"Keep Fishin'"
Single byWeezer
from the albumMaladroit
Released	September 20, 2002
Recorded	December 2001
Genre	Alternative rock power pop hard rock
Length	2:52 (album version) 3:05 (radio edit)
Label	Geffen
Songwriter	Rivers Cuomo
Producer	Weezer
Weezer singles chronology
"Dope Nose" (2002) "Keep Fishin'" (2002) "Beverly Hills" (2005)
Music video
"Keep Fishin'" onYouTube

"Keep Fishin'" is a song by the Americanrock bandWeezer. It is the second single from the band's fourth album,Maladroit.

Melissa Bobbitt atAbout.com ranked "Keep Fishin'" as the 13th best Weezer song, where she comments "Rivers Cuomo has always had an affinity for the paranoid in his lyrics".^[1] It was named as one of the 12 best post-Pinkerton Weezer songs byThe A.V. Club, where they state "It's the kind of infectious, impeccably crafted power-pop rocker Cuomo can probably bang out in his sleep".^[2]

Commercially, the song peaked at #15 on the USBillboardHot Modern Rock Tracks chart.^[3] The song also reached #24 on theTriple J Hottest 100 in 2002.^[4]

The music video, directed byMarcos Siega, features Weezer as guests onThe Muppet Show as drummerPatrick Wilson is held captive byMiss Piggy. As noted in the WeezerVideo Capture Device DVD, it marks the acting debut for the band members in a music video. At one point,Kevin Smith was attached to direct the video for this song, but withoutthe Muppets.^[5]

The video premiered on July 14, 2002, onMTV2, accompanied by a half-hour special showcasing behind-the-scenes footage from the video's shoot.^[6]

Radio Only Promo CD

1. "Keep Fishin'" (Radio Version)
2. "Keep Fishin'" (Album Version)

US Retail CD

1. "Keep Fishin'" (Radio Version)
2. "Keep Fishin'" (Franklin Mint Version)

UK CD #1

1. "Keep Fishin'" (Radio Version)
2. "Photograph" (Live)
3. "Death and Destruction" (Live)
4. "Keep Fishin'" (CD-ROM Video)

UK CD #2

1. "Keep Fishin'" (Radio Version)
2. "Slob" (Live)"
3. "Knock-Down Drag-Out" (Live)
4. "Dope Nose" (CD-ROM Video)

UK 7" (Green Vinyl)

1. "Keep Fishin'" (Radio Version)
2. "Photograph" (Live)

Notes:
The radio/video version of Keep Fishin' is a completely re-recorded version of the song.
The Franklin Mint version is an electronic interpretation by drummer Patrick Wilson.
The live tracks were recorded in Japan.

• "Keep Fishin'" official music video onYouTube

• Weezer songs
• 2002 singles
• Music videos directed by Marcos Siega
• Songs written by Rivers Cuomo
• Music videos featuring puppetry
• The Muppets

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