Pork and Beans (song)

"Pork and Beans"
A red square with a three-dimensional version of the Weezer logo. The bottom right corner contains the text "Weezer" on top of the text "pork and beans".
Single by Weezer
from the album Weezer (The Red Album)
ReleasedApril 22, 2008[1]
Recorded2008
Genre
Length3:09
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)Rivers Cuomo
Producer(s)Jacknife Lee
Weezer singles chronology
"This Is Such a Pity"
(2006)
"Pork and Beans"
(2008)
"Troublemaker"
(2008)
Music video
"Pork and Beans" on YouTube

"Pork and Beans" is a song by the American alternative rock band Weezer, released on the group's 2008 self-titled album Weezer, also known as the Red Album. It was released to radio on April 22, 2008[1] and released in digital form on April 24.[3] The track debuted at number 19 on Billboard's Modern Rock chart, and spent eleven weeks at number one. The song charted in many countries such as Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

A music video of the song, which incorporated many YouTube celebrities and memes with the band, was premiered on YouTube and was one of the most popular videos in the weeks following its release. The video won a Grammy Award for Best Music Video at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards.[4]

  1. ^ a b "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  2. ^ Goodman, William (21 April 2008). "Spin.com". Retrieved 2008-04-21.
  3. ^ Koch, Karl (2008-04-18). "04/18/08 Triunfa Del Fjord". Weezer.com. Archived from the original on 2008-04-20. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2009-Grammy-List was invoked but never defined (see the help page).