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Line 6: \| artist = [[Weezer]] \| album = [[Weezer (Red Album)\|Weezer (The Red Album)]] \| released = April 22, 2008<ref name=FMQB>{{cite web\|url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16771 \|title=FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock \|publisher=Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated \|access-date=October 31, 2016 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322142732/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16771 \|archive-date=March 22, 2013 }}</ref> ~~\| released = June 16, 2008~~ \| recorded = 2008 \| studio = \| venue = \| genre = \| genre = {{hlist\|[[Alternative rock]]\|[[power pop]]}}<ref name="Spin.com">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.spin.com/2008/04/new-weezer-album-out-june-24/\|title=Spin.com\|author=Goodman, William \|access-date=2008-04-21}}</ref>▼ * [[Alternative rock]] ▲\|* ~~genre = {{hlist\|[[Alternative rock]]\|~~[[power pop]]}}<ref name="Spin.com">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.spin.com/2008/04/new-weezer-album-out-june-24/\|title=Spin.com\|author=Goodman, William \|date=21 April 2008\|access-date=2008-04-21}}</ref> \| length = 3:09 \| label = [[Geffen Records\|Geffen]] Line 19 ⟶ 21: \| next_title = [[Troublemaker (Weezer song)\|Troublemaker]] \| next_year = 2008 \| misc = {{External music video\|{{YouTube\|PQHPYelqr0E\|"Pork and Beans"}}}} }} "'''Pork and Beans'''" is a song by the American [[alternative rock]] band [[Weezer]], released on the group's 2008 self-titled album ''[[Weezer (2008 album)\|Weezer]]'', also known as the Red Album. It was released to radio on April 22, 2008<ref name=FMQB>{{cite web\|url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16771 \|title=FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock \|publisher=Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated \|access-date=October 31, 2016 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322142732/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16771 \|archive-date=March 22, 2013 }}</ref> and released in digital form on April 24.<ref name="release date">{{cite web\|last=Koch \|first=Karl \|url=http://weezer.com/news/default.aspx/nid/13443 \|title=04/18/08 Triunfa Del Fjord \|publisher=Weezer.com \|date=2008-04-18 \|access-date=2008-04-21 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420144105/http://www.weezer.com/news/default.aspx/nid/13443 \|archive-date=2008-04-20 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> The track debuted at number 19 on ''[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]]''{{'}}s [[Hot Modern Rock Tracks\|Modern Rock chart]], and spent eleven weeks at number one. The song charted in many countries such as [[Canada]], [[Republic of Ireland\|Ireland]], the [[United Kingdom]], and the [[United States]]. A [[music video]] of the song, which incorporated many [[YouTube celebrities]] and [[Internet meme\|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 [[Grammy Award for Best Music Video\|Best Music Video]] at the [[51st Annual Grammy Awards]].<ref name="2009-Grammy-List"/> Line 28 ⟶ 30: ==Writing and inspiration== [[Rivers Cuomo]], lead singer and guitarist for Weezer, wrote the song in reaction to a meeting with [[Geffen Records\|Geffen]] executives, who told the band members that they needed to record more commercial material.<ref name="Uncut">{{cite web \| url = http://www.uncut.co.uk/news/weezer/news/11449\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519171213/http://www.uncut.co.uk/news/weezer/news/11449\|archive-date=2011-05-19 \| title = Weezer Make First New Album Track Available \| work = [[Uncut (magazine)\|Uncut]] \| access-date = 2008-04-21}}</ref> Cuomo remarked, "I came out of it pretty angry. But ironically, it inspired me to write another song."<ref name="springpreview">{{cite news \|title=Spring Album Preview \|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/pork-and-beans-weezer \|work=Issue #1050 \|publisher=[[Rolling Stone]] \|page=32 \|access-date=2017-09-08 \|archive-date=2018-02-10 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210202149/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/pork-and-beans-weezer \|url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Jacknife Lee]] produced the track with the band in early 2008 in what was the third and final recording session for the album.<ref name="AntiMusicearlyrelease">{{cite web \| url =http://www.antimusic.com/news/08/may/13Weezer_CD_Coming_3_Weeks_Early.shtml\| title = Weezer CD Coming 3 Weeks Early \| publisher =antiMUSIC.com \|date=2008-05-13 \| access-date = 2008-05-13}}</ref> The many references to popular culture in the song are said to be a "statement of defiance" according to Internet reviewer David Ritter, who later describes it to be an "anti-anthem anthem" that opens up a "broad space for critical exploration of what it means to be an aging band in the major label system".