-covers-africa|title=Hurry, Boy, It's Waiting There for You: Weezer Covers "Africa"|first=Amanda|last=Petrusich|magazine=The New Yorker|date=May 30, 2018|access-date=June 2, 2018|language=en}}</ref> Prior to this, the band released a cover of "[[Rosanna (song)|Rosanna]]" to "[[Trolling|troll]]" their fans.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8jr-p0lQZo|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/J8jr-p0lQZo|archive-date=December 11, 2021|url-status=live|people=weezer|title=Weezer – Rosanna|date=May 24, 2018|access-date=June 2, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/weezer-cover-totos-rosanna-trolling-viral-campaign-for-africa-cover/|title=Weezer Cover Toto's "Rosanna," Trolling Viral Campaign for "Africa" Cover|last=Monroe|first=Jazz|website=Pitchfork|date=May 24, 2018|access-date=June 2, 2018|language=en}}</ref> "Africa" reached [[List of Billboard number-one alternative singles of the 2010s#2018|number one]] on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Alternative Songs]] chart in August 2018, becoming the band's first number-one single since "Pork and Beans" in 2008. Two days later, on August 10, Toto responded by releasing a cover of Weezer's single "Hash Pipe".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/toto-release-cover-of-weezers-hash-pipe-listen/|title=Toto Release Cover of Weezer's "Hash Pipe": Listen|last=Blais-Billie|first=Braudie|website=Pitchfork|date=August 10, 2018|access-date=August 17, 2018}}</ref> "Africa" eventually peaked at No. 51 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]].<ref name="Weezer"/> The success of the "Africa" cover led Weezer to record an album of covers, the [[Weezer (Teal Album)|''Teal Album'']], a [[surprise album]] released on January 24, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/weezer-surprise-release-new-covers-record-the-teal-album-listen/|title=Weezer Surprise Release New Covers Record The Teal Album: Listen|website=Pitchfork|date=January 24, 2019|language=en|access-date=January 24, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/music/news/weezer-covers-album-toto-africa-1203116485/|title=Weezer Surprise-Releases Covers Album|date=January 23, 2019|access-date=January 24, 2019|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> The album was a commercial success as it peaked at No. 4 on the [[Billboard 200]]. In addition, all tracks charted on the [[Hot Rock & Alternative Songs|Hot Rock and Alternative Songs chart.]]<ref name="billboard.com"/>

On September 20, 2018, Weezer released "[[California Snow]]" as a single for the 2018 film ''Spell''.<ref>{{Cite news|title="Weezer"- "California Snow"|newspaper=Spin|date=September 20, 2018|url=https://www.spin.com/2018/09/weezer-california-snow-listen/|last1=Cook-Wilson|first1=Winston}}</ref> It was chosen as the closing track for the "Black Album". On October 11, 2018, Weezer released "[[Can't Knock the Hustle (Weezer song)|Can't Knock the Hustle]]", the lead single from their upcoming album.<ref name="stereogum1">{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2018295/weezer-cant-knock-the-hustle-video-feat-pete-wentz/video/|title=Weezer Announce 'The Black Album' & Tour With Pixies, Share "Can't Knock The Hustle" Video Starring Pete Wentz|publisher=Stereogum|date=October 11, 2018|access-date=November 21, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/weezer-announces-the-black-album-cant-knock-the-hustle-video-8479447/|title=Weezer Announces 'The Black Album' & Drops 'Can't Knock The Hustle' Video|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 21, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Sam|last=Moore|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/weezer-the-black-album-announcement-new-single-video-cant-knock-the-hustle-pete-wentz-starring-2389018|title=Weezer announce 'The Black Album' with single 'Can't Knock the Hustle'|publisher=Nme.com|date=October 11, 2018|access-date=November 17, 2018}}</ref> On November 21, they released the second single, "[[Zombie Bastards]]",<ref name="exclaim black album">{{cite magazine|first=Sarah|last=Murphy|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/weezer_announce_black_album_share_new_single_zombie_bastards|title=Weezer Announce "Black Album," Share New Single "Zombie Bastards"|magazine=Exclaim!|date=November 21, 2018|access-date=November 21, 2018}}</ref><ref name="upsetmagazine black album">{{cite web|first=Sam|last=Taylor|url=https://www.upsetmagazine.com/news/weezer-black-album-2019|title=Weezer have officially announced their Black album, and released a new track called 'Zombie Bastards'|work=Upset Magazine|date=November 21, 2018|access-date=November 21, 2018|archive-date=November 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121204018/https://www.upsetmagazine.com/news/weezer-black-album-2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> and announced the "Black Album", produced by [[Dave Sitek]] and scheduled for March 1, 2019. An arena tour of the U.S. with the [[Pixies (band)|Pixies]] and supporting and international tour dates were also announced.<ref name="exclaim black album" /><ref name="upsetmagazine black album" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.musicnewsnet.com/2018/11/its-finally-has-a-release-date-weezer-the-black-album-set-for-release-march-1-2019.html|title=It's Finally Has A Release Date!: Weezer (The Black Album) Set For Release March 1, 2019|publisher=Music News Net|date=November 21, 2018|access-date=November 21, 2018|archive-date=November 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122005627/https://www.musicnewsnet.com/2018/11/its-finally-has-a-release-date-weezer-the-black-album-set-for-release-march-1-2019.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> On February 21, they released "[[High as a Kite (Weezer song)|High as a Kite]]" and "Living in LA" as the next singles.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Weezer – "High As A Kite" & "Living In L.A."|newspaper=Spin|date=February 21, 2019|url=https://www.spin.com/2019/02/weezer-high-as-a-kite-living-in-l-a/|last1=Gottsegen|first1=Will}}</ref> They would later play them on [[NPR Music]] to promote the album for their series of [[Tiny Desk Concerts]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hilton|first=Robin|date=April 1, 2019|title=Weezer: Tiny Desk Concert|language=en|work=NPR|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/03/26/706962997/weezer-tiny-desk-concert|access-date=November 10, 2022}}</ref>

=== ''OK Human'' and ''Van Weezer'' (2019–2021) ===
{{main|OK Human|Van Weezer}}
[[File:Weezer_Hella_Mega_Tour_Denver_2021.jpg|alt=Weezer Hella Mega Tour Denver 2021|thumb|Weezer during the Hella Mega Tour at [[Dick's Sporting Goods Park]] in [[Commerce City, Colorado]] in August 2021|left]]
During a Beats 1 interview by [[Zane Lowe]] on Apple Music on January 24, 2019, Cuomo announced that Weezer had already recorded the "basic tracks" to the follow-up album to the "Black Album". The album, produced by [[Jake Sinclair (musician)|Jake Sinclair]] (who also produced the ''White Album''), would feature piano and strings-based songwriting and had already been recorded at [[Abbey Road Studios]]. For the recording process, Weezer departed from the modern "grid music" style (music recorded via modern software using grids to organize and manipulate the individual elements of recorded music) and did not perform to a "click" (i.e., [[metronome]]) for a more natural style.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hudson|first=Alex|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/weezer_have_already_recorded_most_of_the_follow-up_to_the_black_album|title=Weezer Have Already Recorded Most of the Follow-Up to The Black Album|work=Exclaim!|access-date=February 26, 2019}}</ref> Furthermore, Cuomo said he was currently working on an album with the working title ''Van Weezer'' that harkened back to their heavier rock sound after noticing how crowds enjoy epic guitar solos at Weezer shows.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Franich|first=Darren|url=https://ew.com/music/2019/02/27/rivers-cuomo-weezer-black-album-interview/|title=Rivers Cuomo on Weezer's Black Album and struggling with the success of covering Africa|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=February 27, 2019|access-date=February 27, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=February 28, 2019|title=Rivers Cuomo: Weezer Will Go 'Back to Big Guitars'|url=http://loudwire.com/rivers-cuomo-weezer-big-guitars/|access-date=March 1, 2019|publisher=Loudwire.com}}</ref>

On September 10, 2019, the band announced the [[Hella Mega Tour]] with [[Green Day]] and [[Fall Out Boy]] as headliners alongside themselves, with [[The Interrupters (band)|the Interrupters]] as an opening act. They also released the opening single, "[[The End of the Game (song)|The End of the Game]]", off their upcoming fifteenth studio album, ''[[Van Weezer]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Greene |first1=Andy |title=Green Day, Weezer, Fall Out Boy Announce 2020 'Hella Mega' Stadium Tour |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/green-day-weezer-fall-out-boy-2020-hella-mega-tour-882156/ |website=rollingstone.com |access-date=September 10, 2019 |language=en |date=September 10, 2019}}</ref> The song reached No. 2 on the [[Alternative Airplay]] chart.<ref name="Weezer" /> Cuomo said that the band would return "back to big guitars". He remarked that when the band would perform "[[Beverly Hills (Weezer song)|Beverly Hills]]" live in concert, he would perform a guitar solo that was not present on the recorded version of the song. "We noticed that, recently, the crowd just goes crazy when I do that. So it feels like maybe the audience is ready for some shredding again."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Schatz|first=Lake|date=September 10, 2019|title=Weezer announce new album Van Weezer, share "The End of the Game": Stream|url=https://consequence.net/2019/09/van-weezer-album-end-of-the-game-song-stream/|access-date=November 10, 2022|website=Consequence|language=en-US}}</ref>

