Pork and Beans is a song by the American alternative rock band
Weezer, released on its 2008 album
Weezer. It was released in digital form on April 24, 2008. The track debuted at #19 on
Billboards Modern Rock chart, and spent eleven weeks at #1. Critics generally liked the song, especially its chorus and lyrics. Many reviewers, such as David Ritter of Cokemachineglow and Ehren Gresehover of New York Magazine, also thought the song sounded like songs from Weezer's earlier albums in particular The Blue Album (1994) and
Pinkerton (1996). The song charted in many countries such as
Canada, Ireland and the
United Kingdom as well as the United States and is Weezer's most successful single to date.
Pork and Beans is a song by the American alternative rock band
Weezer, released on its 2008 album
Weezer. It was released in digital form on April 24, 2008. The track debuted at #19 on
Billboards Modern Rock chart, and spent eleven weeks at #1. Critics generally liked the song, especially its chorus and lyrics. Many reviewers, such as David Ritter of Cokemachineglow and Ehren Gresehover of New York Magazine, also thought the song sounded like songs from Weezer's earlier albums in particular The Blue Album (1994) and
Pinkerton (1996). The song charted in many countries such as
Canada, Ireland and the
United Kingdom as well as the United States and is Weezer's most successful single to date.
A
Music Video of the song, which incorporated many YouTube celebrities and
Memes with the band, was premiered first on YouTube and was one of the most popular videos in the weeks following its release. The video won a Grammy for Best Short Form Music Video at the 51st Grammy Awards.