Can't Stop Partying

"Can't Stop Partying" is the fourth track from Raditude. A demo by Rivers Cuomo was released prior as the thirteenth track on the compilation album Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo in 2008.
===Appearances===
*Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo (2008)
*Not Alone: Rivers Cuomo & Friends Live at Fingerprints (2009)
*Raditude (2009)
*iTunes Pass: The Weezer Raditude Club (2009)
*Official Bootleg series
*iTunes Originals: Weezer (2010)
*Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years (2020)
==Overview==
"Can't Stop Partying" was originally written by musician/producer Jermaine Dupri. Dupri gave the lyrics to Rivers Cuomo, but Cuomo was dissatisfied with his attempts to create something predictably upbeat, instead opting to juxtapose the lyrics with a more somber tone. This acoustic demo was released in 2008 as part of the compilation album Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo. Cuomo performed the song with fans at a "hootenanny" at Fingerprints Music in Long Beach, California, scheduled to coincide with the release of Alone II. The song was Cuomo's personal pick for the set list, and Cuomo named it his favorite song from the album.
In December of 2008, a few weeks after the release of Alone II, Cuomo performed "Can't Stop Partying" (alongside the songs "I Was Scared" and "Don't Worry Baby") for Decomposed, a series of studio sessions for the internet publication Stereogum. For "Can't Stop Partying," Cuomo was accompanied by Dupri on vocals; Greg Vail on flute; acoustic guitarists Ryan Key (of ), Jose Galvez (of Ozma), Sean O'Donnell (of ), Ricky Sans (of Mêlée); and percussionist Derek Grant (of ), among others."Rivers Cuomo - "Can't Stop Partying"" Stereogum. 22 December 2008. Archived by Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/20090129224656/http://stereogum.com:80/decomposed/performance/rivers_cuomo_cant_stop_partyin.php
Despite Cuomo's misgivings about recording "Can't Stop Partying" as a rock song, the song was revisited as a rock song for seventh album, Raditude, in 2009. Weezer first premiered a new arrangement of the song (with a new bridge and some modified lyrics) on July 24, 2009 at Jisan Valley Rock Festival in Icheon, South Korea. Weezer also unveiled the songs "The Girl Got Hot" and "I'm Your Daddy" at this concert. This arrangement was later recorded in the studio during production on Raditude, but was ultimately scrapped in favor of an arrangement featuring Lil Wayne. The studio arrangement of this live version was released as a bonus track on the "iTunes Pass" version of Raditude, with the parenthetical "Coconut Teaser Mix." Bassist Scott Shriner has named this version as his favorite.
Another version of "Can't Stop Partying" was recorded with producer Jacknife Lee between November of 2008 and January of 2009.Karl's Corner - 05/26/2009 Ultimately, only four tracks produced by Lee would be included on the final version of Raditude, but Lee's version of Raditude leaked online in 2017.
The version that appeared on Raditude was produced by Polow da Don, and featured a more upbeat, hip-hop sound compared to previous versions, as well as a rap verse by Lil Wayne, reportedly included at the suggestion of Dupri.Johnson, Alexandra. "Weezer ‘Icons of a Generation Return to their Roots’" The Waster. 8 August 2010. https://www.thewaster.com/interview/weezer-icons-of-a-generation-return-to-their-roots/. Despite including a high-profile collaborator in Lil Wayne, "Can't Stop Partying" would not receive a music video and was not released as a single. An alternate mix of Polow's version of the song was released on Weezer's Myspace page and eventually appeared on the band's iTunes Originals compilation album.
On October 22, 2009, a week prior to the release of Raditude, Weezer performed "Can't Stop Partying" for studio sessions at AOL's West Coast studio. This version featured an original rap verse performed by rapper Chamillionaire. Chamillionaire also accompanied Weezer on the song two days later, during a concert in Los Angeles. During most live performances throughout 2010 (including a televised appearance on Lopez Tonight, Cuomo performed the Lil Wayne rap himself. In subsequent years, the band has performed the song without any bridge.
===Band Commentary===
Rivers: "Can't Stop Partying" I wrote with Jermaine Dupri who's like a Hip-Hop/R&B guy. So it was really fun for me. He came in with this total "Woohoo, we're partying" type of vibe. And it wasn't 100% right for me so I wrote some different chords and changed some melodies and gave it a little bit of dark undertone to it. So it had some complexity. 