The band recorded a version of "[[Lost in the Woods]]" for the 2019 film ''[[Frozen II]]'', which was included on [[Frozen II (soundtrack)|the soundtrack album]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Arcand|first1=Rob|title=Here's Weezer's New Song for the 'Frozen 2' Soundtrack|url=https://www.spin.com/2019/11/weezer-lost-in-the-woods-frozen-2-soundtrack/|access-date=November 24, 2019|work=Spin|date=November 16, 2019}}</ref> The music video featuring the band and the ''Frozen'' voice actress [[Kristen Bell]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/weezer-kristen-bell-frozen-2-video-lost-in-the-woods-923652/|title=Weezer Enlist Kristen Bell for Video for 'Frozen 2' Song|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=December 7, 2019|access-date=December 8, 2019}}</ref> On May 6, 2020, Weezer released the single and music video "[[Hero (Weezer song)|Hero]]" a tribute to essential workers during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. Simultaneously, they announced the delay of ''Van Weezer'' for a time to be determined.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/weezer-delay-album-and-share-new-song-hero-listen/|title=Weezer Delay Album and Share New Song "Hero"|first=Madison|last=Bloom|website=Pitchfork.com|date=May 6, 2020|access-date=October 1, 2020}}</ref> The song reached No. 1 on the Alternative Airplay chart.<ref name="Weezer"/> On May 10, Weezer guest-starred on an episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'', "[[The Hateful Eight-Year-Olds|The Hateful Eight-Year Olds]]", where a snippet of their song "Blue Dream" from ''Van Weezer'' was played.<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 11, 2020|title=Weezer debut new song Blue Dream on The Simpsons|url=https://www.datathistle.com/article/116203-weezer-debut-new-song-blue-dream-on-the-simpsons/|access-date=November 10, 2022|website=Data Thistle|language=en-GB}}</ref> On August 14, 2020, the band announced that the album had been delayed to May 2021 in order to coincide with the rescheduled Hella Mega Tour. That same day, the third single, "Beginning of the End", was released as a part of the soundtrack for the 2020 film ''[[Bill & Ted Face the Music]].''<ref>{{Cite tweet|url=https://twitter.com/weezer/status/1294123815954534400|number=1294123815954534400|title=Quick update on Van Weezer,...|access-date=March 12, 2023|user=Weezer|language=en}}</ref> On October 6, 2020, after [[Eddie Van Halen]] died, the album was dedicated to him.<ref>{{Cite tweet|url=https://twitter.com/weezer/status/1313614683233038336|number=1313614683233038336|title=We're saddened to hear of Eddie Van Halen's untimely passing today.|access-date=March 12, 2023|user=Weezer|language=en}}</ref> In addition to Van Halen, the album is also dedicated to Ric Ocasek, who produced the ''Blue Album'', ''Green Album'', and ''Everything Will Be Alright in the End'', as Ocasek had died in September 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Try the TIDAL Web Player|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/181531972/credits|access-date=November 10, 2022|website=listen.tidal.com|date=May 7, 2021|language=en}}</ref>

On January 18, 2021, the band officially announced their fourteenth studio album, ''[[OK Human]]'' (a play on [[Radiohead]]'s ''[[OK Computer]]'').<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kaye|first=Ben|date=January 18, 2021|title=Weezer announce new album OK Human is coming next week|url=https://consequence.net/2021/01/weezer-ok-human-release-date-next-week/|access-date=November 10, 2022|website=Consequence|language=en-US}}</ref>'','' following cryptic promotional floppy discs and links sent to some members of the Weezer Fan Club a few days prior. The announcement came with a release date of January 29.<ref name="Stereogum OK Human">{{Cite web|last=Deville, Chris|date=January 18, 2021|title=Weezer Announce New Album OK Human Out Next Week|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2113421/weezer-announce-new-album-ok-human-out-next-week/news/|access-date=January 18, 2021|website=Stereogum}}</ref><ref name="Cos OK Human">{{cite news|last1=Kaye, Ben|title=Weezer Announce New Album OK Human Is Coming Next Week|url=https://consequence.net/2021/01/weezer-ok-human-release-date-next-week/|access-date=January 19, 2021|work=Consequence of Sound|date=January 18, 2021|quote=Frontman Rivers Cuomo previously described the album (a clear play on Radiohead’s classic OK Computer)...}}</ref> The album's opening track, "[[All My Favorite Songs]]", was released as a single with an alternate version featuring indie pop-rock band [[AJR]].<ref name="Stereogum OK Human" /> The song reached No.1 on the Alternative Airplay chart and was later nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Song|Best Rock Song]] in the [[64th Annual Grammy Awards]]''.<ref name="Weezer" /><ref>{{Cite magazine|author=Billboard Staff|date=November 23, 2021|title=2022 Grammy Nominees: The Complete List|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/grammy-nominations-2022-full-list-1235001871/|access-date=November 7, 2022|magazine=Billboard|language=en-US}}</ref>''

The album was planned to be released following ''Van Weezer'', but when the album suffered a year-long delay following the [[COVID-19 pandemic]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bloom|first=Madison|date=May 6, 2020|title=Weezer Delay Album and Share New Song "Hero": Listen|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/weezer-delay-album-and-share-new-song-hero-listen/|access-date=January 18, 2021|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref> the band decided to shift their focus to completing ''OK Human'' first.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Carter|first1=Emily|title=Rivers Cuomo explains why OK Human is being released before Van Weezer|url=https://www.kerrang.com/rivers-cuomo-explains-why-ok-human-is-being-released-before-van-weezer|website=Kerrang!|access-date=June 13, 2022|date=January 26, 2021}}</ref> Work on ''OK Human'' began as early as 2017, when the band decided to make an album that combined rock instrumentation with an orchestra.<ref name="NPR.org">{{Cite news|title=Rivers Cuomo On Weezer's Latest, 'OK Human,' And The Need To Riff (Or Not)|language=en|work=NPR.org|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/01/29/962124558/rivers-cuomo-on-weezers-latest-ok-human-and-the-need-to-riff-or-not|access-date=November 10, 2022}}</ref> The band hired a 38-piece-orchestra and recorded the album entirely with analog equipment to achieve their desired [[Baroque pop|baroque]] sound. The album was additionally inspired by the Beach Boys' ''[[Pet Sounds]]'' (1966'')'' and [[Harry Nilsson]]'s ''[[Nilsson Sings Newman]]'' (1970).<ref name="NPR.org"/>

The fourth single, "I Need Some of That" was released on April 21, 2021.<ref>{{Cite tweet|url=https://twitter.com/weezer/status/1384540735895130112|number=1384540735895130112|title=It's almost Van Weezer time.|access-date=March 12, 2023|user=Weezer|language=en}}</ref> ''Van Weezer'' was released on May 7, 2021, along with an animated music video for "All the Good Ones".<ref name="Cos OK Human" /> The album has been compared to their fourth studio album ''Maladroit'', and is inspired by 1970s and 1980s [[hard rock]] and [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] bands such as [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]], [[Black Sabbath]], [[Metallica]] and [[Van Halen]] (the last of whom inspired the album's title).<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 10, 2019|title=Weezer Detail New Album ''Van Weezer'', Share New Song: Listen|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/weezer-detail-new-album-van-weezer-share-new-song-listen/|access-date=November 10, 2022|website=Pitchfork|language=en-US}}</ref>

===''SZNZ'', touring and "Blue Album" 30th anniversary (2021–present)===
{{main|SZNZ: Spring|SZNZ: Summer|SZNZ: Autumn|SZNZ: Winter|Voyage to the Blue Planet}}
[[File:Weezer - 2022154164838 2022-06-03 Rock am Ring - Sven - 1D X MK II - 0640 - AK8I0873.jpg|thumb|Weezer performing at [[Rock am Ring and Rock im Park|Rock am Park]] in June 2022]]
After delays due to the pandemic, the American leg of the Hella Mega Tour began on July 24, 2021, in [[Arlington, Texas]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/green-day-weezer-hella-mega|title=Green Day, Weezer Return to Touring With First 'Hella Mega' Show/|last=Irwin|first=Corey|date=July 25, 2021|work=Ultimate Classic Rock|access-date=September 5, 2023}}</ref> The European leg saw Weezer, Green Day and Fall Out Boy performing in Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, England, Ireland, Scotland and France.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Greene|first=Andy|date=September 10, 2019|title=Green Day, Weezer, Fall Out Boy Announce 2020 'Hella Mega' Stadium Tour|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/green-day-weezer-fall-out-boy-2020-hella-mega-tour-882156/|access-date=June 19, 2024|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref>

On March 11, 2022, Weezer announced ''SZNZ'', a series of four EPs based on the seasons. The first, ''[[SZNZ: Spring]]'', was released on March 20. The lead single, "[[A Little Bit of Love (Weezer song)|A Little Bit of Love]]", was released on March 16,<ref>{{cite web|first=Matthew|last=Strauss|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/weezer-announce-ep-share-new-song-a-little-bit-of-love-listen/|title=Weezer Announce EP, Share New Song "A Little Bit of Love"|website=Pitchfork|date=March 16, 2022|access-date=March 16, 2022}}</ref> and reached No. 1 on the [[Alternative Airplay]] chart.<ref name="Weezer" /> On June 20, 2022, Weezer appeared on ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'', debuting "[[Records (song)|Records]]", the lead single from ''[[SZNZ: Summer]]'', which also reached No. 1 on the Alternative Airplay chart.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Weezer|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/weezer/|access-date=December 4, 2022|magazine=Billboard|language=en-US}}</ref> In August, a [[Broadway Theatre (53rd Street)|Broadway Theater]] residency planned for September 2022 was cancelled due to high expenses and poor ticket sales.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Bouza|first=Kat|date=August 11, 2022|title=Weezer Cancels Broadway Residency, Citing "Low Ticket Sales" and "High Expenses"|magazine=Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/weezer-sznz-broadway-residency-cancelled-1395657/|access-date=September 20, 2022}}</ref>

