Troublemaker (Weezer song)

"Troublemaker"
Single by Weezer
from the album Weezer (The Red Album)
Released	July 26, 2008
Recorded	2008
Genre	Power pop
Length	2:45
Label	Geffen
Songwriter(s)	Rivers Cuomo
Producer(s)	Jacknife Lee
Weezer singles chronology
"Pork and Beans" (2008) "Troublemaker" (2008) "The Greatest Man That Ever Lived" (2008)
Alternative cover
iTunes cover

"Troublemaker" is a song that was originally released as an iTunes single from alternative rock band Weezer's sixth album and third self-titled album, Weezer (also referred to by fans and the band as The Red Album). It was released in digital form on May 20, 2008,^[1] as the second single from the album. It debuted the week of July 26, 2008, at No. 39 on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks charts and peaked at No. 2.

This song was originally planned to be the first single for the album,^[2][3] but "Pork and Beans" was chosen instead.

Rivers Cuomo has stated the song, along with others from The Red Album, were heavily influenced by rapper Eminem and his "fun way of using rhymes."^{[citation needed]}

Weezer played an acoustic version of "Troublemaker" on the May 30, 2008, episode of Alternative Nation on Sirius Radio.

The song was released as a downloadable track for the games Rock Band (along with "Dreamin'" and "The Greatest Man That Ever Lived") and Tap Tap Revenge.^[4]

The song was also used for TV commercials for CBS's crime drama show The Mentalist, which premiered in September 2008. It is also used in the trailer for Fired Up. "Troublemaker", along with "The Greatest Man That Ever Lived", appeared in the documentary Warren Miller's Children of Winter.