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The album is believed to have been set in motion by an online campaign to get the band to cover Music/{{Toto}}'s "Africa," spearheaded in late 2017 by a Website/{{Twitter}} account with the handle @weezerafrica run a by a 14-year-old fan. After several months, the band did respond...[[{{Troll}} with a cover of a different Toto song]] ("Rosanna"). Eventually, [[AscendedMeme they did release a cover of "Africa" in May 2018]], which reached #51 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 (becoming the band's first hit on that chart since 2009's [[Music/{{Raditude}} "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To"]]), as well as peaking at #1 on the ''Billboard'' Alternative Songs chart (becoming the band's first #1 single since 2008's [[Music/WeezerTheRedAlbum "Pork and Beans"]]). The cover also received a music video that notably [[SelfParody spoofs]] the Creator/SpikeJonze-directed video for [[Music/WeezerTheBlueAlbum "Undone (The Sweater Song)"]], with none other than Music/WeirdAlYankovic performing as a stand-in for frontman Rivers Cuomo.
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The album is believed to have been set in motion by an online campaign to get the band to cover Music/{{Toto}}'s "Africa," spearheaded in late 2017 by a Website/{{Twitter}} account with the handle @weezerafrica run a by a 14-year-old fan. After several months, the band did respond...responded...[[{{Troll}} with a cover of a different Toto song]] ("Rosanna"). Eventually, [[AscendedMeme they did release a cover of "Africa" in May 2018]], which reached #51 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 (becoming the band's first hit on that chart since 2009's [[Music/{{Raditude}} "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To"]]), as well as peaking at #1 on the ''Billboard'' Alternative Songs chart (becoming the band's first #1 single since 2008's [[Music/WeezerTheRedAlbum "Pork and Beans"]]). The cover also received a music video that notably [[SelfParody spoofs]] the Creator/SpikeJonze-directed video for [[Music/WeezerTheBlueAlbum "Undone (The Sweater Song)"]], with none other than Music/WeirdAlYankovic performing as a stand-in for frontman Rivers Cuomo.
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''Weezer'' (also known as ''The Teal Album'' to separate it from the other band's self-titled releases) is the twelfth studio album and fifth SelfTitledAlbum by Music/{{Weezer}}, released in 2019. It is notable for being a CoverAlbum of songs predominantly from TheEighties.
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''Weezer'' (also known as ''The Teal Album'' to separate it from the other band's other self-titled releases) is the twelfth studio album and fifth SelfTitledAlbum by Music/{{Weezer}}, released in 2019. It is notable for being a CoverAlbum of songs predominantly from TheEighties.
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''Weezer'', nicknamed ''The Teal Album'', is the twelfth studio album and fifth SelfTitledAlbum by Music/{{Weezer}}, released in 2019. It is notable for being a CoverAlbum of songs predominantly from TheEighties.
The album is believed to have been set in motion by an online fan campaign to get the band to cover Music/{{Toto}}'s "Africa," spearheaded in late 2017 by a Twitter account called "@weezerafrica" run a by a 14-year-old. After several months, the band did respond...[[{{Troll}} with a cover of a different Toto song]] ("Rosanna"). Eventually, [[AscendedMeme they did release a cover of "Africa" in May 2018]], which reached #51 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 (becoming the band's first hit on that chart since 2009's [[Music/{{Raditude}} "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To"]]), as well as peaking at #1 on the ''Billboard'' Alternative Songs chart (becoming the band's first #1 single since 2008's [[Music/WeezerTheRedAlbum "Pork and Beans"]]).
On January 24, 2019, the album was announced and released on the same day as a surprise release ahead of the band's thirteenth album, referred to as ''The Black Album'', which released under two months later.
The album received a mixed reception from fans; while its light-hearted, seemingly self-aware style was enjoyed by some -- with analyses even being made interpreting it as a {{satire}} of cover albums -- it was taken by others as unimaginative and ultimately unnecessary ahead of ''The Black Album''.
The album is believed to have been set in motion by an online fan campaign to get the band to cover Music/{{Toto}}'s "Africa," spearheaded in late 2017 by a Twitter account called "@weezerafrica" run a by a 14-year-old. After several months, the band did respond...[[{{Troll}} with a cover of a different Toto song]] ("Rosanna"). Eventually, [[AscendedMeme they did release a cover of "Africa" in May 2018]], which reached #51 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 (becoming the band's first hit on that chart since 2009's [[Music/{{Raditude}} "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To"]]), as well as peaking at #1 on the ''Billboard'' Alternative Songs chart (becoming the band's first #1 single since 2008's [[Music/WeezerTheRedAlbum "Pork and Beans"]]).
On January 24, 2019, the album was announced and released on the same day as a surprise release ahead of the band's thirteenth album, referred to as ''The Black Album'', which released under two months later.
The album received a mixed reception from fans; while its light-hearted, seemingly self-aware style was enjoyed by some -- with analyses even being made interpreting it as a {{satire}} of cover albums -- it was taken by others as unimaginative and ultimately unnecessary ahead of ''The Black Album''.
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On January 24, 2019, the album was announced and released on the same day as a surprise
The album received a mixed
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The album received a mixed reception from fans; while its light-hearted, seemingly self-aware style was enjoyed by some -- with analyses even being made interpreting it as a {{satire}} of cover albums -- it was taken by others as unimaginative and ultimately unnecessary ahead of ''The Black Album''.
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The album received a mixed reception from fans; while its light-hearted, seemingly self-aware style was enjoyed by some -- with analyses even being made interpreting it as a {{satire}} of cover albums -- it was taken by others as bland, unimaginative, and ultimately unnecessary ahead of ''The Black Album''.