On September 19, 2022, Weezer performed again under the name Goat Punishment at [[Troubadour (West Hollywood, California)|Troubadour]], Hollywood, where they played ''SZNZ: Winter'' for the first time. They also debuted the single "What Happens After You?" from ''[[SZNZ: Autumn]]'', which was released on September 22, 2022. "What Happens After You?" was later performed on ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2022/09/weezer-sznz-autumn-ep-what-happens-after-you-kimmel-watch/|title=Weezer Ring in SZNZ: Autumn EP by Performing "What Happens After You" on Kimmel: Watch|first=Carys|last=Anderson|work=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]|date=September 22, 2022|access-date=September 23, 2022}}</ref> On December 9, 2022, Weezer released "I Want a Dog", the lead single from the last EP in the ''SZNZ'' series, ''[[SZNZ: Winter]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|date=December 9, 2022|title=Weezer Pine for Canine Companionship on New Song 'I Want a Dog'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/weezer-new-song-i-want-a-dog-sznz-winter-1234644589/|access-date=December 9, 2022|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref> ''SZNZ: Winter'' was released on December 21, 2022, alongside a music video for "Dark Enough To See The Stars".{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}} In mid-2023, Weezer performed several shows in North America as part of the [[Indie Rock Road Trip]]. In November 2023, Weezer appeared in the [[Netflix]] film ''[[Family Switch]]''.<ref name="epic tour">{{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/weezer-are-putting-ideas-together-for-blue-album-anniversary-release-and-epic-tour/|title=WEEZER ARE "PUTTING IDEAS TOGETHER" FOR BLUE ALBUM ANNIVERSARY RELEASE AND "EPIC TOUR"|website=Kerrang!|last=Carter|first=Emily|date=December 18, 2023}}</ref>

In June 2024, Weezer began [[The Smashing Pumpkins and Weezer UK & Ireland Tour 2024|a tour of the UK and Ireland]] with [[The Smashing Pumpkins|Smashing Pumpkins]]. Reviewing their performance at [[the O2 Arena]], London, ''[[The Guardian]]'' wrote: "Thirty years on, Weezer still dole out taut, punchy, witty powerpop with self-effacing elan ... They are patently still in love with music."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gittins|first=Ian|date=June 10, 2024|title=Smashing Pumpkins and Weezer review – mismatched 90s rockers bore and charm|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/jun/10/smashing-pumpkins-and-weezer-review-02-arena-london|access-date=June 15, 2024|work=[[The Guardian]]|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> In September, Weezer, along with opening acts [[Dinosaur Jr.]] and [[The Flaming Lips]], began their [[Voyage to the Blue Planet]] tour, in which they performed the Blue Album in its entirety for its 30th anniversary.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Mier|first=Tomás|date=March 11, 2024|title=Weezer Will Celebrate 30th Anniversary of the 'Blue Album' With an Arena Tour|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/weezer-blue-album-30th-anniversary-tour-1234985285/|magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Minsker|first=Evan|date=September 5, 2024|title=Weezer's Blue Album Tour Turns Their Hits Into Glorious Sci-Fi Camp|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/weezer-blue-planet-blue-album-tour-review-1235090510/|access-date=September 5, 2024|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref>  On November 1, Weezer released a "Super Deluxe Edition" of the Blue Album.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rigotti|first=Alex|date=September 5, 2024|title=Weezer announces 30th anniversary reissue of 'The Blue Album' with 30 unreleased tracks|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/weezer-announces-30th-anniversary-reissue-of-the-blue-album-with-30-unreleased-tracks-3790842|access-date=September 5, 2024|website=NME|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=September 4, 2024|title=Weezer Announce 'Blue Album' Box Set Enclosed In A Sweater|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2278765/weezer-announce-blue-album-box-set-enclosed-in-a-sweater/news/|access-date=September 5, 2024|website=Stereogum|language=en}}</ref> In April 2025, ''[[NME]]'' reported that Weezer is working on a [[mockumentary]] film depicting a rivalry between Weezer and [[Keanu Reeves]]'s band [[Dogstar (band)|Dogstar]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pilley |first=Max |date=2025-04-19 |title=Keanu Reeves to star as villain in upcoming Weezer film |url=https://www.nme.com/news/film/keanu-reeves-to-star-as-villain-in-upcoming-weezer-film-3856235 |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=[[NME]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> On October 18 and 19, 2025, Weezer performed at the [[When We Were Young (festival)|When We Were Young]] festival in Las Vegas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2285810/when-we-were-young-2025-lineup-features-blink-182-weezer-and-a-panic-at-the-disco-reunion/news/|title=When We Were Young 2025 Lineup Features Blink-182, Weezer, And A Panic! At The Disco Reunion|website=[[Stereogum]]|date=October 29, 2024|last=Jones|first=Abby}}</ref>