<ref name="cmgreview"/> ==Composition== According to the director of the video for "Pork and Beans", the song is about "the idea of [[Individualism\|being yourself]], of being happy with who you are".<ref name="director of Weezers Pork and Beans shares some secrets"/> In the album notes, Cuomo compares this to [[Timbaland]]'s music, "It actually sounds like a Timbaland kind of production; he has [[Are You That Somebody?\|little baby crying]] type of sounds."<ref name="album notes">''[[Weezer (2008 album)\|Weezer (The Red Album) Deluxe Edition]]'' album notes.</ref> A reference is also made to Timbaland in the second verse with the line "Timbaland knows the way to reach the top of the chart".<ref>{{cite web\| last = DeLuca\| first = Dan\| url = http://blogs.phillynews.com/inquirer/inthemix/2008/05/pork_and_beans.html\| title = The Way To Reach The Top Of The Chart\| work = Philly News\| date = 2008-05-27\| access-date = 2009-08-26\| archive-url = https://archive.istoday/20120709044106/http://blogs.phillynews.com/inquirer/inthemix/2008/05/pork_and_beans.html\| archive-date = 2012-07-09\| url-status = dead}}</ref> The song similarly refers to items such as [[Minoxidil\|Rogaine]] and [[Oakley, Inc.\|Oakley]] [[sunglasses]].<ref name="NME review"/> ==Reception== The song has been generally well received by critics.<ref name="AntiMusicearlyrelease" /> Many reviewers were pleased with what they saw as a return-to-form sound reminiscent of the ''[[Weezer (1994 album)\|Blue Album]]'' (1994) and ''[[Pinkerton (album)\|Pinkerton]]'' (1996) albums.<ref name="cmgreview">{{cite web \| last =Ritter \| first =David \| url = http://www.cokemachineglow.com/track_review/3430/weezer \| title = Track Reviews: Weezer: Pork and Beans \| publisher =Cokemachineglow \| date=2008-04-19 \|access-date = 2008-04-21 \|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080502232409/http://www.cokemachineglow.com/track_review/3430/weezer \|archive-date = 2008-05-02}}</ref><ref name="nymag">{{cite web \| last =Gresehover \| first =Ehren \| url = http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/04/weezer_return_to_their_blue_pe.html \| title = Weezer Return to Their Blue Period \| work = [[New York (magazine)\|New York Magazine]] \| date=2008-04-14 \|access-date = 2008-04-21}}</ref><ref name="everettherald">{{cite web \| url = http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080416/BLOG21/972565622 \| title = Hear It Now: Weezer's Single "Pork and Beans" \| work = [[The Herald (Everett)\|The Herald]] \| date=2008-04-16 \|access-date = 2008-04-21}}</ref><ref name="Spinreview">{{cite web \| last =Goodman \| first =William \| url = https://www.spin.com/2008/04/new-weezer-album-out-june-24/ \| title = New Weezer Album Out June 24 \| work = [[Spin (magazine)\|Spin]] \| date=2008-04-21 \|access-date = 2008-04-21}}</ref> [[Pitchfork Media]] writer Marc Hogan gave the song a positive review and described the song as, "a catchy, self-referential rocker, with the buzzsaw guitars and big choruses of Weezer's glory days, and that familiar, self-assured lameness."<ref name="Pitchforkforkcast">{{cite web\|last=Hogan \|first=Marc \|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/50004-weezer-pork-and-beans-stream \|title=Pitchfork Forkcast: New Music: Weezer: "Pork and Beans" \|publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]] \|date=2008-04-17 \|access-date=2008-04-21 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080421011940/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/50004-weezer-pork-and-beans-stream \|archive-date=2008-04-21 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> Simon Vozick-Levinson of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' also gave the song a positive review, saying "That chunka-chunka guitar [[hook (music)\|hook]] is pure [Weezer] gold, so much so that I didn't focus on Rivers Cuomo's very clever lyrics at first."<ref name="EWeekly">{{cite ~~web~~magazine \| last =Vozick-Levinson \| first =Simon \| url = http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2008/04/weezer-single.html \| title = Snap Judgment: Weezer's Delectable 'Pork and Beans' \| ~~work~~magazine = [[Entertainment Weekly]] \| date=2008-04-17 \| access-date = 2008-04-21}}</ref> [[Stereogum]] was also impressed with the song, stating it was a "sweet, savory dose of self-referential, self-deprecating Weezer rock ... This stuff sounds very familiar in a good, good way."<ref name="Steregum">{{cite web \| url = http://stereogum.com/archives/new-weezer---pork-and-beans-full-length-track_009162.html \| title = New Weezer - "Pork and Beans" (Full-Length Track) \| website = [[Stereogum]] \| date = 2008-04-17 \| access-date = 2008-04-21 \| archive-date = 2008-04-21 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080421013138/http://stereogum.com/archives/new-weezer---pork-and-beans-full-length-track_009162.html \| url-status = dead }}</ref> ''[[NME]]'' described the song as having "[Cuomo's] best chorus in ages".