Raditude

Raditude
Studio album by
Weezer
ReleasedOctober 30, 2009 (2009-10-30)
RecordedNovember 2008 – January 2009 & Summer 2009
Genre
Length34:34
Label
Producer
Weezer chronology
Christmas with Weezer
(2008) 		Raditude
(2009) 		Hurley
(2010)
Singles from Raditude
  1. "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To"
    Released: August 18, 2009
  2. "I'm Your Daddy"
    Released: January 20, 2010

Raditude is the seventh studio album by American rock band Weezer, released on October 30, 2009 and is their final album on DGC Records, Geffen Records and Interscope Records.[5][6][7] The title of the album was suggested to Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo by actor Rainn Wilson.[8] The album's first single, "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To", was released in August 2009. The album debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200. The album's cover artwork is a photo of a dog named Sidney, originally published in the August 2009 issue of National Geographic.[9][10]

The album was initially released in Australia on October 30, 2009. It was made available in the United Kingdom on November 2, 2009, and the following day in the United States. It opened at number seven on the Billboard 200, selling 66,000 copies in its first week of availability. As of September 2010, it has sold 240,000 copies.

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