==Artistry==
=== Musical style and influences ===
The styles present in the band's music have been variously categorized as [[alternative rock]],<ref name="geek">{{cite web |date=May 28, 2002 |title=Weezer to Bring Geek Rock to the Masses on Summer Tour |url=http://livedaily.com/news/4415.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102184148/http://livedaily.com/news/4415.html |archive-date=January 2, 2010 |access-date=September 26, 2010 |publisher=Livedaily.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Wood |first=Mikael |date=September 27, 2014 |title='Everything Will Be Alright' in Weezer's musical roller coaster ride |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-ms-ca-weezer-20140928-story.html |access-date=December 2, 2017 |newspaper=La times}}</ref><ref name="allmusic bio">{{cite web |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen |title=Weezer Bio |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/weezer-mn0000243008/biography |access-date=December 2, 2017 |website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Pesantes |first=Erika |date=April 30, 2010 |title=SunFest officials hopeful for good weather, busy weekend |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2010-04-30/news/fl-sunfest-reminder-20100430_1_sunfest-flogging-molly-busy-weekend |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202222308/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2010-04-30/news/fl-sunfest-reminder-20100430_1_sunfest-flogging-molly-busy-weekend |archive-date=December 2, 2013 |access-date=January 10, 2022 |work=Sun Sentinel}}</ref> power pop,<ref name="allmusic bio" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Sawdey |first=Evan |date=November 11, 2010 |title=Weezer: Pinkerton (Deluxe Edition) |url=https://www.popmatters.com/review/133445-weezer-pinkerton-deluxe-edition/ |access-date=January 10, 2022 |website=PopMatters}}</ref><ref name="roll">{{cite magazine |title=Album Reviews |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/20949199/review/20961611/weezer |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090423133617/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/20949199/review/20961611/weezer |archive-date=April 23, 2009 |access-date=January 10, 2022 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref><ref name="The Guardian Simpson">{{cite web |last=Simpson |first=Dave |date=September 27, 2014 |title=Weezer and Toto: the inside story of music's unlikely love-in |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/shortcuts/2018/aug/10/weezer-toto-hash-pipe-africa-inside-story-music-unlikely-love-in |access-date=January 12, 2022 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> [[pop rock]],<ref name="geek" /><ref>{{cite web |date=October 26, 2017 |title=Playlist: What's Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo listening to? |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2017/10/26/playlist-whats-weezer-frontman-rivers-cuomo-listening-to/801573001/ |access-date=December 20, 2017 |newspaper=USA Today}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=October 14, 2018 |title=The Search for Weezer's Black Album |url=https://medium.com/@leo64/the-search-for-weezers-black-album-e4b5a8a76662 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124060923/https://medium.com/@leo64/the-search-for-weezers-black-album-e4b5a8a76662 |archive-date=November 24, 2018 |access-date=November 23, 2018 |website=Medium}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Weezer connects to find way back to charts |url=http://www.theintell.com/entertainmentlife/20180718/weezer-connects-to-find-way-back-to-charts |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124105707/http://www.theintell.com/entertainmentlife/20180718/weezer-connects-to-find-way-back-to-charts |archive-date=November 24, 2018 |access-date=November 23, 2018 |website=The Intell}}</ref> [[pop-punk]],<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Matt Sharp – Matt Sharp – Review |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/matt-sharp/matt-sharp.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510090626/http://stylusmagazine.com/reviews/matt-sharp/matt-sharp.htm |archive-date=May 10, 2012 |access-date=January 10, 2022 |magazine=Stylus Magazine}}</ref><ref name="popmatters1">{{cite web |last=Hogan |first=Marc |date=May 11, 2004 |title=Weezer: Weezer (Blue Album) [Deluxe Edition&#93; < PopMatters |url=https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/weezer-bluedeluxe/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101115123733/https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/weezer-bluedeluxe/ |archive-date=November 15, 2010 |access-date=January 10, 2022 |publisher=Popmatters.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Zhu |first=Eva |date=February 11, 2020 |title=Your Favourite Pop Punk Band Should Grow Up and Retire |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/your_favourite_pop_punk_band_should_grow_up_and_retire |access-date=January 10, 2022 |work=Exclaim!}}</ref> [[geek rock]],<ref name="geek" /><ref>{{cite web |title=The Best Geek Rock Bands |url=https://www.ranker.com/list/geek-rock-bands-and-musicians/reference |access-date=December 20, 2017 |publisher=Ranker}}</ref><ref name="Topić">{{cite book |last=Topić |first=Martina |title=Geek Rock: An Exploration of Music and Subculture |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |year=2014 |isbn=9781442229761 |editor1-last=DiBlasi |editor1-first=Alex |pages=25–44 |chapter=Taste, Kitsch, and Geek Rock: A Multiple Modernities View |editor2-last=Willis |editor2-first=Victoria}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Sophie |date=December 16, 2021 |title='Christmas With Weezer': How The Nerd Rock Kings Cranked Up Christmas |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/christmas-with-weezer-ep/ |access-date=January 8, 2022 |website=uDiscoverMusic}}</ref> [[emo]],<ref name="The Guardian Simpson" /><ref name="HistoryRock">{{cite book |last=Larson |first=Thomas E. |title=History of Rock and Roll |publisher=Kendall Hunt |year=2014 |isbn=978-1-4652-3886-3 |edition=4 |page=306}}</ref><ref name="Mtv 2">{{cite web |last=Montgomery |first=James |title=Weezer Are The Most Important Band of the Last 10 Years |url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/w/weezer/news_feature_102504 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080208091429/http://www.mtv.com/bands/w/weezer/news_feature_102504 |archive-date=February 8, 2008 |access-date=December 2, 2017 |work=[[MTV|MTV.com]]}}</ref> [[indie rock]],<ref name="geek" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Sharp |first=Elliott |date=March 22, 2016 |title=Watch indie-rock legends Weezer perform live |url=https://www.redbull.com/int-en/watch-rock-heroes-weezer-play-live-from-red-bull-sound-space |access-date=December 20, 2017 |publisher=Redbull}}</ref> [[emo pop]],<ref name="spin Weezer">{{cite web |date=February 23, 2011 |title=Weezer Reveal 'Pinkerton' Reissue Details |url=http://m.spin.com/entry/view/id/1/pn/all/p/0/?KSID=44d36181b28adf4a07ea253efa89940a |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820095940/http://m.spin.com/entry/view/id/1/pn/all/p/0/?KSID=44d36181b28adf4a07ea253efa89940a |archive-date=August 20, 2011 |access-date=December 8, 2017 |work=Spin}}</ref> [[heavy metal music|melodic metal]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |title=Weezer |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/weezer-mn0000243008 |access-date=August 22, 2018 |website=AllMusic |quote=Alt-rock dons who matched hook-heavy power pop and doses of melodic metal with themes of awkwardness and geekdom.}}</ref> [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]],<ref>{{Citation |title=Pinkerton - Weezer {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/pinkerton-mw0000646499 |access-date=2025-03-30 |language=en}}</ref> [[Pop music|pop]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Hilton |first=Robin |date=October 27, 2017 |title=How Weezer Traded Power Chords For Pop: A Conversation With Rivers Cuomo |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2017/10/27/560044425/how-weezer-traded-power-chords-for-pop |access-date=December 20, 2017 |publisher=Npr}}</ref> and [[arena rock]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hickie |first=James |title=9 bands commonly mistaken as emo who really aren't |url=https://www.altpress.com/bands-mistaken-as-emo/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=Alternative Press Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> James Hickie of ''[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press Magazine]]'' dismissed the notion of Weezer as an emo band, assessing: "Pinpointing exactly what Weezer are, musically, is harder than ever these days. [...] In the past five years alone, they’ve made albums of pop covers, orchestral pop and arena rock. Rivers Cuomo and co. are a lot of things [...] — inquisitive, inventive, musically restless — but absolutely not emo."<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Hickie |first=James |title=9 bands commonly mistaken as emo who really aren't |url=https://www.altpress.com/bands-mistaken-as-emo/ |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=Alternative Press Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> 

The members of Weezer have listed influences such as [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]] (with direct references in the song "In the Garage"), [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], the [[Pixies (band)|Pixies]], [[the Cars]] (whose member [[Ric Ocasek]] produced several Weezer records), [[Cheap Trick]], [[Pavement (band)|Pavement]], [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]], the [[The Smashing Pumpkins|Smashing Pumpkins]], [[Green Day]] and [[Wax (rock band)|Wax]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Brown |first=Lane |date=October 20, 2009 |title=Weezer's Rivers Cuomo on Flubbing Lil Wayne's Lyrics – Vulture |url=https://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2009/10/weezers_rivers_cuomo_on.html |access-date=January 10, 2022 |publisher=Nymag.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Goodman |first=William |date=January 4, 2011 |title=Weezer's Rivers Cuomo Covers the Beach Boys &#124; SPIN &#124; SPIN Mix &#124; Videos |url=https://www.spin.com/2011/01/weezers-rivers-cuomo-covers-beach-boys/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420061229/https://www.spin.com/2011/01/weezers-rivers-cuomo-covers-beach-boys/ |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |access-date=January 10, 2022 |publisher=SPIN}}</ref> Cuomo credited [[the Beach Boys]] as a major influence, specifically ''[[Pet Sounds]]'' (1966); Bell described Weezer's sound as "Beach Boys with [[Marshall Amplification|Marshall stacks]]".<ref>{{cite web |date=May 6, 2016 |title=Weezer: Kings of the world {{!}} Interview {{!}} Upset |url=http://www.upsetmagazine.com/features/weezer-interview-kings-of-the-world-white-album/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917215011/https://www.upsetmagazine.com/features/weezer-interview-kings-of-the-world-white-album/ |archive-date=September 17, 2021 |access-date=January 10, 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref> Operas and musicals such as ''[[Madama Butterfly]]'' (1904) and ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]'' (1970) influenced ''Pinkerton'' and ''[[Songs from the Black Hole]].''<ref name="AloneII">''Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo'' (liner notes). Rivers Cuomo. DGC, Interscope Records. 2008. B0012341-02</ref> The band members' deep appreciation for [[hard rock]] and [[heavy metal music]] was the source of inspiration behind ''[[Van Weezer]]'', including 1970s and 1980s bands like Kiss, [[Black Sabbath]], [[Metallica]], [[Slayer]], [[Rush (band)|Rush]], and [[Van Halen]] (the last of whom inspired the album's title).<ref>{{cite web |last=Schatz |first=Lake |date=September 10, 2019 |title=Weezer Announce New Van Weezer LP, Share "The End of the Game" |url=https://consequence.net/2019/09/van-weezer-album-end-of-the-game-song-stream/ |access-date=May 18, 2021 |website=[[Consequence of Sound]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Childers |first=Chad |date=April 21, 2021 |title=Weezer Channel Youthful Ambition With 'I Need Some of That' |url=https://loudwire.com/weezer-i-need-some-of-that-lyrics-van-weezer-album/ |access-date=May 18, 2021 |website=[[Loudwire]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=April 21, 2021 |title=Weezer's 'Homage' To Metal World, 'Van Weezer', To Arrive In May |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/weezers-homage-to-metal-world-van-weezer-to-arrive-in-may/ |access-date=May 18, 2021 |website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref>

=== Instrumentation and lyrics ===
Weezer's music is generally characterized by loud guitars, abundance of [[Hook (music)|hooks]], and perceived [[Nerd|nerdiness]]. According to [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] of ''[[AllMusic]]'', the band's style "merges the heavy [[power pop]] of arena rockers like [[Cheap Trick]] and the angular guitar leads of [[Pixies (band)|the Pixies]] while injecting their melodies with doses of '70s metal."<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Weezer Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More {{!}} Al... |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/weezer-mn0000243008#biography |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}</ref> Throughout its career, Weezer has maintained what has been described as a "heavy, guitar-oriented sound [played] over a steady, danceable groove."<ref>{{cite book|last1=Covach|first1=John|last2=Flory|first2=Andrew|title=What's That Sound?: An Introduction to Rock and Its History|date=July 1, 2022|publisher=W. W. Norton & Company|page=478|edition=Sixth}}</ref> The band's early material, such as the material on its debut album, was said to have "embodied the self-awareness of the intelligent alternative rock slacker." According to Tim Sendra of ''AllMusic'', the group's debut album "fuses the raucous energy of punk, the loser-friendly geekiness of indie rock, the guitar power of grunge, and the huge hooks of radio rock [combined with] some heavy metal guitar heroics."<ref>{{Citation |title=Weezer [Blue Album] - Weezer {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/weezer-blue-album--mw0000329481 |access-date=2025-03-30 |language=en}}</ref>  The sound present on the band's second album, ''[[Pinkerton (album)|Pinkerton]]'', has been described as "darker [and] messier" than its predecessor.<ref>{{Cite web|author1=Richard Bienstock|date=May 13, 2021|title=Rivers Cuomo on the Biological Need to Shred, Heavy Metal, and Why Singing Your Solos First Makes For Good Phrasing|url=https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/rivers-cuomo-on-the-biological-need-to-shred-heavy-metal-and-why-singing-your-solos-first-makes-for-good-phrasing|access-date=November 13, 2024|website=Guitar Player|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hickie |first=James |title=9 bands commonly mistaken as emo who really aren't |url=https://www.altpress.com/bands-mistaken-as-emo/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=Alternative Press Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[Weezer (Green Album)|Green]]'' was considered to be a return to the "tight" pop sound of Weezer's debut album.<ref>{{Citation |title=Weezer [Green Album] - Weezer {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/weezer-green-album--mw0000719526 |access-date=2025-05-12 |language=en}}</ref> According to Erlewine, ''[[Maladroit]]'' features "a tougher sound -- nowhere near as raw as ''Pinkerton'', yet similarly loud and raucous, overflowing with guitars spitting out riffs and solos with a gleeful abandon."<ref>{{Citation |title=Maladroit - Weezer {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/maladroit-mw0000222105 |access-date=2025-05-12 |language=en}}</ref> 2005's ''[[Make Believe (Weezer album)|Make Believe]]'' was considered to be a "return to [the] musical, emotional bloodletting" of ''Pinkerton''.<ref>{{Citation |title=Make Believe - Weezer {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/make-believe-mw0000476929 |access-date=2025-05-12 |language=en}}</ref> On ''[[Weezer (Red Album)|Red]]'', the band began to incorporate longer song forms.<ref>{{Citation |title=Weezer [Red Album] - Weezer {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/weezer-red-album--mw0000789075 |access-date=2025-05-12 |language=en}}</ref>   