<ref name="NME review">{{cite web \| last = Haynes\| first = Gavin \| url = http://www.nme.com/reviews/weezer/9679 \| title = NME Reviews - Pork & Beans \| work = [[NME]] \| date=2008-05-08 \|access-date = 2009-08-26}}</ref> However, Internet reviewer David Ritter suggested that the song was either "voided by the wholesale capitulation involved in going home and writing said commercial material" or "a calculated attempt to boost record sales by wrapping faux-defiance in pretty paper,"<ref name="cmgreview"/> going on to compliment its "[[El Scorcho\|Scorcho]]-y acoustic guitar," he then said that this, along with the "[[keyboard instrument\|keyboard]] twinkles" and "squeals and squeaks", has little effect on the song and that they barely register on top of the much more noticeable [[lead vocals]] and [[power chord]]s.<ref name="cmgreview"/> ===Commercial performance=== In terms of chart performance, "Pork and Beans" is one of Weezer's most successful singles in its 25-year career. Debuting at number 19, the song reached number one on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Modern Rock Tracks]] charts in only its third week on the charts. It became the group's ninth Top 10 hit on this chart and third number one overall and spent 11 weeks at number one,<ref name="PnB#1hasty">{{cite ~~web~~magazine \| last =Hasty \| first =Katie \| url =http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045471/leona-lewis-holds-onto-hot-100-no-1 \| title = Leona Lewis Holds Onto Hot 100 No. 1 \| ~~work~~magazine =[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]] \|date=2008-05-08 \| access-date = 2009-09-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url =http://musicremedy.com/w/Weezer/album/self-titled-5170.html \| title = Weezer - self-titled \| publisher =Music Remedy \| access-date = 2009-09-02}}</ref> making it one of only 17 songs to ever sit at number one on that particular chart for 10 weeks or longer and one of three songs to have spent 11 weeks at number one. It also represented its fastest rising single ever, reaching number one after a mere 11 days after release.<ref name="AntiMusicearlyrelease" /> It debuted at number 39 on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks]] chart, where it is peaked at number 25 and debuted in the ''Billboard'' [[Billboard Hot 100\|Hot 100]] at number 84 with 17,000 downloads of the song on [[iTunes]] and peaked at number 64.<ref name ="foreverleaving">{{cite web \| last =Molanphy \| first =Chris \| url =http://idolator.com/386650/forever-leavin-pork--beans-big-chart-moves-by-summer-single-contenders\| title = Forever Leavin' Pork & Beans: Big Chart Moves By Summer Single Contenders \| publisher =Idolator.com \|date=2008-05-02 \| access-date = 2008-05-08}}</ref><ref name ="PnBregainhasty">{{cite ~~web~~magazine \| last =Hasty \| first =Katie \| url =http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045688/leona-lewis-regains-no-1-on-hot-100 \| title = Leona Lewis Regains No. 1 On Hot 100 \| ~~work~~magazine = Billboard \|date=2008-05-01 \| access-date = 2009-09-02}}</ref> "Pork and Beans" was voted number one on Toronto radio station [[CFNY-FM\|102.1 the Edge]]'s list of Top 102 Songs of 2008.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://www.edge.ca/Music/Countdowns/2008Top102Songs.aspx \| title = Top 102 Songs of 2008 \| publisher = [[CFNY-FM\|102.1 The Edge]] \| date = 2008-12-31 \| access-date = 2009-08-21 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090414204849/http://www.edge.ca/Music/Countdowns/2008Top102Songs.aspx \| archive-date = 2009-04-14 \| url-status = dead }}</ref> This song was number 30 on ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008.{{#tag:ref\|"[https://web.archive.org/web/20081229022442/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/24947047/the_100_best_singles_of_2008/8 The 100 Best Songs of 2008]". ''Rolling Stone'' (December 25, 2008). Retrieved 2008-12-25\|name=bestsongs}} ==In popular culture== Line 44 ⟶ 46: ==Music video== [[Image:Weezer-mentos-diet-coke.jpg\|thumb\|left\|alt=Weezer plays in the foreground while Fritz Grobe and Stephan Voltz set off Diet Coke and Mentos eruptions behind them in the "Pork and Beans" music video. Three members of the band are playing guitar while the other (Pat Wilson) is playing the drums. They are all wearing white tops and black pants.\|[[Diet Coke and Mentos eruption]]s in the music video]] The [[music video]] for "Pork and Beans" was directed by [[Mathew Cullen]] of the video production company Motion Theory<ref name="pnb music video">{{cite web \| last =Anitai \| first =Tamar \| url = http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2008/05/30/the-man-behind-the-memes-an-exclusive-interview-with-weezer-pork-and-beans-video-director-mathew-cullen/ \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080902003021/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2008/05/30/the-man-behind-the-memes-an-exclusive-interview-with-weezer-pork-and-beans-video-director-mathew-cullen/ \| url-status = dead \| archive-date = September 2, 2008 \| title = The Man Behind the Memes: An Exclusive Interview With Weezer 'Pork and Beans' Video Director Mathew Cullen \| publisher =MTV \| date=2008-05-30 \|access-date = 2009-09-02}}</ref> and was first released on [[YouTube]] by the band on May 23, 2008. The video features many [[Internet meme\|internet phenomena]].