I Want a Dog

"I Want a Dog" is the lead single and first track on SZNZ: Winter.
===Appearances===
*SZNZ: Winter (2022)
==Overview==
Songwriter family adopted two cats (Jiji and Ginchan) in September of 2021.Riverpedia. "Pets" https://books-r-fun.herokuapp.com/wiki/Pets Archived by Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/20221209181253/https://books-r-fun.herokuapp.com/wiki/Pets
Cuomo mentioned the song title "I Want a Dog" to users of the website Riverchat on April 15, 2021, indicating that it was planned for the winter-themed segment of Weezer's forthcoming 2022 album project, SZNZ. Cuomo asked users, "I've release piece of the pie, right? Does the verse melody and chords exist on any later weezer album? I want to use it for winter's i want a dog."Cuomo, Rivers. Mister Rivers' Neighborhood. 15 April 2021. https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:Riverchat-iwantadog.jpg The final song, however, bears no apparent similarities to "Piece of the Pie." The song's bridge does, however, appropriate a melody previously used in the song "Still Dreaming," from the film The Space Between.
"I Want a Dog" was originally demoed with lyrics excised from the final mix. These lyrics were still present when Weezer (under the Goat Punishment moniker) debuted the song (as well as all of SZNZ: Winter) at a secret show in West Hollywood on September 19, 2022, months ahead of the EP's release, as well as the band's performance of the song the song for Jimmy Kimmel Live! two days later.
==Live performances==
*Weezer concert: 09/19/2022
*Weezer TV appearance: 12/15/2022 - Jimmy Kimmel Live!
*Weezer concert: 06/16/2023
==Personnel==
*Rivers Cuomo — lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, producer
*Brian Bell — lead guitar, backing vocals
*Scott Shriner — bass, backing vocals
*Patrick Wilson — drums
*Jake Sinclair — synthesizer, additional vocals	
*Jonathan Dreyfus — orchestral arrangement
*Jonathan Leahy — string arrangement
*Mike Fasano — drum technician
*Patrick Lehman — guitar technician
*James Flannigan — producer
*Suzy Shinn — producer
*Ivan Wayman — engineer
*Kevin Smith — engineer
*Jason Hiller — engineer
*Jonathan Dreyfus — engineer
*Chris Dugan — mixing
*Emily Lazar — mastering
==Video==
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==Lyrics==
<tabber>
|-|Album lyrics=
I want a dog
To curl up beside me
I want a dog
'Cause he would keep me company
I want a dog
'Cause he would look out for me
Cheer me up 
When I don’t think I’ll make it
I want a dog
'Cause he’d try to lick my face
And he would smile
When I get home to my place
I want a dog
'Cause sometimes humans hold it all inside
I need to feel connected
I made the wrong choice
Now I must pay the price
Trapped in my body
And my own mind
I want a dog
To lead me to the backyard
And fetch the ball
As if he was my lifeguard
I want a dog
To softly walk beside me
Guide me home
I wish I had a dog
We’re keeping score
We all are rational agents
We make our deals
To try to get more famous
I made my bed
Now I am gonna lie in it
That’s what I get
I just wish I had a dog
I made the wrong choice
Now I must pay the price
Trapped in my body
And my own mind
I made the wrong choice
Now I must pay the price
Trapped in my body
And my own mind
I want a dog
|-|Demo lyrics=
I want a dog
To curl up beside me
I want a dog
'Cause he would keep me company
I want a dog
I know he'd look out for me
Cheer me up 
When I don’t think I’ll make it
I want a dog
'Cause he’d try to lick my face
And he would smile at my place
I want a dog
'Cause sometimes humans hold it all inside
I need to be connected
I live in a prison
There’s nothing here for me
A sink and a toilet
A flickering bulb
I made the wrong choice
Now I must pay the price
Trapped in my body
And my own mind
I want a dog
To lead me to the backyard
And fetch the ball
As if he was a lifeguard
I want a dog
To softly walk beside me
Guide me 
I don’t want to walk alone
We’re keeping score
We all are rational agents
We make our deals
To get more rich and famous
I made my bed
And I am gonna lie in it
That’s what I get
I just wish I had a dog
Ooh
I want a dog</tabber>
==Known recordings==
==See also==
*SZNZ: Winter
*List of Rivers Cuomo songs
*List of Weezer songs
==References==
Category:Rivers Cuomo songsCategory:SZNZCategory:Weezer songsCategory:Songs on SZNZ: WinterCategory:Known recordings table