The band's aesthetic and lyrics have been described as "blurring the line between serious and humorous." The lyrical tone on ''Pinkerton'' has been described as "confessional." According to Erlewine, "None of the members of Weezer, especially leader Rivers Cuomo, were conventional rockers: they were kids who holed up in their garage to play along with their favorite records when they weren't studying or watching TV. As a result, their music is infused with a quirky sense of humor and an endearing awkwardness."<ref name=":1" /> 

== Legacy and influence ==
Weezer has sustained a cult following throughout its career. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of ''[[AllMusic]]'' conferred the title of "alt-rock icons of the '90s" on Weezer, and also called them "one of the most popular groups to emerge in the post-grunge alternative rock aftermath."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Weezer Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More {{!}} Al... |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/weezer-mn0000243008 |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}</ref> James Hickie of ''[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press Magazine]]'' stated that the band's second album ''[[Pinkerton (album)|Pinkerton]]'' is "considered something of an emo cornerstone," and stated his belief that it influenced "a generation of emo bands," despite Weezer not being an outright emo band.<ref name=":2" /> 

Artists such as [[Paramore]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 13, 2022|title=Interview: "We channelled Prince's energy!" - Paramore discuss their 4th album / In Depth // Drowned In Sound|url=http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4146138-interview--we-channelled-princes-energy-paramore-discuss-their-4th-album|access-date=July 6, 2023|archive-date=November 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113105759/http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4146138-interview--we-channelled-princes-energy-paramore-discuss-their-4th-album|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Fun.]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/track/4LWxuSy3hTXwOhP0tfeV2s|title=All Alone – Bonus Commentary|date=February 21, 2012|website=Open.spotify.com|access-date=October 28, 2017}}</ref> [[Olivia Rodrigo]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-05 |title=Olivia Rodrigo's first-ever gig was Weezer – now she's played with them at Lollapalooza |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/olivia-rodrigo-first-ever-gig-100147646.html |access-date=2025-08-27 |website=Yahoo Entertainment |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Pete Wentz]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/pete-wentz-on-the-art-of-rocking-in-underwear-fall-out-boys-plans-247668/|title=Pete Wentz on the Art of Rocking in Underwear, Fall Out Boy's Plans|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=November 3, 2009|access-date=January 28, 2019}}</ref> [[Fall Out Boy]],<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=November 3, 2009|title=Pete Wentz on the Art of Rocking in Underwear, Fall Out Boy's Plans|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/pete-wentz-on-the-art-of-rocking-in-underwear-fall-out-boys-plans-247668/|access-date=November 22, 2022|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Panic! at the Disco]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/watch-panic-at-the-disco-cover-weezer-classic-say-it-aint-so-698122/|title=Watch Panic! At the Disco Cover Weezer Classic 'Say It Ain't So'|first1=Jon|last1=Blistein|date=July 11, 2018|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=January 28, 2019|archive-date=September 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911044837/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/watch-panic-at-the-disco-cover-weezer-classic-say-it-aint-so-698122/|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Blink-182]],<ref>{{cite web|first=Peter|last=Gaston|url=https://www.spin.com/2009/05/qa-blink-182s-mark-hoppus/|title=Q&A: Blink-182's Mark Hoppus|date=May 29, 2009|website=Spin.com|access-date=January 28, 2019}}</ref> [[Steve Lacy (singer)|Steve Lacy]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 23, 2022|title=Steve Lacy's Music Influences Include Paramore And 'Guitar Hero'|url=https://uproxx.com/music/steve-lacy-music-influences-paramore-guitar-hero/|access-date=December 23, 2022|website=UPROXX|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Taylor Swift]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=LTSh48b1uXo&pp=ygUWYmFuZCBoZXJvIHJpdmVycyBjdW9tbw%3D%3D|title=Making of Band Hero: Taylor Swift, Rivers Cuomo, Pete Wentz, Travis Barker|website=YouTube|date=November 2, 2009}}</ref> [[Charli XCX]],<ref>{{cite web|first=Carl|last=Williott|url=http://www.idolator.com/7499922/charli-xcx-new-album|title=Charli XCX Disses Flo Rida, Says Sophomore Album Has Punk Influence &#124; Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on|date=January 3, 2014|publisher=Idolator.com|access-date=September 5, 2016|archive-date=August 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826185733/https://www.idolator.com/7499922/charli-xcx-new-album|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Mac DeMarco]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 10, 2012|title=Mac DeMarco|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/guest-lists/8956-mac-demarco/|access-date=January 16, 2024|website=Pitchfork|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Real Estate (band)|Real Estate]],<ref>{{cite news|first=Morgan|last=Markey|url=http://guestofaguest.com/interview/interview-real-estate-band-member-jonah-maurer-talks-the-rise-of-real-estate-and-whats-next-for-the-band|title=Interview: Real Estate Band Member Jonah Maurer Talks The Rise Of Real Estate, And What's Next For The Band|newspaper=Guest of a Guest|publisher=Guestofaguest.com|date=March 8, 2013|access-date=January 10, 2022|archive-date=December 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218002507/http://guestofaguest.com/interview/interview-real-estate-band-member-jonah-maurer-talks-the-rise-of-real-estate-and-whats-next-for-the-band|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Dinosaur Pile-Up]],<ref>{{cite web|author=Words by Dan Cairns, Interview by Greg Cochrane|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-11654560|title=Newsbeat – Dinosaur Pile-Up excited about 'new beginning'|publisher=BBC|date=November 1, 2010|access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref> [[Cymbals Eat Guitars]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Ball|first=Billy|url=http://www.indyweekblogs.com/scan/2009/09/tonight-cymbals-eat-guitars-talk-follow-up-wilco-and-longevity/|title=Tonight: Cymbals Eat Guitars talk follow-up, Wilco and longevity &#124; Scan &#124; Independent Weekly|publisher=Indyweekblogs.com|date=September 29, 2009|access-date=January 10, 2022|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203014405/http://www.indyweekblogs.com/scan/2009/09/tonight-cymbals-eat-guitars-talk-follow-up-wilco-and-longevity/|archive-date=December 3, 2013}}</ref> [[DNCE]],<ref name="seven">{{cite magazine|last1=Kaplan|first1=Ilana|title=Get Ready To DNCE|url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/dnce-swaay/#_|magazine=[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]]|access-date=March 30, 2016|date=October 23, 2015}}</ref> [[Ozma (band)|Ozma]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 18, 2019|title=The Rise And Revival Of Ozma, A 'Secretly Huge' Indie Rock Band|url=https://laist.com/news/entertainment/ozma-band-los-angeles-pasadena-rise-revival|access-date=November 22, 2022|website=LAist|language=en}}</ref> [[Wavves]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 9, 2016|title=Weezer and Wavves Announce Collaborative Release|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/68152-weezer-and-wavves-announce-collaborative-release/|access-date=November 22, 2022|website=Pitchfork|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Joyce Manor]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 24, 2020|title=11 Bands Who Wouldn't Be Here Without Weezer|url=https://www.kerrang.com/11-bands-who-wouldnt-be-here-without-weezer/|access-date=July 8, 2023|website=Kerrang!|language=en}}</ref> [[Origami Angel]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Magazine|first=Alternative Press MagazineAlternative Press|date=June 16, 2023|title=10 perfect summer emo songs, picked by Origami Angel|url=https://www.altpress.com/origami-angel-favorite-emo-songs/|access-date=June 18, 2023|website=Alternative Press Magazine|language=en}}</ref> and [[the Fall of Troy (band)|the Fall of Troy]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/fall_of_troys_thomas_erak_i_cant_honestly_say_im_a_guitar_player.html|title=Fall Of Troy's Thomas Erak: 'I Can't Honestly Say I'm A Guitar Player' &#124; Interviews @|publisher=Ultimate-guitar.com|date=October 2, 2007|access-date=January 10, 2022|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100810202718/http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/fall_of_troys_thomas_erak_i_cant_honestly_say_im_a_guitar_player.html|archive-date=August 10, 2010}}</ref> cite Weezer as an influence.