<ref name="director of Weezers Pork and Beans shares some secrets">{{cite web\|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/webscout/2008/05/some-more-notes.html \|title=Mathew Cullen, director of Weezer's 'Pork and Beans,' shares some secrets \|work=[[Los Angeles Times]] \|first=David \|last=Sarno \|date=2008-05-30 \|access-date=2008-05-30 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602021711/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/webscout/2008/05/some-more-notes.html \|archive-date=2008-06-02 \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url = http://valleywag.com/392972/weezer-undestands-how-to-work-youtube \| title = Weezer understands how to work YouTube: allude to these 24 viral videos \| publisher = [[Valleywag]] \| first = Nicholas \| last = Carlson \| date = 2008-05-24 \| access-date = 2008-05-24 \| url-status = dead \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080525202115/http://valleywag.com/392972/weezer-undestands-how-to-work-youtube \| archive-date = 2008-05-25 }}</ref><ref name="news.au video">{{cite web\|url=http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,25642,23772877-5014108,00.html \|title=Spot the memes in Weezer's Pork and Beans \|date=2008-05-28 \|access-date=2008-05-29 \|publisher=News Limited \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080530105321/http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0%2C25642%2C23772877-5014108%2C00.html \|archive-date=2008-05-30 }}</ref> Many [[YouTube celebrities]] joined with the band to film in the video, including Mark Allen Hicks (the "Afro Ninja"), [[Gary Brolsma]] ("Numa Numa"), [[Tay Zonday]] ("Chocolate Rain"), [[~~Chris~~Cara ~~Crocker~~Cunningham]] (~~Internet~~"Leave ~~celebrity)\|Chris~~Britney ~~Crocker]]~~alone"), [[Caitlin Upton]] ("Miss South Carolina"), [[Liam Kyle Sullivan\|Liam Kyle "Kelly" Sullivan]] ("Shoes"), Kicesie, [[Ryan vs. Dorkman\|Ryan Wieber, Michael ~~"Dorkman"~~ Scott]], [[Judson Laipply]], and Fritz Grobe and Stephen Voltz performing [[Diet Coke and Mentos eruption]]s. In addition, the video references other YouTube personalities such as [[Kevin Federline]] and [[Lim Jeong-hyun]]. Other internet memes mimicked in the video include the [[Dramatic Chipmunk]] and [[Mini Moni]], [[Fensler Films\|parodies of ''G.I. Joe'' public service announcements]], catching Raybans with one's face, "[[All Your Base Are Belong to Us]]", the [[Dancing Banana]], "[[Will It Blend?]]", the [[Crank That (Soulja Boy)\|Soulja Boy dance]], [[~~Harder,~~Daft ~~Better, Faster, Stronger~~Hands\|"Daft Hands" and "Daft Bodies"]], the Sneezing Panda, [[Charlie the Unicorn]], the [[Dancing Baby]], DoctorLegua's dancing CGI [[Donald Duck]] and gorillas,<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://knowyourmeme.com/videos/55970-i-m-in-that-weird-part-of-youtube \| title=I'm in That Weird Part of YouTube - DoctorLegua - Donald Duck Sings Hound Dog \| publisher=Know Your Meme \| access-date=9 September 2016}}</ref> and the hoax UFO sighting in Haiti. Dan Dzoan, former world record holder for solving a [[Rubik's Cube]] with one hand in 17.90 seconds, was present for the shooting but does not appear in the video, though there are Rubik's Cubes in the video, and Dan is present in another video posted by Weezer to YouTube.<ref name="news.au video"/> [[Neil Cicierega]]'s ''[[Potter Puppet Pals]]'' were slated to be in the video but were left out due to problems with shipments of props. A mock-up of the Dumbledore puppet can be seen in the video nonetheless.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://trapezzoid.livejournal.com/182970.html \| title = Pork 'n' Beans \| first = Neil \| last = Cicierega \| date = 2008-05-23 \| access-date = 2008-05-28 \| publisher = Neil Cicierega}}</ref>▼ [[File:~~Liam~~Tay ~~Kyle~~Zonday ~~Sullivan~~at bythe ~~Gage~~2010 ~~Skidmore~~Streamy Awards.jpg\|thumb\|~~Liam Kyle "Kelly"~~229x229px\|[[Tay ~~Sullivan~~Zonday]] was one of the multiple YouTube stars ~~that~~who appeared in the video.]] ▲The [[music video]] for "Pork and Beans" was directed by Mathew Cullen of the video production company Motion Theory<ref name="pnb music video">{{cite web \| last =Anitai \| first =Tamar \| url = http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2008/05/30/the-man-behind-the-memes-an-exclusive-interview-with-weezer-pork-and-beans-video-director-mathew-cullen/ \| title = The Man Behind the Memes: An Exclusive Interview With Weezer 'Pork and Beans' Video Director Mathew Cullen \| publisher =MTV \| date=2008-05-30 \|access-date = 2009-09-02}}</ref> and was first released on [[YouTube]] by the band on May 23, 2008. The video features many [[Internet meme\|internet phenomena]].