Happy Hour

"Happy Hour" is the fourth track and second single from Pacific Daydream. The song was released on October 18.
==Overview==
Songwriter Rivers Cuomo employed free-association when writing "Happy Hour." He knew that the chorus was going to be about wanting a "happy hour" and that the verses would depict the narrator's bleak life. The "20-ton weight" (a reference to the 16-ton weight recurring gag from was described by Cuomo as the "ultimate buzzkill" that first came to mind when writing the verse.Hilton, Robin. "How Weezer Traded Power Chords For Pop: A Conversation With Rivers Cuomo" NPR. 27 October 2017. https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2017/10/27/560044425/how-weezer-traded-power-chords-for-pop The opening lyrics referring to Stevie Ray Vaughan originally made explicit reference to Vaughan being high on cocaine"Making Records with Eric Valentine - Weezer - "Mexican Fender"" YouTube. 1 September 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFGVMrcjSpA, but were later changed.
The official YouTube video for Happy Hour features art by Spanish artist LAPRISAMATA, whose art also appears in the videos for "Beach Boys" and "Weekend Woman". A different music video, starring Pete Wentz of the band Fall Out Boy, was originally filmed for the song, but was scrapped. The footage was later repurposed for the single "Midnight", before the song was scrapped. The footage was repurposed again and was finally used as the music video for the Black Album track "Can't Knock The Hustle."Ginsberg, Gab. "Rivers Cuomo on His Data-Driven Approach to Weezer" Billboard. 1 March 2019. https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/weezer-rivers-cuomo-data-driven-approach-interview-8500614/
It was announced on the Weezer Twitter account that Happy Hour would be the fifth and final song released before the release of Pacific Daydream. It was also pushed to radio as the album's second single. When debuted live, it was followed by an instrumental known as "I'll Love You Every Day" (subsequently retitled "A Ballad for the Fallen Soldier").
==Personnel==
*Rivers Cuomo – lead vocals, keyboard
*Patrick Wilson – percussion
*Brian Bell – guitar, backing vocals
*Scott Shriner - bass guitar, backing vocals
==Tracklist==
===Happy Hour (The Remixes) EP===
==Video/Audio==
===Official video===
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===Acoustic Version===
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===Remixes===
*Happy Hour (Lefti Remix)
*Happy Hour (Odyssey Remix)
*Happy Hour (Eden Prince Remix)
*Happy Hour (THANKS Remix)
==Lyrics==
I’m like Stevie Ray Vaughan
On the stage, high on music 
Teeth grinding, sweating under the lights 
But then my boss calls
And she’s crushing me with a 20-ton weight 
Just like in Monty Python 
Somebody left on the sink
It’s still running 
My eyes are gonna overflow 
I need happy hour
On sad days
I need happy hour
I can’t wait 
I’m like Ponce de Leon
Sailing on a ship for the new world 
Checking out the birds and flowers
Let’s chill out on this island
I’ve been sucking on a lime and coconut
I think I could stay here
For the rest of my life 
Please don’t ever make me go home 
I need happy hour on sad days 
It’s my happy hour I can’t wait 
Maybe I'll meet a scientist
In sweatpants and a hair tie 
We’ll conversate about ghetto birds
And midi keyboards 
Then we’ll slow dance 
Head on my shoulder 
Swaying back and forth 
And my friends look on and smile 
Everything gonna be alright 
It’s my happy hour
On sad days
I need happy hour
I can’t wait 
I need happy hour
To save me
I need happy hour
I can’t wait
==Known recordings==
==See also==
*List of Weezer songs
*List of Rivers Cuomo songs
==References==
Category:Weezer songs
Category:Rivers Cuomo songs
Category:Weezer singles
Category:Weezer songs produced by Butch Walker
Category:Songs on Pacific Daydream
Category:Allmusic track picks
Category:2017 releases
Category:Co-writing credit