==Solo work and side projects==
Wilson started his side-project [[the Special Goodness]] in 1996, for which he sings and plays guitar and bass.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Clare|last=Kleinedler|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/505694/weezer-drummer-forms-own-band/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111044137/https://www.mtv.com/news/505694/weezer-drummer-forms-own-band/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 11, 2022|title=Weezer Drummer Forms Own Band|date=April 30, 1997|work=MTV|access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref> In May 2012, he released his fourth record with the Special Goodness, ''[[Natural (The Special Goodness album)|Natural]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Matthew|last=Perpetua|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/weezers-patrick-wilson-returns-to-the-special-goodness-20120522|title=Weezer's Patrick Wilson Returns to the Special Goodness|date=May 22, 2012|work=Rollingstone|access-date=January 10, 2022|archive-date=December 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222052417/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/weezers-patrick-wilson-returns-to-the-special-goodness-20120522|url-status=dead}}</ref> Bell started [[Space Twins|the Space Twins]] in 1994. They released an album, ''[[The End of Imagining]]'', in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|first=Claire|last=Kleinedler|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/381/weezers-bell-heading-for-the-ozone-with-space-twins/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111044147/http://www.mtv.com/news/381/weezers-bell-heading-for-the-ozone-with-space-twins/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 11, 2022|title=Weezer's Bell Heading for the Ozone with Space Twins|publisher=MTV|date=June 23, 1997|access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=John D.|last=Luerssen|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-end-of-imagining-mw0000694365|title=The Space Twins The End of Imagining|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref> In 2006, Bell started a new band called [[the Relationship]], and did not contribute any songs for Weezer's ''Raditude'' to save material for the Relationship.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Gil|last=Kaufman|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1619822/20090828/weezer.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090901131610/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1619822/20090828/weezer.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 1, 2009|title=Weezer's New Album Will Get 'Back To The Rock Element'|work=MTV|date=August 31, 2009|access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref> The Relationship's self-titled debut was released in 2010, with a follow-up, ''Clara Obscura'', in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|first=Timothy|last=Monger|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-relationship-mn0003386605/biography|title=The Relationship Bio|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref>

Former bassist [[Matt Sharp]] started [[the Rentals]] in 1994.<ref name="The Rentals Allmusic">{{Cite web|first=Jason|last=Ankeny|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-rentals-mn0000495288|title=The Rentals Bio|website=AllMusic|access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref> After releasing ''[[Return of the Rentals]]'' in 1995, Sharp went on to quit Weezer in 1998 to focus more on the Rentals.<ref name="The Rentals Allmusic"/>{{sfn|Luerssen|2004|p=257}} Sharp has also released work under his own name.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Greg|last=Prato|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/matt-sharp-mn0000680541/biography|title=Matt Sharp Bio|website=AllMusic|access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref> [[Mikey Welsh]] toured with [[Juliana Hatfield]]{{sfn|Luerssen|2004|p=264}} and played bass for [[the Kickovers]].<ref>{{Cite web|first=Adam|last=Whate|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/3123/mikey-welsh-resurfaces-in-the-kickovers|title=Mikey Welsh resurfaces in The Kickovers|work=Punknews|date=March 29, 2002|access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref> [[Scott Shriner]] played bass for [[Anthony Green (musician)|Anthony Green]]'s debut studio album ''[[Avalon (Anthony Green album)|Avalon]]'' (2008).<ref>{{Cite web|first=Pat|last=Sullivan|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/avalon-mw0000792481/credits|title=Avalon - Anthony Green Credits|work=AllMusic|access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref>

On December 18, 2007, Cuomo released ''[[Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]'', a compilation of his demos recorded from 1992 to 2007, including some demos from the unfinished ''[[Songs from the Black Hole]]'' album.<ref name="drown">{{cite web|url=http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/2494715|title=Weezer's Rivers Cuomo to release solo album|last=Kharas|first=Kev|date=October 16, 2007|publisher=[[Drowned in Sound]]|access-date=October 16, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017051234/http://drownedinsound.com/articles/2494715|archive-date=October 17, 2007 <!--DASHBot-->|url-status=live}}</ref> A second compilation, ''[[Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]'', was released on November 25, 2008, and a third, ''[[Alone III: The Pinkerton Years]]'', on December 12, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/33865-rivers-cuomo-talks-alone-ii-weezer-that-hair/|title=Rivers Cuomo Talks Alone II, Weezer, That Hair|last=Thompson|first=Paul|date=October 28, 2007|website=Pitchfork|access-date=July 13, 2014}}</ref> The album was sold exclusively with a book, ''The Pinkerton Diaries'', which collects Cuomo's writings from the ''[[Pinkerton (album)|Pinkerton]]'' era.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/44605-rivers-cuomo-releasing-pinkerton-diaries-book-and-demos-comp-alone-iii/|title=Rivers Cuomo Releasing Pinkerton Diaries Book and Demos Comp Alone III|last=Pelly|first=Jenn|date=November 11, 2011|website=Pitchfork|access-date=July 13, 2014}}</ref>

On March 20, 2013, Cuomo and [[Scott Murphy (musician)|Scott Murphy]] of the band [[Allister]] released ''[[Scott & Rivers]]'', a Japanese-language album.<ref>{{cite web|first=Ian|last=Cohen|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18138-scott-rivers-scott-rivers/|title=Rivers Cuomo Scott Murphy|work=Pitchfork|date=May 30, 2013|access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref> They released their second album in April 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2017/08/07/language/j-pop-duo-scott-rivers-writing-japanese-lyrics/|title=J-pop duo Scott & Rivers on writing Japanese lyrics|website=The Japan Times|date=August 7, 2017|access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref> In November 2020, Cuomo released thousands of unreleased songs and demos from throughout Weezer's career on his website for purchase and download.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Blistein|first1=Jon|title=Weezer's Rivers Cuomo Expands Web Store With Unreleased Demos|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/weezer-rivers-cuomo-unreleased-demos-web-store-1100507/|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=May 9, 2021|date=December 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Joe|last=Smith-Engelhardt|title=Rivers Cuomo is giving Weezer fans the chance to hear thousands of demos|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/rivers-cuomos-selling-rare-weezer-demos/|website=Alternative Press|date=December 9, 2020|access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref>

==Musical contributions==
In 1994, Weezer contributed the song "Jamie" to ''[[DGC Rarities Vol. 1]]'', which is a compilation of demos, B-sides, and covers recorded by bands on the label.<ref>{{cite web|first=Stephen Thomas|last=Erlewine|title=DGC Rarities, Vol. 1|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/dgc-rarities-vol-1-mw0000116539|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|people=Cuomo, Rivers|title=Weezer (Deluxe Edition)|medium=album liner notes|publisher=[[DGC Records]]|date=2004|display-authors=etal}}</ref> It was the first appearance of the song until it was released as a B-side for the single of "Buddy Holly" and again on the ''Blue Album Deluxe Edition''.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Brittany|last=Spanos|title=Readers' Poll: 10 Best Weezer Deep Cuts|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/readers-poll-10-best-weezer-deep-cuts-125121/jamie-125683/|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=September 28, 2016|access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Scott|last=Heisel|title=Weezer (The Blue Album) Deluxe Edition (2004)|url=https://www.punknews.org/review/2795/weezer-weezer-the-blue-album-deluxe-edition|publisher=Punknews|date=March 26, 2004|access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref> In 1999, Weezer contributed a cover of the song "[[Velouria]]" by [[The Pixies]] to the tribute album ''[[List of Pixies tribute albums|Where Is My Mind? A Tribute To The Pixies]]''.<ref>{{cite web|first=Heather|last=Phares|title=Various Artists Where Is My Mind?: A Tribute to the Pixies|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/where-is-my-mind-a-tribute-to-the-pixies-mw0000666891#:~:text=Where%20Is%20My%20Mind%3F,Pixies%20or%20their%20supposed%20disciples.|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref> On July 22, 2003, Weezer contributed an acoustic cover of [[Green Day]]'s "Worry Rock" to the compilation album ''A Different Shade of Green: A Tribute to Green Day''.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Weezer Getting Personal On New Album|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/weezer-getting-personal-on-new-album-69503/|magazine=Billboard|date=August 19, 2003|access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref> On December 4, 2008, [[iOS]] developer [[Tapulous]] released the game ''Christmas with Weezer'', featuring gameplay similar to ''[[Tap Tap Revenge]]'' and six [[Christmas carols]] performed by the band. A digital EP featuring the songs, titled ''[[Christmas with Weezer]]'', was also released on December 16, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|author=Karlophone|url=http://weezer.com/blog/default.aspx?nid=18690|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130030414/http://weezer.com/blog/default.aspx?nid=18690|archive-date=January 30, 2009|title=Weezer : News : 12/10/08 Christmas With Weezer EP + Video Game Awards!|access-date=December 13, 2011}}</ref>

