King of the World

"King of the World" is the sixth track and third single from The White Album.
===Appearances===
*Weezer (The White Album) (2016)
*Spotify Sessions (2016)
==Overview==
"King of the World" is one of a handful of White Album songs to feature songwriting credits from outside Weezer, with songwriter Jarrad Kritzstein receiving credit alongside Rivers Cuomo. White producer Jake Sinclair expressed in an All Things Weezer post, however, that Kritzstein's contributions were minor"Wannabeezer" Weezerpedia article Retrieved on 01/11/22..
The song concerns Cuomo's relationship to his wife, Kyoko Cuomo. It includes truthful references to her life, including her relationship with her husband"King of the World" Genius.com entry Retrieved on January 11, 2022."King of the World" Genius.com entry Retrieved on January 11, 2022."King of the World" Genius.com entry Retrieved on January 11, 2022., her views on life"King of the World" Genius.com entry Retrieved on January 11, 2022."King of the World" Genius.com entry Retrieved on January 11, 2022."King of the World" Genius.com entry Retrieved on January 11, 2022., and her upbringing in and relationship to Japan"King of the World" Genius.com entry Retrieved on January 11, 2022."King of the World" Genius.com entry Retrieved on January 11, 2022..
During Periscope rehearsals of the song, Rivers Cuomo would sometimes sing "USA dropped an atom bomb" instead of "Uncle Sam dropped an atom bomb." He later explained that this was the original lyric, and it remained in the song until the mixing stage.
During the song's bridge (around the 2:18 mark) the bassline from "Only in Dreams" can be heard in the background.
==Music video==
The music video was directed by Scantron and premiered on January 15, 2016.
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==Personnel==
*Rivers Cuomo – lead guitar, lead vocals
*Patrick Wilson – percussion
*Brian Bell – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
*Scott Shriner - bass guitar, backing vocals
==Lyrics==
(Come on, my baby)
You walk by the magazines
Sitting on the rack at the CVS
One more sad movie star divorce
Three hundred died in an airplane wreck
And you think of all the people suffering
And you bury that pain
But you can tell me everything
And we'll ride on that wave
If I was King of the World
You'd be my girl
You wouldn't have to shed one single tear
Unless you wanted to 
'Cause yeah, I know what it's like
If I was King of the World
Yeah, girl
We could ride a Greyhound all the way to the Galapagos
And stay for the rest of our lives
Dad hit you on the hand
Just for holding your chopsticks wrong
Then your mom locked you in a shed
And Uncle Sam dropped an atom bomb
But you're not alone
You can let it go
And just weep on my breast
And cover me with your tenderness
And that pain will pass
If I was King of the World
You'd be my girl
You wouldn't have to shed one single tear
Unless you wanted to 
'Cause yeah, I know what it's like
If I was King of the World
Yeah, girl
We could ride a Greyhound all the way to the Galapagos
And stay for the rest of our lives
We are the small fish
But we swim together
No prozac or valium
We'll face tsunamis together
If I was King of the World
You'd be my girl
You wouldn't have to shed one single tear
Unless you wanted to 
'Cause yeah, I know what it's like
If I was King of the World
Yeah, girl
We could ride a Greyhound all the way to the Galapagos
And stay for the rest of our lives
==External links==
*Genius.com entry for "King of the World"
==Known recordings==
==See also==
*List of Weezer songs
==References==
Category: Weezer songs
Category:Songs on Weezer (The White Album)
Category:Weezer songs produced by Jake Sinclair
Category:Songs on Spotify Sessions
Category:2016 releases
Category:Co-writing credit