<ref name="director of Weezers Pork and Beans shares some secrets">{{cite web\|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/webscout/2008/05/some-more-notes.html \|title=Mathew Cullen, director of Weezer's 'Pork and Beans,' shares some secrets \|work=[[Los Angeles Times]] \|first=David \|last=Sarno \|date=2008-05-30 \|access-date=2008-05-30 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602021711/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/webscout/2008/05/some-more-notes.html \|archive-date=2008-06-02 \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url = http://valleywag.com/392972/weezer-undestands-how-to-work-youtube \| title = Weezer understands how to work YouTube: allude to these 24 viral videos \| publisher = [[Valleywag]] \| first = Nicholas \| last = Carlson \| date = 2008-05-24 \| access-date = 2008-05-24 \| url-status = dead \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080525202115/http://valleywag.com/392972/weezer-undestands-how-to-work-youtube \| archive-date = 2008-05-25 }}</ref><ref name="news.au video">{{cite web\|url=http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,25642,23772877-5014108,00.html \|title=Spot the memes in Weezer's Pork and Beans \|date=2008-05-28 \|access-date=2008-05-29 \|publisher=News Limited \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080530105321/http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0%2C25642%2C23772877-5014108%2C00.html \|archive-date=2008-05-30 }}</ref> Many [[YouTube celebrities]] joined with the band to film in the video, including Mark Allen Hicks (the "Afro Ninja"), [[Gary Brolsma]], [[Tay Zonday]], [[Chris Crocker (Internet celebrity)\|Chris Crocker]], [[Caitlin Upton]], [[Liam Kyle Sullivan\|Liam Kyle "Kelly" Sullivan]], Kicesie, [[Ryan vs. Dorkman\|Ryan Wieber, Michael "Dorkman" Scott]], [[Judson Laipply]], and Fritz Grobe and Stephen Voltz performing [[Diet Coke and Mentos eruption]]s. In addition, the video references other YouTube personalities such as [[Kevin Federline]] and [[Lim Jeong-hyun]]. Other internet memes mimicked in the video include the [[Dramatic Chipmunk]] and [[Mini Moni]], [[Fensler Films\|parodies of ''G.I. Joe'' public service announcements]], catching Raybans with one's face, "[[All Your Base Are Belong to Us]]", the [[Dancing Banana]], "[[Will It Blend?]]", the [[Crank That (Soulja Boy)\|Soulja Boy dance]], [[Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger\|"Daft Hands" and "Daft Bodies"]], the Sneezing Panda, [[Charlie the Unicorn]], the [[Dancing Baby]], DoctorLegua's dancing CGI [[Donald Duck]] and gorillas,<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://knowyourmeme.com/videos/55970-i-m-in-that-weird-part-of-youtube \| title=I'm in That Weird Part of YouTube - DoctorLegua - Donald Duck Sings Hound Dog \| publisher=Know Your Meme \| access-date=9 September 2016}}</ref> and the hoax UFO sighting in Haiti. The video shares some thematic similarities with the music video for the [[Barenaked Ladies]] single "Sound of Your Voice", which also featured multiple YouTube celebrities. According to Cullen, the video was to be a "celebration of that creativity",<ref name="video director interview" /> an idea that went over well with the members of the band.<ref name="usatoday video" /> ~~In contrast to the ''[[South Park]]'' episode "[[Canada on Strike]]", which parodied the YouTube celebrities,~~ Cullen wanted to embrace the concept of "about being happy with who you are".<ref name="video director interview" /> Cullen hopes that the video will be "a living thing on the Internet"; as the video itself was a mash-up of Weezer's favorite stuff, Cullen hopes others will use the video to create their own mash-ups.<ref name="people mag video" /> The YouTube celebrities were flown into [[Los Angeles\|Los Angeles, California]] to work with the band for the four-day shooting of the video.<ref name="usatoday video" /> The video, which quickly became popular, reached more than four million viewers in its first week and was that week's most-watched video.<ref name="video director interview">{{cite ~~web~~magazine \| url = http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/05/director-behind.html \| title = Weezer's Memetastic Video Director Spills the 'Pork and Beans' \| ~~work~~magazine = [[Wired (magazine)\|Wired]] \| date = 2008-05-27 \| access-date = 2008-05-27 \| first= Jenna \| last = Wortham }}</ref><ref name="usatoday video">{{cite web \| url = https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2008-05-28-weezer-youtube-pork-beans_N.htm \| title = YouTube stars, Weezer dine out on 'Pork & Beans' \| work = [[USA Today]] \| date = 2008-05-29 \| access-date = 2008-05-29 \| first= Mike \| last = Snider}}</ref><ref name="people mag video">{{cite web \| url = http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20202462,00.html \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080530014552/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20202462,00.html \| url-status = dead \| archive-date = May 30, 2008 \| title =Viral YouTube Hit 'Pork and Beans' Shoots to No. 1 \| work = [[People Magazine]] \| date = 2008-05-27 \| access-date = 2008-05-28 \| first = Cynthia \| last = Wang }}</ref> It was the most popular video of the month in June, reaching 7.3 million views by June 16, 2008.