Dope Nose

"Dope Nose" is the second track and lead single from Maladroit.
===Appearances===
*Songs from the Forthcoming Maladroit (2002)
*Maladroit (2002)
*The Lion and the Witch (2002)
*Weezer (The Red Album) (Japanese Deluxe Edition bonus DVD)
*Official Bootleg series (various releases)
==Overview==
"Dope Nose", along with "Hash Pipe" and "Slob", is one of the few Summer Songs of 2000 tracks to be fully recorded and released on an album. The song went through a slight metamorphosis during the Maladroit sessions, as its arrangement tightened up and became a more streamlined power pop tune.
Cuomo commented on the songwriting process during a 2002 interview:
Early mixes of the song were delivered to radio prior to the album's release, when Rivers Cuomo took it upon himself to distribute material from the album during its mixing/mastering process. At least two different versions of the promo went out, with different mixes of "Keep Fishin'" and this song. These versions featured backup vocals in different sections, or no backup vocals at all, and its original, fade-in intro - as opposed to the isolated riff that begins the LP version.
"Dope Nose" is one of the songs playable in the PlayStation 2 video game Amplitude, developed by Harmonix. An interview in Electronic Gaming Monthly with the creators of the PlayStation 2 game Guitar Hero (also developed by Harmonix) mentioned the game's early builds were based on "Dope Nose". The song also appears in an episode of the TV series Monk, "Mr. Monk Goes to a Fashion Show" and on the TV series Psych in the episode "Romeo and Juliet and Juliet". The song is a playable track in Guitar Hero: Van Halen.
At a performance at the Constellation Room in April 2024, an alternate second verse was debuted.
==Music video==
The music video was directed by Marcos Siega, who previously directed the video for "Keep Fishin'" and would later direct the video for "Beverly Hills". Before Weezer's label decided to hire Marcos Siega for the music video, Karl Koch purchased and rented props with the intent to direct his own music video for approximately $1000.Weezerpedia Discord Q&A with Karl Koch - March 2022:File:Karl_Dope_Nose_Citation.jpeg
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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==
<tabber>
|-|Album lyrics=
Oh
Woah-oh-oh
Woah-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
Debt on my head
Wasting time on my own (Oh yeah)
Sleep rescue me
Take me back to my home (Oh, take me home)
For the times that you wanna go and
Bust rhymes real slow
I'll appear, slap you on the face and
Enjoy the show
Oh
Whoa-oh-oh
Whoa-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
Cheese smells so good
On a burnt piece of lamb (Piece of what?)
Fag of the year
Who could beat up your man
For the times that you wanna go and
Bust rhymes real slow
I'll appear, slap you on the face and
Enjoy the show
Oh, this dope nose
Whoa-oh-oh
Whoa-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh 
(Take me back, take me home baby)
For the times that you wanna go and
Bust rhymes real slow
I'll appear, slap you on the face and
Enjoy the show
Oh, this dope nose
Whoa-oh-oh
Whoa-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
|-|Alternate live verse=
Hey boys and girls
Are you up for a ride
Crank up the amps
Find your soul, lose your mind
|-| Leaked Rehearsal=
Debt on my head
Wasting time on my own 
Sleep rescue me
Take me back to my home 
For the times that you wanna go and
Bust rhymes real slow
I'll appear, slap you on the face and
Enjoy the show
This dope nose
Cheese smells so good
On a burnt piece of toast
Fag of the year
Who could love you the most
For the times that you wanna go and
Bust rhymes real slow
I'll appear, slap you on the face and
Enjoy the show
This dope nose
Cheese smells so good
On a burnt piece of toast
Fag of the year
Who could love you the most
For the times that you wanna go and
Bust rhymes real slow
I'll appear, slap you on the face and
Enjoy the show
This dope nose
</tabber>
==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:Allmusic track picks
Category:Songs on Maladroit
Category:Self-produced Weezer songs
Category:Weezer songs produced by Rod Cervera
Category:Weezer songs produced by Chad Bamford
Category:Summer Songs of 2000
Category:Music videos directed by Marcos Siega
Category:Songs on The Lion and the Witch
Category:Catalog o' Riffs
Category:2002 releases