weezer.com maladroit weezer polkarama shriner costey 962,000 siega fishin welte eitel holmby cuomo recurrents gim ocasek pinkerton nmc homie jonze claps lynwood sweater daydream geffen fmqb interscope proudest undone cropper
beverly hills that's where i want to live
Beverly Hills ( song ) - wikipedia Beverly Hills ( song ) Jump to : navigation , search <Th_colspan="2"> `` Beverly Hills '' <Td_colspan="2"> <Th_colspan="2"> Single by Weezer <Th_colspan="2"> from the album Make Believe Released March 29 , 2005 Format CD Recorded Genre Power pop Length 3 : 18 Label Geffen Interscope Songwriter ( s ) Rivers Cuomo Producer ( s ) Rick Rubin <Th_colspan="2"> Weezer singles chronology <Td_colspan="2"> `` Keep Fishin ' '' ( 2002 ) `` Beverly Hills '' ( 2005 ) `` We Are All on Drugs '' ( 2005 ) <Td_colspan="2"> `` Keep Fishin ' '' ( 2002 ) `` Beverly Hills '' ( 2005 ) `` We Are All on Drugs '' ( 2005 ) `` Beverly Hills '' is a song by American rock band Weezer . It is the first single from the band 's fifth album , Make Believe . `` Beverly Hills '' was released to radio on March 29 , 2005 . The music video for this song , directed by Marcos Siega , was filmed at the Playboy Mansion ( which is actually not located in Beverly Hills , but the neighboring community of Holmby Hills ) , with Hugh Hefner making a cameo appearance at the beginning . The song features Stephanie Eitel of Agent Sparks on the chorus on backup vocals , performing the `` Gimme , gim me '' hook . Contents ( hide ) 1 Inspiration 2 Success 3 Versions 4 Cell phone leak 5 Chart performance 5.1 Year - end charts 6 Personnel 7 References 8 External links Inspiration ( edit ) Rivers Cuomo 's story behind `` Beverly Hills '' : `` I was at the opening of the new Hollywood Bowl and I flipped through the program and I saw a picture of Wilson Phillips . And for some reason I just thought how nice it would be to marry , like , an `` established '' celebrity and live in Beverly Hills and be part of that world . And it was a totally sincere desire . And then I wrote that song , Beverly Hills . For some reason , by the time it came out -- and the video came out -- it got twisted around into something that seemed sarcastic . But originally it was n't meant to be sarcastic at all . '' Success ( edit ) The song was the band 's most commercially successful single until `` Pork and Beans '' was released , best remembered for its I - IV - V chord progression , use of hand claps , simple lyrics that spoke of alienation and a distinctive talk box solo that Cuomo plays an extended version of during live performances . The song topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for a week , spending months near the top of the Billboard Hot 100 ( peaking at # 10 ) and being certified gold on June 6 , 2005 ; it was also the band 's first song to chart there since `` Undone -- The Sweater Song '' at # 57 in 1994 after 11 years since the rest of Weezer 's other hits from the past had only managed to chart only on the Hot 100 Airplay or the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart . As of December 2010 , it is still the band 's highest - charting Hot 100 single . As of January 2006 , the digital single has been purchased over 962,000 times on iTunes . It also did very well on other Billboard charts , such as Adult Top 40 ( # 8 peak ) , Mainstream Top 40 ( # 2 peak ) , Hot Digital Songs ( # 1 peak ) and Mainstream Rock Tracks ( # 26 peak ) . The song also made the Top 10 on the UK Singles Chart , peaking at # 9 , and remaining on the chart for five weeks . The song was nominated for Best Rock Song at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards , the first ever nomination for the band . The video for the song was nominated at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Rock Video . The song won College Song Of The Year at the 54th Annual Broadcast Music Incorporated Pop Awards . `` Beverly Hills '' stayed at # 1 on the Modern Rock charts for 1 week . It was the first # 1 for Weezer , but this record was later met with `` Perfect Situation , '' Make Believe 's third single , which held the pole position for 4 weeks . The song was the third highest selling digital download of 2005 in the US according to Nielsen SoundScan . Rivers Cuomo stated that `` Beverly Hills '' along with the solo , third verse , and last chorus of `` Falling for You '' ( from Pinkerton ) , are his proudest musical achievements : `` It 's incredibly fun : a great beat , guitar riffs , catchy vocal style . Besides that , I think the lyrics are incredible in a very understated way . I might as well enjoy my life and watch the stars play . I love it ! With this one song we were able to transcend our little niche and connect with all kinds of people , young and old , from all kinds of backgrounds . '' `` Weird Al '' Yankovic included the song in his polka medley `` Polkarama ! '' from his 2006 album Straight Outta Lynwood . Versions ( edit ) . Album Version - 3 : 18 . Video Version - 3 : 30 . Single Version - 3 : 22 . Radio Disney edit - 3 : 19 Cell phone leak ( edit ) A notable moment among Weezer fans took place after the song 's video shoot , where the band 's fans were prominently featured after a request was put up on Weezer 's website weezer.com . The song and the upcoming album were still very tightly under wraps and nobody had heard any material from the album . Despite all recording devices being checked at the entrance point of the shoot , a fan managed to get his cell phone in and record a clip from the song that he posted on the internet . The cell phone clip was quickly downloaded over and over by eager fans , as it represented the first new material heard from the band in two years . Chart performance ( edit ) Chart ( 2005 - 2006 ) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot 100 10 U.S. Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks 8 U.S. Top 40 Mainstream U.S. Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 26 U.S. Hot Modern Rock Tracks U.S. Top 40 Adult Recurrents Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 50 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 97 Ireland ( IRMA ) 34 Japan ( Japan Hot 100 ) 5 New Zealand ( New Zealand Singles Chart ) 31 UK ( UK Singles Chart ) 9 Year - end charts ( edit ) Chart ( 2005 ) Position U.S. Billboard Hot 100 20 U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 5 Personnel ( edit ) Rivers Cuomo -- lead guitar , lead vocals Patrick Wilson -- drums , percussion Brian Bell -- rhythm guitar , vocals Scott Shriner -- bass guitar Rick Rubin -- producer Rich Costey -- mixer References ( edit ) Jump up ^ `` CD Reviews > `` The Red Album '' -- Weezer `` . The Press Democrat . 7 June 2008 . p . D4 . Jump up ^ `` FMQB Airplay Archive : Modern Rock '' . Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report , Incorporated . Retrieved October 30 , 2016 . Jump up ^ `` Make Believe : Track By Track '' . Weezer.com . Archived from the original on 2013 - 05 - 03 . Retrieved 2007 - 10 - 02 . Jump up ^ http://www.wjbq.com/rftp/nmc/news/10323.html Wjbq.com Jump up ^ Welte , Jim ( January 5 , 2006 ) . `` Weezer , Gwen top digital sales '' . mp3.com . Archived from the original on September 29 , 2007 . Retrieved 17 October 2014 . Jump up ^ `` Rivers Cuomo Fan Interview 1996 '' . Weezer.com . Archived from the original on 2006 - 09 - 09 . Retrieved 2007 - 10 - 02 . Jump up ^ `` Weezer make an appeal to fans '' . Jump up ^ `` Billboard Top 100 - 2005 '' . Archived from the original on March 4 , 2009 . Retrieved 2010 - 08 - 31 . External links ( edit ) Video Shoot `` Beverly Hills '' Official music video on YouTube Preceded by `` The Hand that Feeds '' by Nine Inch Nails Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number - one single July 2 , 2005 Succeeded by `` Best of You '' by Foo Fighters <Th_colspan="2"> ( hide ) Weezer <Td_colspan="2"> Rivers Cuomo Patrick Wilson Brian Bell Scott Shriner Matt Sharp Jason Cropper Mikey Welsh Studio albums Weezer ( Blue Album ) Pinkerton Weezer ( Green Album ) Maladroit Make Believe Weezer ( Red Album ) Raditude Hurley Everything Will Be Alright in the End Weezer ( White Album ) Pacific Daydream Compilations Death to False Metal EPs The Good Life The Lion and the Witch Winter Weezerland Christmas with Weezer ... Happy Record Store Day ! DVD Weezer -- Video Capture Device : Treasures from the Vault 1991 -- 2002 Singles Weezer ( Blue Album ) `` Undone -- The Sweater Song '' `` Buddy Holly '' `` Say It Ai n't So '' Pinkerton `` El Scorcho '' `` The Good Life '' `` Pink Triangle '' Weezer ( Green Album ) `` Hash Pipe '' `` Island in the Sun '' `` Photograph '' Maladroit `` Dope Nose '' `` Keep Fishin ' '' Make Believe `` Beverly Hills '' `` We Are All on Drugs '' `` Perfect Situation '' `` This Is Such a Pity '' Weezer ( Red Album ) `` Pork and Beans '' `` Troublemaker '' `` The Greatest Man That Ever Lived ( Variations on a Shaker Hymn ) '' `` Dreamin ' '' Raditude `` ( If You 're Wondering If I Want You to ) I Want You to '' `` I 'm Your Daddy '' Hurley `` Memories '' `` Hang On '' Everything Will Be Alright in the End `` Back to the Shack '' `` Cleopatra '' `` Da Vinci '' `` Go Away '' Weezer ( White Album ) `` Thank God for Girls '' `` Do You Wanna Get High ? '' `` King of the World '' Pacific Daydream `` Feels Like Summer '' `` Mexican Fender '' Other songs `` My Name Is Jonas '' `` Only in Dreams '' `` Lonely Girl '' `` The British Are Coming '' Tours Weezer & Panic ! at the Disco Summer Tour 2016 Related Articles Discography Songs from the Black Hole The Kitchen Tape Alone : The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo Alone II : The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo Alone III : The Pinkerton Years Christmas with Weezer ( video game ) Ric Ocasek Rick Rubin Spike Jonze Bands The Rentals Scott & Rivers The Special Goodness The Relationship Homie Space Twins <Td_colspan="2"> Book : Weezer Category : Weezer Portal : Alternative rock Commons : Weezer Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beverly_Hills_(song)&oldid=795338677 '' Categories : Weezer songs 2004 songs 2005 singles Billboard Alternative Songs number - one singles Music videos directed by Marcos Siega Songs about California Songs about Los Angeles Song recordings produced by Rick Rubin Songs written by Rivers Cuomo Beverly Hills , California Geffen Records singles Interscope Records singles Hidden categories : All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from November 2016 Articles with permanently dead external links Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Català Español Galego Italiano Português Edit links This page was last edited on 13 August 2017 , at 16 : 17 . About Wikipedia