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/6/who_pulled_the_plug_on_weezers_pork_and_beans \| title = Who Pulled The Plug On Weezer's "Pork And Beans" YouTube Video? \| date = 2008-06-16 \| access-date = 2008-06-18 \| first = Dan \| last = Frommer \| publisher = Silicon Valley Insider \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080619223339/http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/6/who_pulled_the_plug_on_weezers_pork_and_beans \| archive-date = 2008-06-19 \| url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite ~~web~~magazine \| url = http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/05/net-gorges-on-w.html \| title = Net Gorges on Weezer's 'Pork and Beans' -- but Will It Blend? \| ~~work~~magazine = Wired \| first = Lewis \| last = Wallace \| date = 2008-05-24 \| access-date = 2008-05-24}}</ref> It was nominated for Best Editing for the 2008 [[MTV]] [[Video Music Awards]]<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1593631/20080827/west_kanye.jhtml \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080828113014/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1593631/20080827/west_kanye.jhtml \| url-status = dead \| archive-date = August 28, 2008 \| title = Kanye West, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Katy Perry Videos Pick Up More VMA Nominations \| date = 2008-08-27 \| access-date = 2008-08-28 \| first = Chris \| last = Harris \| publisher = [[MTV]] }}</ref> and for Favorite Online Sensation at the [[35th People's Choice Awards]].<ref name="nom">{{cite web\|url=http://www.pcavote.com/pca/history.jsp?year=2009 \|title=People's Choice Awards Past Nominees & Winners: 2009 \|access-date=2008-12-31 \|work=PCAvote.com \|publisher=Sycamore Productions \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229073907/http://www.pcavote.com/pca/history.jsp?year=2009 \|archive-date=2008-12-29 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> The video won a Grammy for Best Short Form Music Video at the 51st Grammy Awards Show.<ref name="2009-Grammy-List">{{cite web\|url=http://www.grammy.com/Grammy_awards/51st_show/list.aspx#31 \|title=The 51st Annual Grammy Awards Winners List \|access-date=2009-02-09 \|date=2009-02-09 \|work=Grammy.com \|publisher=[[The Recording Academy]] \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207085806/http://www.grammy.com/Grammy_Awards/51st_Show/list.aspx \|archive-date=2009-02-07 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>▼ Dan Dzoan, former world record holder for solving a [[Rubik's Cube]] with one hand in 17.90 seconds, was present for the shooting but does not appear in the video, though there are Rubik's Cubes in the video, and Dan is present in another video posted by Weezer to YouTube.<ref name="news.au video"/> [[Neil Cicierega]]'s ''[[Potter Puppet Pals]]'' were slated to be in the video but were left out due to problems with shipments of props. A mock-up of the Dumbledore puppet can be seen in the video nonetheless.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://trapezzoid.livejournal.com/182970.html \| title = Pork 'n' Beans \| first = Neil \| last = Cicierega \| date = 2008-05-23 \| access-date = 2008-05-28 \| publisher = Neil Cicierega}}</ref> On June 2, 2008, a video of an [[acoustic music\|acoustic]] version of the song, with [[Brian Bell]] on guitar and Tay Zonday on vocals, was released on Weezer's official YouTube channel.<ref name="Acoustic">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQnT3psRi7Q Pork & Beans Acoustic - Tay Zonday and Brian Bell], posted June 2, 2008</ref>▼ ▲The video shares some thematic similarities with the music video for the [[Barenaked Ladies]] single "Sound of Your Voice", which also featured multiple YouTube celebrities. According to Cullen, the video was to be a "celebration of that creativity",<ref name="video director interview"/> an idea that went over well with the members of the band.<ref name="usatoday video"/> In contrast to the ''[[South Park]]'' episode "[[Canada on Strike]]", which parodied the YouTube celebrities, Cullen wanted to embrace the concept of "about being happy with who you are".<ref name="video director interview"/> Cullen hopes that the video will be "a living thing on the Internet"; as the video itself was a mash-up of Weezer's favorite stuff, Cullen hopes others will use the video to create their own mash-ups.<ref name="people mag video"/> The YouTube celebrities were flown into [[Los Angeles\|Los Angeles, California]] to work with the band for the four-day shooting of the video.<ref name="usatoday video"/> The video, which quickly became popular, reached more than four million viewers in its first week and was that week's most-watched video.