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"Records"
"Records"
Single by Weezer
from the album SZNZ: Summer
Released	June 16, 2022
Genre	Alternative rock; power pop;
Length	3:28
Label	Atlantic; Crush;
Songwriter(s)	Rivers Cuomo Sam Hollander Grant Michaels
Producer(s)	Daniel Omelio
Weezer singles chronology
Music video
	"Records" on YouTube

"Records" is a song by the American rock band Weezer, released on June 16, 2022, as the first single from the second of their planned 2022 series of four extended plays SZNZ: Summer.

Release

"Records" was released as a single on June 16, 2022.^[3] The song was initially released via the "Human Record Player," a smartphone app that played the song as one physically spins themself around clockwise.^[4]

The song made its live debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on June 20, 2022.^[5]

On August 31, 2022, Weezer released a remix of "Records" featuring the rapper Noga Erez.^[6]

Critical reception

Rob Wilson at Gigwise described the song as "catchy but undercooked," and stated that it feels out-of-place on the EP "musically and conceptually."^[7]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Records"
Chart (2022–23)	Peak position
Canada Rock (Billboard)^[8]	12
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)^[9]	6

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Records"
Chart (2023)	Position
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)^[10]	15

References

^ "Weezer Celebrate Summer With New EP And Big Announcement". 97.3 KBCO.
^ "Weezer Set Fire to 'Summer' with Their Heaviest Album Ever | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca.
^ "Weezer Share 'Summer' Single "Records" — but There's a Twist | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca.
^ "You can listen to the new Weezer single… but only by becoming a…". Kerrang!. 17 June 2022.
^ "Weezer Perform A Fantastical "Records" On 'Kimmel' With A Keyboard-Playing Wolf: Watch". June 21, 2022.
^ "Noga Erez on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
^ Wilson, Rob (June 29, 2022). "EP Review: Weezer - SZNZ: Summer". Gigwise. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
^ "Weezer Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
^ "Weezer Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
^ "Rock & Alternative Airplay Songs – Year-End 2023". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2023.

[1] "Weezer Celebrate Summer With New EP And Big Announcement". 97.3 KBCO.

[2] "Weezer Set Fire to 'Summer' with Their Heaviest Album Ever | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca.

[3] "Weezer Share 'Summer' Single "Records" — but There's a Twist | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca.

[4] "You can listen to the new Weezer single… but only by becoming a…". Kerrang!. 17 June 2022.

[5] "Weezer Perform A Fantastical "Records" On 'Kimmel' With A Keyboard-Playing Wolf: Watch". June 21, 2022.

[6] "Noga Erez on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2022-11-12.

[7] Wilson, Rob (June 29, 2022). "EP Review: Weezer - SZNZ: Summer". Gigwise. Retrieved June 30, 2022.

[sc_Billboardcanadarock_Weezer-8] "Weezer Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2023.

[sc_Billboardrockairplay_Weezer-9] "Weezer Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2023.

[10] "Rock & Alternative Airplay Songs – Year-End 2023". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2023.

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