"Beverly Hills"
Single by Weezer featuring Stephanie Eitel (backup vocals) from the album Make Believe
Released	March 29, 2005
Format	CD
Recorded	2004
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	3:20
Label	Geffen
Producer	Rick Rubin
Weezer featuring Stephanie Eitel (backup vocals) singles chronology
"Keep Fishin'" (2002) "Beverly Hills" (2005) "We Are All on Drugs" (2005)
Make Believe track listing
"Beverly Hills" "Perfect Situation" "This Is Such a Pity" "Hold Me" "Peace" "We Are All on Drugs" "The Damage In Your Heart" "Pardon Me" "My Best Friend" "The Other Way" "Freak Me Out" "Haunt You Every Day"

"Beverly Hills" is the first single from Weezer's fifth album, Make Believe. It was released on March 29, 2005. The music video for this song, directed by Marcos Siega, was filmed at The Playboy Mansion (which is actually not located in Beverly Hills, but the neighboring community of Westwood), with Hugh Hefner making a cameo appearance at the beginning. The song features Stephanie Eitel of Agent Sparks on the chorus on backup vocals. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... For the albums, see Weezer (1994 album) and Weezer (2001 album). ... Singles from Make Believe Released: 2005 Released: 2005 Released: 2005 Released: 2006 Make Believe is the fifth studio album by Weezer, released on May 10, 2005, the eleventh anniversary of the release of The Blue Album. ... is the 88th day of the year (89th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... CD redirects here. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMGs Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Frederick Jay (Rick) Rubin (born March 10, 1963 in Lido Beach, New York) is an American record producer and is currently the co-head of Columbia Records. ... For the albums, see Weezer (1994 album) and Weezer (2001 album). ... Keep Fishin is a popular single by Weezer. ... We Are All on Drugs is the second single from Weezers 2005 album, Make Believe. ... Singles from Make Believe Released: 2005 Released: 2005 Released: 2005 Released: 2006 Make Believe is the fifth studio album by Weezer, released on May 10, 2005, the eleventh anniversary of the release of The Blue Album. ... Make Believe track listing Beverly Hills Perfect Situation This Is Such a Pity Hold Me Peace We Are All on Drugs The Damage In Your Heart Pardon Me My Best Friend The Other Way Freak Me Out Haunt You Every Day Perfect Shituation is the third single from American alternative... This Is Such a Pity is the fourth single from American rock band Weezers fifth album, Make Believe. ... We Are All on Drugs is the second single from Weezers 2005 album, Make Believe. ... My Best Friend is a song by Weezer from their album Make Believe released on May 10, 2005. ... For the albums, see Weezer (1994 album) and Weezer (2001 album). ... Singles from Make Believe Released: 2005 Released: 2005 Released: 2005 Released: 2006 Make Believe is the fifth studio album by Weezer, released on May 10, 2005, the eleventh anniversary of the release of The Blue Album. ... is the 88th day of the year (89th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... For other uses, see Song (disambiguation). ... Marcos Siega (born June 8, 1969 in New York City, New York) is a film, television and music video director. ... For the U2 song, see The Playboy Mansion (song). ... Beverly Hills redirects here. ... High-rise buildings line Wilshire Boulevard through the Westwood area Another view of the Westwood skyline Westwood is a district in western Los Angeles, California, not to be confused with Westwood, California. ... Hugh Marston Hefner (born April 9, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois), also referred to colloquially as Hef, is the founder and editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine. ... A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the performing arts, such as plays, films, video games and television. ... Agent Sparks are a band, formed in early 2005 when two former band mates from Audiovent decided they wanted to still make music. ...

Inspiration

Cuomo's story behind "Beverly Hills": "I was at the opening of the new Hollywood Bowl and I flipped through the program and I saw a picture of Wilson Phillips. And for some reason I just thought how nice it would be to marry, like, an “established” celebrity and live in Beverly Hills and be part of that world. And it was a totally sincere desire. And then I wrote that song, Beverly Hills. For some reason, by the time it came out—and the video came out—it got twisted around into something that seemed sarcastic. But originally it wasn’t meant to be sarcastic at all."^[1] Hollywood Bowl in 2005. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Celebrity (disambiguation). ...

