• NME.COM
  • Saturday, 22 November 2008
NEW!

NME News

Weezer cover REM on new UK single

Weezer

Weezer

Rivers' gang reveal details of 'Pork And Beans' b-sides

Weezer have announced that they will release three separate versions of their 'Pork And Beans' single in the UK - each featuring a different cover song as a B-side.

The band will release two 7" vinyl singles - one with a cover of REM's 'Oddfellows Local 151' as the B-side and the other with a cover of The Psychedelic Furs' 'Love My Way'.

The CD single features a cover of Tubeway Army's as the B-side.

'Pork And Beans' is the first single from Weezer's new self-titled album, also known as the 'Red Album', which came out in the US on June 3 and in the UK on June 16.

The single tracklistings are:

UK CD single
'Pork And Beans'
'Are 'Friends' Electric?'


UK 7” Vinyl #1
'Pork And Beans'
'Love My Way'


UK 7” Vinyl #2
'Pork And Beans'
'Oddfellows Local 151'


--By our Los Angeles staff.
Find out more about NME.

Comments (1)

Add a comment

sxpstl 

Jun 18, 2008

fuck me! please excuse me if i dont shit myself with joy that Weezer have covered a R.E.M song...........

Add your comment

NME Alerts

Get NME news delivered direct to your desktop. Find out more

This Week's Issue
  • NME Magazine - The ultimate guide to the week in music
  • The ultimate guide to the week in music
  • NME Magazine - Subscribe now and save up to £45!
Please sign in

Forgot your password?

Register with MyNME

Every Tuesday and Friday

  • Up-to-the-minute news stories
  • The best new music and free downloads
  • Video interviews, photo galleries, competitions and more
  • Album and track reviews for the week ahead
  • Essential gigs in your area