==Personnel==
Alone II
*Rivers Cuomo — acoustic guitar, vocals, percussion
Raditude
*Rivers Cuomo — vocals, guitar
*Lil Wayne — vocals
*Pat Wilson — drums
*Brian Bell — backing vocals, synth
*Scott Shriner — synth, backing vocals
*Polow da Don — production
==Audio/video==
===Alone II version===
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===Raditude===
*YouTube (North America)
*YouTube (International)
===Other performances===
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==Lyrics==
<tabber>
|-|'Raditude'=
I can't stop partying, partying 
I can't stop partying, partying 
I gotta have Patrón, I gotta have the beat 
I gotta have a lot of pretty girls around me 
Oh, I can't stop partying, partying 
I can't stop, partying, partying 
I gotta have the cars, I gotta have the jewels
and if you was me, honey, you would do it too 
Monday to Sunday I hit all the clubs 
And e'rybody knows me when I pull up 
I got the real big posse with me, yeah I'm deep
And if you lookin' for me I'm in VIP
Just follow the smoke; they're bringing bottles of the Goose 
And all the girls in the corner getting loose 
Screw rehab I love my addiction 
No sleep, no sleep, I am always on a mission 'cause
I can't stop partying, partying 
I can't stop partying, partying 
I gotta have Patrón, I gotta have the beat 
I gotta have a lot of pretty girls around me
Oh, I can't stop partying, partying 
I can't stop, partying, partying 
I gotta have the cars, I gotta have the jewels
and if you was me, honey, you would do it too 
[Lil Wayne:]
Party like tomorrow is my funeral
Gotta stop mixing alcohol with pharmaceuticals
And the unusual is the fucking usual
Man, my life is beautiful and my girls are mutual
Okay bitch, it's Weezer and it's Weezy
Upside down MTV
Please don't shoot me down because I'm an endangered species
It's the days of our lives but my night just started
I pray the killer doesn't take the life of the party
I can't stop partying, partying 
I can't stop partying, partying 
I gotta have Patrón, I gotta have the beat 
I gotta have a lot of pretty girls around me
Oh, I can't stop partying, partying 
I can't stop, partying, partying 
I gotta have the cars, I gotta have the jewels
and if you was me, honey, you would do it too 
Oh
(Can't stop, can't stop the partying)
|-|Coconut Teaser Mix=
I can't stop partying, partying 
I can't stop partying, partying 
I gotta have the boom, I gotta have the beat
I gotta have a lot of pretty girls around me 
Oh, Monday to Sunday I hit all the clubs 
And e'rybody knows me when I pull up 
I got the real big posse with me, yeah I'm deep
And if you lookin' for me, I'm in VIP
Just follow the smoke; they're bringing bottles of the Goose 
And all the girls in the corner gettin' loose 
Screw rehab; I love my addiction 
No sleep, no sleep, I am always on a mission 'cause
I can't stop partying, partying 
I can't stop partying, partying 
I gotta have the boom, I gotta have the beat
I gotta have a lot of pretty girls around me
Oh, I can't stop partying, partying 
I can't stop, partying, partying 
I gotta have the cars, I gotta have the jewels
and if you was me, honey, you would do it too
I hope this party never ends, oh, oh-whoa
Keep partying with my best friends, oh, oh-whoa
This is the crunkiest night in my whole lifetime
Keep partying with me tonight
I can't stop partying, partying 
I can't stop partying, partying 
I gotta have the boom, I gotta have the beat
I gotta have a lot of pretty girls around me
Oh, I can't stop partying, partying 
I can't stop, partying, partying 
I gotta have the cars, I gotta have the jewels
and if you was me, honey, you would do it too
(Can't stop, can't stop the partying)
|-|Chamillionaire verse=
I’m a rockstar, not a pop star 
Pay the toll and hop on my freeway
I’m up in the club tryna' purchase love
Like I couldn’t find it on eBay 
And she feeling freaky
Light some candles like it’s her b-day
She wanna hear Weezer on replay
For Pete’s sake, do I like I’m the DJ?
Wanna be on TV?
What you think I got my camera for?
Grab the Patrón and I stand on the bar
'Cause I already sipped on a gallon or more, more
Reach as she grab my guitar
Walk to the exit, grabbin’ the door
Tryna' get her and her friend to the car
And I’m tryna' get her to dismantle her bra, c’mon</tabber>
==Known recordings==
==See also==
*List of Weezer songs
*List of Rivers Cuomo songs
==References==
Category:Weezer songsCategory:Rivers Cuomo songs
Category:Songs that appeared on the 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo list
Category:Featured song
Category:Songs on Raditude
Category:Weezer songs produced by Polow da Don
Category:Songs on Alone II
Category:Self-produced Rivers Cuomo songs
Category:Alone series
Category:Co-writing credit