Success

The song is the band's most successful single to date, best remembered for its I-IV-V harmony, use of hand claps, simple lyrics that spoke of alienation and a distinctive talkbox solo that Cuomo plays an extended version of when the band plays the song live. The song topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for a week, spending months near the top of the Billboard Hot 100 (peaking at #10) and being certified gold on June 6th, 2005. As of January 2006 the digital single has been purchased over 962,000 times on iTunes. It also did very well on other Billboard charts, such as Adult Top 40 (#8 peak), Hot Digital Songs (#1 peak) and Mainstream Rock Tracks (#26). A three-chord song is a song whose music is built around three chords that are played in a certain sequence. ... A clap is the sound made by striking together two flat surfaces, as in the body parts of humans or animals. ... The talk box is a musical device used to manipulate sound, mostly with guitars. ... Modern Rock Tracks is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. ... “Hot 100” redirects here. ... This article is about the iTunes application. ...

The song also made the Top 10 on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at #9 and remaining on the chart for five more weeks. “British Hit Singles” redirects here. ...

The song was nominated for Best Rock Song at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards, the first ever nomination for the band. The video for the song was nominated at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Rock Video. The song won College Song Of The Year at the 54th Annual BMI Pop Awards^[2] Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. ... Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI) is a collecting society that protects composers intellectual property in the communications business, especially radio. ...

"Beverly Hills" stayed at #1 on the Modern Rock charts for 1 week. It was the first #1 for Weezer, but this record was later met with "Perfect Situation," the Make Believe's third single, which held the pole position for 4 weeks.

The song was the top-selling digital download of 2005 according to Nielsen SoundScan.^[3] Nielsen SoundScan is an information system created by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett that tracks sales data for singles, albums, and music video products in Canada and the United States for Billboard and other music industry companies. ...

Rivers Cuomo stated that "Beverly Hills" along with the solo, third verse, and last chorus of "Falling for You," are his proudest musical achievements: "Its incredibly fun: a great beat, guitar riffs, catchy vocal style. Besides that, I think the lyrics are incredible in a very understated way. I might as well enjoy my life and watch the stars play. I love it! With this one song we were able to transcend our little niche and connect with all kinds of people, young and old, from all kinds of backgrounds."^[4] Rivers Cuomo (born June 13, 1970), is the lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter of the rock band Weezer. ... Falling For You is the ninth song from Weezers sophomore album, Pinkerton, penned by lead guitarist and singer Rivers Cuomo. ...

Various

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• A remix of the song called "Beverly Hills (Urbanix Mix)" appears on the "We Are All on Drugs" single.
• The song is also featured on Now That's What I Call Music! 20 and Kidz Bop, Vol. 9.
• The song also has been used on Malcolm in the Middle.
• A notable moment among Weezer fans took place after the song's video shoot, in which the band's fans were prominently featured after a request was put up on Weezer's website weezer.com. The song and the upcoming album were still very tightly under wraps and nobody had heard any material from the album. Despite all recording devices being checked at the entrance point of the shoot, a fan managed to get his cell phone in and record a clip from the song that he posted on the internet. The cell phone clip was quickly downloaded over and over by eager fans, as it represented the first new material heard from the band in two years.
• The song's chorus is featured in the track "Polkarama" from Weird Al Yankovic's album Straight Outta Lynwood.
• The song was also used in episode of Cold Case called "Knuckle Up"

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Track listing

1. Beverly Hills
2. Island in the Sun (live)
3. Butterfly (live)
4. Beverly Hills (CD-ROM track)

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Personnel

• Rivers Cuomo – lead guitar, lead vocals
• Patrick Wilson – percussion
• Brian Bell – rhythm guitar
• Scott Shriner – bass guitar
• Rick Rubin – Production

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References

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External links

• Lyrics for "Beverly Hills"
• Video Shoot