On March 9, 2010, Weezer appeared on an episode of the children's daytime television show ''[[Yo Gabba Gabba!]]'' and performed the song "All My Friends Are Insects". The song appeared on a compilation soundtrack album for the show, ''Yo Gabba Gabba! Music Is...Awesome! Volume 2'', as well as a bonus track for the Weezer album ''Hurley''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Sperling|first=Nicole|url=https://ew.com/article/2009/10/29/weezer-yo-gabba-gabba/|title=Weezer bugs out on Yo Gabba Gabba!: a Music Mix exclusive|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=October 29, 2009|access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref> On June 11, 2010, the band released a new single, "Represent", as an "unofficial" anthem for the US Men's soccer team to coincide with the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]]. Although technically unofficial, the song was embraced by the team, and on June 23, 2010, US Soccer released a music video on their official YouTube channel featuring dramatic footage of the US team spliced with footage of Weezer performing.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lindsay|first=Andrew|url=http://stereokill.net/2010/06/weezer-release-world-cup-anthem/|title=Weezer release World Cup anthem|website=Stereokill.net|access-date=September 26, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721024201/http://stereokill.net/2010/06/weezer-release-world-cup-anthem/|archive-date=July 21, 2012}}</ref>

In 2010, the band recorded a cover of "[[I'm a Believer]]" for the movie ''[[Shrek Forever After]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lindsay|first=Andrew|url=http://stereokill.net/2010/01/weezer-record-new-track-for-shrek-4/|title=Weezer record new track for Shrek 4|publisher=stereokill.net|access-date=September 26, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717135341/http://stereokill.net/2010/01/weezer-record-new-track-for-shrek-4/|archive-date=July 17, 2012}}</ref> Previously, Weezer had planned to include an early version of "My Best Friend" from ''[[Make Believe (Weezer album)|Make Believe]]'' in ''[[Shrek 2]]'', but it was rejected due to the song sounding "too much like it was written for Shrek".<ref>{{cite web|title=Weezer Info|url=http://weezer.com/page/weezer-info|website=Weezer.com|access-date=February 7, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120411123252/http://weezer.com/page/weezer-info|archive-date=April 11, 2012}}</ref> In 2011, the band covered "[[You Might Think]]" by [[The Cars]] for the [[Pixar]] movie ''[[Cars 2]]''. The song appears on the movie's official soundtrack.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lapatine|first=Scott|url=https://www.stereogum.com/724362/weezer-cover-the-cars-you-might-think/mp3s/|title=Weezer Cover The Cars' "You Might Think"|work=Stereogum.com|date=June 9, 2011|access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref> In 2011, Weezer recorded a cover of "[[Rainbow Connection]]" with [[Hayley Williams]] for ''[[Muppets: The Green Album]]'', a cover album of Muppets songs which also included [[OK Go]], [[The Fray]], [[Alkaline Trio]], and others.<ref>{{cite web|first=Chrysta|last=Cherrie|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/muppets-the-green-album-mw0001951394|title=Various Artists: Muppets: The Green Album|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref>

On September 20, 2018, Weezer released "California Snow" for the film ''Spell'', which Cuomo also provided voicework for.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Payne|first1=Chris|date=September 19, 2018|title=Getting Personal With Patrick Stump: Scoring Crush Pictures' Debut Film 'Spell,' Fall Out Boy's Next Move|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/patrick-stump-fall-out-boy-interview-weezer-new-song-california-snow-spell-trailer-8474914/|access-date=February 25, 2021|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> The song later appeared on the Black Album.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Oliver|first1=Robert|title=Album Review: Weezer — ''Weezer (Black Album)''|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/20537/reviews/4152234|website=Drowned in Sound|date=February 26, 2019|access-date=April 25, 2019|archive-date=April 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425144141/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/20537/reviews/4152234|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2019, Weezer recorded a cover of "Lost In the Woods" for the ''[[Frozen II]]'' soundtrack.<ref>{{cite web|last=Arcand|first=Rob|url=https://www.spin.com/2019/11/weezer-lost-in-the-woods-frozen-2-soundtrack/|title=Here's Weezer's New Song for the ''Frozen 2'' Soundtrack|work=Spin|date=November 16, 2019|access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref> In 2020–2021, Weezer released "It's Always Summer in Bikini Bottom" for ''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run]]'''s film soundtrack.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Listen to Weezer's 'SpongeBob' movie soundtrack song, "It's Always Sunny in Bikini Bottom"|url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2021/3/5/listen-to-weezers-spongebob-movie-soundtrack-song-its-always.html|access-date=March 30, 2021|website=abcnewsradioonline.com|language=en|archive-date=May 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509150713/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2021/3/5/listen-to-weezers-spongebob-movie-soundtrack-song-its-always.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In June 2021, Weezer contributed the song "[[Tell Me What You Want (Weezer song)|Tell Me What You Want]]" to the video game ''Wave Break''. The song is featured in a special level of the game called "Weezy Mode".<ref>{{Cite web|first=M.|last=Arbeiter|title=Weezer Exits Physical Realm To Debut New Song In A Video Game|url=https://nerdist.com/article/weezer-wave-break-song-weezy-mode/|date=June 10, 2021|access-date=January 10, 2022|website=Nerdist|language=en}}</ref> In August 2021, Weezer contributed a cover of [[Metallica]]'s "[[Enter Sandman]]" to ''[[The Metallica Blacklist]]'', a compilation of Metallica song covers by various artists, with each song getting several covers by different artists.<ref>{{cite web|last=Linzinmeir|first=Taylor|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/weezer-enter-sandman-cover-metallica-blacklist/|title=Weezer Cover "Enter Sandman" Ahead Of 'The Metallica Blacklist'|work=Alternative Press|date=August 3, 2021|access-date=August 8, 2021}}</ref>

In October 2025, Weezer contributed a cover of [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]]' "[[Here Comes My Girl]]" to the soundtrack of the [[Apple TV (streaming service)|Apple TV+]] series [[Bad Monkey (TV series)|''Bad Monkey'']].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-04 |title=Weezer & Sharon Van Etten Share New Tom Petty Covers From The 'Bad Monkey' Soundtrack: Listen |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2282875/hear-weezer-and-sharon-van-ettens-new-tom-petty-covers-from-the-bad-monkey-soundtrack/music/ |access-date=2025-10-30 |website=Stereogum |language=en}}</ref>

==Members==
[[File:Weezer (36993829365).jpg|thumb|400x400px|Weezer at the 2017 [[Bumbershoot]] music festival. From left to right: [[Patrick Wilson (drummer)|Patrick Wilson]], [[Brian Bell]], [[Rivers Cuomo]], and [[Scott Shriner]].|center]]
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'''Current members'''
* [[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, keyboards {{small|(1992–present)}}
* [[Patrick Wilson (drummer)|Patrick Wilson]] – drums, percussion {{small|(1992–2007, 2012–present)}}, backing and occasional lead vocals {{small|(2007–present)}}; lead and rhythm guitar, keyboards {{small|(2007–2012, 2025–present)}}
* [[Brian Bell]] – rhythm and lead guitar, backing and occasional lead vocals {{small|(1993–present)}}, keyboards {{small|(2000–present)}}
* [[Scott Shriner]] – bass, backing and occasional lead vocals {{small|(2001–present)}}, keyboards {{small|(2007–present)}}
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'''Touring Members '''
* [[Josh Freese]] – drums, percussion {{small|(2007–2012, 2025–present)}}
'''Former members'''
* [[Matt Sharp]] – bass, backing vocals {{small|(1992–1998)}}{{sfn|Luerssen|2004|p=257}}<ref name="mattsharp"/>
* [[Jason Cropper]] – rhythm and lead guitar, backing vocals {{small|(1992–1993)}}
* [[Mikey Welsh]] – bass, backing vocals {{small|(1998–2001; died 2011)}}

'''Former touring musicians'''
* Bobby Schneck – keyboards {{small|(2000–2005)}}
* [[Daniel Brummel]] – keyboards, rhythm guitar {{small|(2012–2014)}}
* [[Dave Elitch]] – drums, percussion {{small|(2022; substitute for Patrick Wilson)}}
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Assistant [[Karl Koch (Weezer assistant)|Karl Koch]] is generally considered an unofficial "fifth member" of Weezer due to his long-standing association with the band. Since the band's inception, he has assumed multiple different roles, including [[Road crew|roadie]], [[Concert photography|concert photographer]], webmaster, social media manager, archivist, historian, and art director, in addition to being a percussionist on "Butterfly" from ''Pinkerton''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Heisel |first=Scott |date=August 21, 2010 |title=I'm ready, let's do it baby. |url=https://www.altpress.com/im_ready_lets_do_it_baby/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-11-05 |website=Alternative Press Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>

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==Awards and nominations==

===Grammy Awards===
The [[Grammy Award]] is an award presented by [[the Recording Academy]] to recognize achievement in the mainly English-language music industry.<ref>{{cite book|last=O'Neill|first=Thomas|title=The Grammys: The Ultimate Unofficial Guide to Music's Highest Honor|publisher=Perigee Trade|year=1999}}</ref> Weezer has received one award from five nominations.
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|-
| [[48th Annual Grammy Awards|2006]] || "[[Beverly Hills (Weezer song)|Beverly Hills]]" || [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Song|Best Rock Song]]<ref name=Grammy2009/> || {{Nominated}}
|-
| [[51st Annual Grammy Awards|2009]] || "[[Pork and Beans (song)|Pork and Beans]]" || [[Grammy Award for Best Music Video|Best Music Video]]<ref name=Grammy2009/> {{small|(Director: Mathew Cullen)}} || {{Won}}
|-
| [[59th Annual Grammy Awards|2017]] || ''[[Weezer (White Album)|Weezer]]'' || [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Album|Best Rock Album]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees|title=59th Grammy Nominees|publisher=Grammy|access-date=December 6, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201120225/http://www.grammy.com/nominees|archive-date=February 1, 2012}}</ref> || {{Nominated}}
|-
|[[61st Annual Grammy Awards|2019]] || ''[[Pacific Daydream]]'' || Best Rock Album<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2019-grammy-awards-complete-nominations-list|title=61st Grammy Nominees|publisher=Grammy|access-date=December 7, 2018|date=December 7, 2018|archive-date=February 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190210002846/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2019-grammy-awards-complete-nominations-list|url-status=dead}}</ref> || {{Nominated}}
|-
|[[64th Annual Grammy Awards|2022]] || "[[All My Favorite Songs]]" || Best Rock Song<ref>{{cite web|first=Emily|last=Carter|url=https://www.kerrang.com/deftones-foo-fighters-gojira-weezer-and-more-nominated-for-grammys|title=Deftones, Halsey, Gojira, Weezer and more nominated for Grammys|publisher=Kerrang!|date=November 24, 2021|access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref> || {{Nominated}}
|}

