Island in the Sun

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"Island in the Sun" is a mellow, melodic pop-rock song by Weezer that became one of the band's most popular and enduring hits.

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Island in the Sun canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Weezer (Green Album)
artist Weezer NERFINISHED
chartPosition Top 20 in several European countries
UK Singles Chart top 20
US Alternative Airplay top 20
composer Rivers Cuomo
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
followedBySingle Photograph
genre alternative rock
pop rock
power pop
hasInstrumentation bass guitar
drums
electric guitar
vocals
hasMusicVideo Island in the Sun (animal video version)
Island in the Sun (wedding video version)
hasStyle mellow
melodic
includedIn Weezer greatest hits setlists
isSignatureSongOf Weezer NERFINISHED
language English
length 3:20
lyricist Rivers Cuomo
musicVideoDirector Marcos Siega
Spike Jonze
notableFor being one of Weezer's most popular songs
enduring radio airplay
partOfAlbum Weezer (Green Album)
performer Weezer NERFINISHED
precededBySingle Hash Pipe
producer Ric Ocasek
recordingPeriod 2000
recordLabel Geffen Records
Interscope Records
releaseDate 2001-08-28
releaseYear 2001
tempo moderate
theme escapism
relaxation
vacation
trackNumberOnAlbum 3
usedInMedia commercials
films
television shows

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Weezer notableWork Island in the Sun
Hash Pipe precededBySingle Island in the Sun
Weezer (Green Album) single Island in the Sun
Weezer (Green Album) track Island in the Sun