<ref name="video director interview">{{cite web \| url = http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/05/director-behind.html \| title = Weezer's Memetastic Video Director Spills the 'Pork and Beans' \| work = [[Wired (magazine)\|Wired]] \| date = 2008-05-27 \| access-date = 2008-05-27 \| first= Jenna \| last = Wortham }}</ref><ref name="usatoday video">{{cite web \| url = https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2008-05-28-weezer-youtube-pork-beans_N.htm \| title = YouTube stars, Weezer dine out on 'Pork & Beans' \| work = [[USA Today]] \| date = 2008-05-29 \| access-date = 2008-05-29 \| first= Mike \| last = Snider}}</ref><ref name="people mag video">{{cite web \| url = http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20202462,00.html \| title =Viral YouTube Hit 'Pork and Beans' Shoots to No. 1 \| work = [[People Magazine]] \| date = 2008-05-27 \| access-date = 2008-05-28 \| first = Cynthia \| last = Wang }}</ref> It was the most popular video of the month in June, reaching 7.3 million views by June 16, 2008.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/6/who_pulled_the_plug_on_weezers_pork_and_beans \| title = Who Pulled The Plug On Weezer's "Pork And Beans" YouTube Video? \| date = 2008-06-16 \| access-date = 2008-06-18 \| first = Dan \| last = Frommer \| publisher = Silicon Valley Insider \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080619223339/http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/6/who_pulled_the_plug_on_weezers_pork_and_beans \| archive-date = 2008-06-19 \| url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url = http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/05/net-gorges-on-w.html \| title = Net Gorges on Weezer's 'Pork and Beans' -- but Will It Blend? \| work = Wired \| first = Lewis \| last = Wallace \| date = 2008-05-24 \| access-date = 2008-05-24}}</ref> It was nominated for Best Editing for the 2008 [[MTV]] [[Video Music Awards]]<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1593631/20080827/west_kanye.jhtml \| title = Kanye West, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Katy Perry Videos Pick Up More VMA Nominations \| date = 2008-08-27 \| access-date = 2008-08-28 \| first = Chris \| last = Harris \| publisher = [[MTV]] }}</ref> and for Favorite Online Sensation at the [[35th People's Choice Awards]].<ref name="nom">{{cite web\|url=http://www.pcavote.com/pca/history.jsp?year=2009 \|title=People's Choice Awards Past Nominees & Winners: 2009 \|access-date=2008-12-31 \|work=PCAvote.com \|publisher=Sycamore Productions \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229073907/http://www.pcavote.com/pca/history.jsp?year=2009 \|archive-date=2008-12-29 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> The video won a Grammy for Best Short Form Music Video at the 51st Grammy Awards Show.<ref name="2009-Grammy-List">{{cite web\|url=http://www.grammy.com/Grammy_awards/51st_show/list.aspx#31 \|title=The 51st Annual Grammy Awards Winners List \|access-date=2009-02-09 \|date=2009-02-09 \|work=Grammy.com \|publisher=[[The Recording Academy]] \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207085806/http://www.grammy.com/Grammy_Awards/51st_Show/list.aspx \|archive-date=2009-02-07 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> ▲On June 2, 2008, a video of an [[acoustic music\|acoustic]] version of the song, with [[Brian Bell]] on guitar and Tay Zonday on vocals, was released on Weezer's official YouTube channel.<ref name=Acoustic>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQnT3psRi7Q Pork & Beans Acoustic - Tay Zonday and Brian Bell], posted June 2, 2008</ref> On January 12, 2009, a [[remix]] version of the "Pork and Beans" video was released to YouTube, which included additional footage not previously used in the original video.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://www.weezer.com/blog/default.aspx?nid=20072 \| title = 01/07/09 Rivers Soccer Challenge, Greatest Man, and Pork And Beans V2.0! \| publisher = [[Weezer]] \| date = 2009-01-07 \| access-date = 2009-01-17 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090120002357/http://weezer.com/blog/default.aspx?nid=20072 \| archive-date = 2009-01-20 \| url-status = dead }}</ref> The new video, in addition to including footage of Dan Dzoan and Potter Puppet Pals, adds in more internet memes and celebrities, including "[[Badger Badger Badger]]", [[Little Superstar]], [[Thriller (viral video)\|Philippine prison inmates dancing to "Thriller"]], [[Leeroy Jenkins]], [[Ronald Jenkees]], [[BigDog]], [[Ask a Ninja]], [[Back Dorm Boys]], ''[[Line Rider]]'', "I Like Turtles", [[Techno Viking]], and [[Tom Rubnitz\|Pickle Surprise]], and ends with the viewer being [[Rickrolling\|rickrolled]].