All My Favorite Songs


"All My Favorite Songs" is a song by the American rock band Weezer, released on January 21, 2021, as the first single from their fourteenth studio album OK Human. A music video was released on the same day.

Composition

The song begins with an introduction in A-flat major. After this, the song transitions to E major, which continues throughout the rest of the song.
In contrast to the recent hard rock-oriented singles from Van Weezer, "All My Favorite Songs" is more of a baroque pop and chamber pop song. According to Spin, "The orchestral pop-rock song is right in the Weezer wheelhouse, sounding like the logical next step in the evolution of Rivers Cuomo."
In regards to the song's title and lyrics, Cuomo stated that it reflects his music taste, by declaring "All my favorite songs are slow and sad."

Reception

Chris Deville at Stereogum gave the song a positive review, stating "The song strikes a pleasing balance between chipper music and melancholy lyrics, landing squarely in Weezer’s radio-friendly zone without feeling entirely corny or sterile." In a more critical review, Clara V. Nguyen of The Harvard Crimson stated "Maybe viewing the orchestra as a dynamic and contemporary creative force, rather than a relic of the past, would help the band better integrate it into their work. “All My Favorite Songs” lingers somewhere between the 18th and 21st centuries, not quite knowing which it would rather inhabit."

Music video

A music video for the song was released on January 21, 2021. It was directed by Colin Read, and produced Pulse Films and Obra House.

Personnel

Personnel taken from OK Human liner notes, except where noted.
Weezer
Production
  • Jake Sinclair – producer
  • Suzy Shinn – vocal producer, engineer
  • William Wittman – chief engineer, orchestra engineer
  • Jonathan Allen – chief engineer
  • William Carroll – engineer
  • Zach Fisher – engineer
  • Brian Fombona – engineer
  • Perry Margouleff – engineer
  • Paul Pritchard – engineer
  • Maureen Sickler – engineer
  • Rachel White – engineer
  • Lawton Burris – assistant engineer
  • Andy Maxwell – assistant engineer
  • Branko Presley – assistant engineer
  • Karl Wingate – assistant engineer
  • Lazaro Zarate – assistant engineer
  • John Sinclair – mixing
  • Pete Lyman – mastering
Additional musicians
  • Rob Mathes – string, horn, and woodwind arrangements, conducting
  • Van Gelder String, Wind, and Horn Sections
  • *Lisa Kim – concertmaster, first violin
  • *Sharon Yamada, Joanna Maurer, Ann Lehmann, Matt Lehmann, Jung Sun Yoo, Peter Bahng – violin
  • *Becky Young, Michael Roth, Will Frampton – viola
  • *Alan Stepansky, Joel Noyes – cello
  • *Ray Riccomini, Tony Kadleck – trumpet
  • *Erik Ralske, Anne Sharer – French horn
  • *John Romero, Ryan Keberle – trombone
  • *Tara Helen O'Connor – flute, piccolo
  • *Pavel Vinnitsky – clarinet, bass clarinet
  • *Keisuke Ikuma – English horn, oboe
  • *Dan Shelly – bassoon, contrabassoon

AJR remix

An alternate version of the song, featuring indie pop band AJR, was released on May 12, 2021, five days after the release of Weezer's fifteenth studio album, Van Weezer.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.
Weezer
AJR
Production
  • Ashley Gorely – writing
  • Ben Johnson – writing
  • Ilsey Juber – writing
  • Jake Sinclair – production, audio mixing
  • Jonny Coffer – production
  • Andy Maxwell – assistant engineer
  • Branko Presley – assistant engineer
  • Karl Wingate – assistant engineer
  • Lawton Burris – assistant engineer
  • Lazaro Zarate – assistant engineer
  • Jonathan Allen – chief engineer
  • William Wittman – chief engineer
  • Brian Fombona – engineer
  • Maureen Sickler – engineer
  • Paul Pritchard – engineer
  • Perry Margouleff – engineer
  • Rachel White – engineer
  • Suzy Shinn – engineer
  • William Caroll – engineer
  • Zach Fisher – engineer
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering
  • Joe Zook – mixing