Thank God for Girls (song)

"Thank God for Girls"
Single by Weezer
from the album Weezer
Released October 26, 2015
Recorded 2015
Genre Alternative rock,[1] power pop, rap rock[2]
Length 3:29
Label Crush, Weezer
Writer(s) Rivers Cuomo, Alex Goose
Producer(s) Alex Goose[3]
Weezer singles chronology
"Go Away"
(2014)		 "Thank God for Girls"
(2015)		 "Do You Wanna Get High?"
(2015)

"Thank God for Girls" is a song by the American rock band Weezer. The song was released on October 26, 2015. The release of the song was accompanied by a lyric video which prominently features the cannoli mentioned in the song's first verse.

Commercial reception

After two days of radio airplay, "Thank God for Girls" was ranked as the most-added song of the week on alternative radio stations in the United States. It impacted more than twice as many stations as the next most-added song, The 1975's "Love Me."[4]

Music video

The official music video was released on November 16, 2015.[2] Prior to this, a lyric video for the song was posted to Weezer's VEVO channel on October 25, 2015, a day prior to the song's official release. It was directed by Scantron Films, a production company whose credits also include the music video for Fall Out Boy's "Uma Thurman."[5]

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[6] 13
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[7] 15
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[8] 11

References

  1. ↑ "Weezer Play 'Thank God for Girls' and 'Do You Wanna Get High?' on 'Undateable'". Fuse. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Weezer". Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  3. ↑ AlexGoose (October 26, 2015). "Check out Weezer's new single I worked on. "Thank God For Girls"!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ↑ "Weezer's "Thank God for Girls" Ranks as Alternative Radio's Most-Added Song". Headline Planet. October 27, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Scantron Films - Videography". IMVDb. 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Weezer – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Weezer. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Weezer – Chart history" Billboard Rock Airplay for Weezer. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Weezer – Chart history" Billboard Alternative Songs for Weezer. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
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