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"'Pink Triangle'" is a song by American rock band Weezer. As the third and final single from the band's second studio album 'Pinkerton' (1996), it was released to radio on May 20, 1997 by DGC Records. The song was written by Rivers Cuomo.

Background



The song describes a man who falls in love with a woman with whom he imagines he could settle down and be married. However, he soon discovers that the object of his affection is a lesbian who possibly thinks that the man himself is gay. The song is based on a real person that Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo encountered while a student at Harvard, whom he fantasized a life with until he saw a pink trianglea gay pride symbolon her backpack. According to Cuomo, a year and a half after the album was released he discovered that the woman was actually not a lesbian and had just been showing support for the gay community.

A promo single was sent to radio stations that also contained an acoustic version of the song recorded at Shorecrest High School in Seattle, Washington. The song received limited airplay and never charted and thus was deemed not to warrant a video.Luerssen, 2004 p. 232-235

In 2004, the band released its first DVD 'Video Capture Device', which features a video of the Shorecrest performance as well as a video cut by 'Weezer.com' webmaster and longtime friend of the band Karl Koch that features footage shot by Jennifer Wilson, wife of Weezer drummer Patrick Wilson.

Composition



"Pink Triangle" is composed in the key of G Major, with a tempo of 118 beats per minute.

Reception



Mark Beaumont of NME ranked "Pink Triangle" as Weezer's fifth best song. Josh Modell of 'The A.V. Club' considered the song to be "less successfulmusically and emotionally" compared to other songs on 'Pinkerton'.

Track listing



'Radio Station Promo CD'

# "Pink Triangle" (Remix) - 4:02

# "Pink Triangle" (Live Acoustic) - 4:18

Live acoustic track is the same as on "The Good Life" OZ EP

Personnel



*Rivers Cuomo lead vocals, guitar, glockenspiel

*Patrick Wilson drums, percussion

*Brian Bell rhythm guitar, backing vocals

*Matt Sharp bass guitar, backing vocals

*Scott Riebling bass guitar (remix only)

References



Category:Weezer songs

Category:1996 songs

Category:1997 singles

Category:LGBT-related songs

Category:Songs written by Rivers Cuomo

Category:DGC Records singles


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