<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://www.stereogum.com/1777194/weezer_pork_and_beans_remix_vi/vg-loc/videogum/ \| title = Weezer "Pork and Beans" Remix Video Will Go Triple Viral \| date = 2009-01-14 \| access-date = 2016-04-02 \| publisher = Video Gum }}</ref> Line 75: [[Rivers Cuomo]] – [[lead guitar]], [[lead vocals]] [[Scott Shriner]] – [[bass guitar]], backing vocals [[Patrick Wilson (~~musician~~drummer)\|Patrick Wilson]] – [[Drum kit\|drums]], [[percussion instrument\|percussion]], backing vocals ;Additional personnel Line 82: ==Charts== ===Weekly charts=== {\| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" !Chart (2008) !Peak<br />position \|- !scope="row"\|Australia ([[ARIA Charts\|~~Australian Singles Chart~~ARIA]])<ref name=ryan>{{cite ~~book\|last=~~Ryan\|~~first~~page=~~Gavin\|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010\|year=2011\|publisher=Moonlight Publishing\|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia~~298}}</ref> \|align="center"\|95 \|- {{single chart\|Wallonia Tip\|23\|artist=Weezer\|song=Pork and Beans\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 26, 2022}} ~~\|[[Canadian Hot 100]]~~ ~~\|align="center"\|29~~ \|- {{single chart\|Canada\|29\|artist=Weezer\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 26, 2022}} ~~\|''[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]]'' Canada Rock~~ ~~\|align="center"\|4~~ \|- {{single chart\|Billboardcanadarock\|4\|artist=Weezer\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 26, 2022}} \|[[European Hot 100]]▼ \|- ▲!scope="row"\|[[European Hot 100]] \|align="center"\|92 \|- !scope="row"\|[[Irish Recorded Music Association\|Irish Singles Chart]]<ref name="Irish Singles">{{cite web \| url = http://www.irma.ie/charts_archive/week26_08.asp \| title = Irish Charts Week 26 - 2008 \| publisher =IRMA \| access-date = 2009-08-21}}</ref> \|align="center"\|42 \|- {{single chart\|UK\|33\|date=20080629\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 26, 2022}} \|[[UK Singles Chart]]<ref name="UK Singles">{{cite web \| url = http://acharts.us/uk_singles_top_75/2008/27 \| title = UK Singles Top 75 27/2008 \| publisher =Acharts.us \| access-date = 2009-08-21}}</ref> ~~\|align="Center"\|33~~ \|- {{single chart\|Billboardhot100\|64\|artist=Weezer\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 26, 2022}} ~~\|US [[Billboard Hot 100]]~~ ~~\|align="center"\|64~~ \|- {{single chart\|Billboardadultpopsongs\|33\|artist=Weezer\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 26, 2022}} ~~\|US [[Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks]]~~ ~~\|align="center"\|33~~ \|- {{single chart\|Billboardadultalternativesongs\|25\|artist=Weezer\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 26, 2022}} ~~\|US [[Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks]]~~ ~~\|align="center"\|25~~ \|- {{single chart\|Billboardalternativesongs\|1\|artist=Weezer\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 26, 2022}} ~~\|US [[Hot Modern Rock Tracks]]~~ ~~\|align="center"\|1~~ \|- {{single chart\|Billboardmainstreamrock\|25\|artist=Weezer\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 26, 2022}} \|US [[Pop 100]]▼ \|- ▲!scope="row"\|US [[Pop 100]] \|align="center"\|70 \|- !scope="row"\|Venezuela Pop Rock ([[Record Report]])<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.recordreport.com.ve/publico/?i=poprock \|title=Pop Rock\|language=es\|publisher=Record Report\|date=2008-07-19\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719044152/http://www.recordreport.com.ve/publico/?i=poprock\|archive-date=2008-07-19}}</ref> \|align="center"\|6 \|} Line 129 ⟶ 126: ! scope="col"\| Position \|- ! scope="row"\| USCanada ~~Alternative Songs~~Rock (''~~Billboard~~[[Radio & Records]]'')<ref>{{cite ~~web~~magazine\|url=https://www.~~billboard~~worldradiohistory.com/~~charts~~hd2/~~year~~IDX-~~end~~Business/~~2008~~Music/~~alternative~~Archive-~~songs~~RandR-IDX/IDX/00s/08/RR-2008-12-12-OCR-Page-0100.pdf\|title=~~Alternative Songs~~2008: –The Year~~-End~~ ~~2008~~In Music\|~~work~~magazine=~~Billboard~~[[Radio & Records]]\|access-date=~~September~~January 68, ~~2018~~2024}}</ref> \| 18 \|- ! scope="row"\| US Alternative Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/alternative-songs\|title=Alternative Songs – Year-End 2008\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=September 6, 2018}}</ref> \| 3 \|} ==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry\|region=United States\|type=single\|artist=Weezer\|title=Pork and Beans\|award=Platinum\|relyear=2008\|certyear=2024\|access-date=December 19, 2024}} {{Certification Table Bottom\|nosales=true\|noshipments=true\|streaming=true}} ==References== Line 138 ⟶ 143: ==External links== [http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/05/go-behind-the-s.html "Go Behind-the-Scenes With Weezer's 'Pork and Beans'"] - Wired {{~~youtube~~YouTube\|PQHPYelqr0E\|"Pork and Beans" Official music video}} {{MetroLyrics song\|weezer\|pork-and-beans}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider --> {{Weezer}} {{Grammy Award for Best Music Video}} {{Authority control}} {{Good article}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pork And Beans (Song)}} [[Category:~~Weezer~~2008 songs]] [[Category:2008 singles]] [[Category:Weezer songs]] [[Category:Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video]] [[Category:Viral videos]] [[Category:Songs written by Rivers Cuomo]] [[Category:Song recordings produced by Jacknife Lee]] [[Category:~~2008~~Internet ~~songs~~memes introduced in 2008]] [[Category:~~Songs~~Geffen ~~about~~Records ~~food~~singles]] [[Category:Music videos directed by Mathew Cullen]]