===iHeartRadio Music Awards===
The [[iHeartRadio Music Awards|iHeartRadio Music Award]] was founded by [[iHeartRadio]] in 2014. From 2014 to 2018 the event was broadcast live on [[NBC]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/05/02/iheartradio-music-awards-5-things-you-need-to-know/8577809/|title=iHeartRadio Music Awards: 5 Things You Need To Know|work=[[USA Today]]|access-date=August 21, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317233752/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/05/02/iheartradio-music-awards-5-things-you-need-to-know/8577809/|archive-date=March 17, 2015}}</ref> and in 2019 the event was broadcast on [[Fox (channel)|FOX]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iheart.com/music-awards/|title=iHeartRadio Music Awards {{!}} iHeartRadio|website=iHeartRadio Music Awards|language=en|access-date=January 10, 2019}}</ref>
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|-
| rowspan=2|2019
| rowspan=2|"[[Africa (song)#Weezer version|Africa]]"
| Alternative Rock Song of the Year<ref name="iHeart 2019">{{Cite web|url=https://news.iheart.com/featured/iheartradio-music-awards/content/2019-01-09-2019-iheartradio-music-awards-see-the-full-list-of-nominees/|title=iHeartRadio Music Award Nominations 2019: Complete List|date=January 9, 2019|work=iHeartRadio|access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref>
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Cover Song<ref name="iHeart 2019"/>
| {{nom}}

|-
| rowspan=1|2023
| rowspan=1|Weezer
| Alternative Artist of the Year<ref name="iHeart 2023">{{Cite web|url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2023-03-26-iheartradio-music-awards-2023-see-the-entire-list-of-winners/|title=iHeartRadio Music Awards 2023: See The Entire List Of Winners|date=March 27, 2023|work=iHeartRadio|access-date=September 26, 2024}}</ref>
| {{nom}}
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===Kerrang! Awards===
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|-
| [[Kerrang! Awards 2008|2008]]
| "[[Pork and Beans (song)|Pork and Beans]]"
| Best Video<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2008/07/kerrang_awards_2008_and_the_no.html|url-status=dead|title=Kerrang! Awards 2008: And the nominees are...|work=Kerrang!|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113183146/http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2008/07/kerrang_awards_2008_and_the_no.html|archive-date=November 13, 2013|access-date=August 5, 2021}}</ref>
| {{nom}}
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===MTV Europe Music Awards===
The [[MTV Europe Music Award]] is an award presented by [[Viacom International Media Networks Europe]] to honour artists and music in popular culture.
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|-
| rowspan="2" | [[1995 MTV Europe Music Awards|1995]] || Weezer || [[MTV Europe Music Award for Best New Act|Best New Act]]<ref name="Billboard Vid, MTV Europe">{{cite magazine|last=Atwood|first=Brett|title=November Awards Abound: Billboard Vid, MTV Europe|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rA4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA102|access-date=October 19, 2011|date=October 28, 1995}}</ref> || {{Nominated}}
|-
| "[[Buddy Holly (song)|Buddy Holly]]" || [[MTV Europe Music Award for Best Video|Best Video]]<ref name="Billboard Vid, MTV Europe"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1995/mtvvmas.htm|title=1995 MTV Video Music Awards|access-date=September 11, 2007|publisher=Rock on the Net}}</ref> {{small|(Director: Spike Jonze)}} || {{Nominated}}
|-
| [[2008 MTV Europe Music Awards|2008]] || "[[Pork and Beans (song)|Pork and Beans]]" || [[MTV Europe Music Award for Best Video|Best Video]]<ref>{{cite web|title=MTV EMAs name Rick Astley 'Best Act Ever'|publisher=[[NME]]|url=https://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/40913|access-date=October 19, 2011|date=November 7, 2008}}</ref> {{small|(Director: Mathew Cullen)}} || {{Nominated}}
|}

===MTV Video Music Awards===
The [[MTV Video Music Award]] is an award presented by the cable channel [[MTV]] to honor the best in the music video medium. Weezer has received five awards from eight nominations.
{{awards table}}
|-
| rowspan="5" | [[1995 MTV Video Music Awards|1995]] || rowspan="5" | "[[Buddy Holly (song)|Buddy Holly]]" || [[MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year|Video of the Year]]<ref name="MTV 1995">{{Cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1995/mtvvmas.htm|title=1995 MTV Video Music Awards|work=Rock On The Net|access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref> || {{Nominated}}
|-
| [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative Video|Best Alternative Video]]<ref name="MTV 1995"/> || {{Won}}
|-
| [[MTV Video Music Award – Breakthrough Video|Breakthrough Video]]<ref name="MTV 1995"/> || {{Won}}
|-
| [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction|Best Direction]] {{small|(Director: Spike Jonze)}}<ref name="MTV 1995"/> || {{Won}}
|-
| [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]] {{small|(Editor: Eric Zumbrunnen)}}<ref name="MTV 1995"/> || {{Won}}
|-
| [[2001 MTV Video Music Awards|2001]] || "[[Hash Pipe]]" || [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video|Best Rock Video]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/weezer-bassist-takes-leave-of-absence-78713/|title=Weezer Bassist Takes Leave Of Absence|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=August 14, 2001|access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref> || {{Nominated}}
|-
| [[2005 MTV Video Music Awards|2005]] || "[[Beverly Hills (Weezer song)|Beverly Hills]]" || [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video|Best Rock Video]]<ref name="MTV 2005 BH"/>|| {{Nominated}}
|-
| [[2008 MTV Video Music Awards|2008]] || "[[Pork and Beans (song)|Pork and Beans]]" || [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]] {{small|(Editor: Jeff Consiglio and Colin Woods)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1593631/20080827/west_kanye.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828113014/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1593631/20080827/west_kanye.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 28, 2008|title=Kanye West, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Katy Perry Videos Pick Up More VMA Nominations|date=August 27, 2008|access-date=January 10, 2022|first=Chris|last=Harris|publisher=[[MTV]]}}</ref> || {{won}}
|}

===Teen Choice Awards===
The [[Teen Choice Awards]] were established in 1999 to honor the year's biggest achievements in music, movies, sports and television, being voted by young people aged between 13 and 19.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/teen-choice-awards-rigged-fan-backlash-on-twitter-2014-8|title=Fans Go Ballistic On Twitter After Discovering The Teen Choice Awards Are Rigged|first=Aly|last=Weisman|work=[[Business Insider]]|date=August 11, 2014|access-date=August 22, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150306063422/http://www.businessinsider.com/teen-choice-awards-rigged-fan-backlash-on-twitter-2014-8|archive-date=March 6, 2015}}</ref> 
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|-
| [[2005 Teen Choice Awards|2005]]
| "[[Beverly Hills (Weezer song)|Beverly Hills]]"
| Choice Music: Rock Song<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fox.com/tca2005/nominees.htm|title=The Teen Choice Awards|publisher=[[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]]|access-date=January 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060108193620/http://www.fox.com/tca2005/nominees.htm|archive-date=January 8, 2006}}</ref>
|{{nom}}
{{end}}

==Discography==
{{Main|Weezer discography|List of songs recorded by Weezer}}

===Studio albums===
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*[[Weezer (Blue Album)|''Weezer'']] (1994)
*''[[Pinkerton (album)|Pinkerton]]'' (1996)
*[[Weezer (Green Album)|''Weezer'']] (2001)
*''[[Maladroit]]'' (2002)
*''[[Make Believe (Weezer album)|Make Believe]]'' (2005)
*[[Weezer (Red Album)|''Weezer'']] (2008)
*''[[Raditude]]'' (2009)
*''[[Hurley (album)|Hurley]]'' (2010)
*''[[Everything Will Be Alright in the End]]'' (2014)
*[[Weezer (White Album)|''Weezer'']] (2016)
*''[[Pacific Daydream]]'' (2017)
*[[Weezer (Teal Album)|''Weezer'']] (2019)
*[[Weezer (Black Album)|''Weezer'']] (2019)
*''[[OK Human]]'' (2021)
*''[[Van Weezer]]'' (2021)
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

'''Bibliography'''
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* {{citation|first=John D.|last=Luerssen|title=Rivers' Edge: The Weezer Story|publisher=ECW Press|location=Toronto|oclc=54206156|year=2004|isbn=1-55022-619-3}}
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==External links==
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*[https://www.weezerpedia.com Weezerpedia]

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