Song · Weezer
“Da Vinci” by Weezer
From the album Everything Will Be Alright in the End (2014)
“Da Vinci” by Weezer appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 2015. It was first released in 2014 on the album Everything Will Be Alright in the End. Its best result is #78 on the CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2015. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #329 alternative song of 2015.
"Da Vinci" became the third single from Everything Will Be Alright in the End, Weezer's ninth album, going out on November 18, 2014, after "Back to the Shack" and "The British Are Coming". Rivers Cuomo wrote it with Josh Alexander and sings lead, with Brian Bell on guitar alongside him, Scott Shriner on bass, Patrick Wilson on drums, and Bell and Shriner stacking up the backing vocals. Ric Ocasek produced, Shawn Everett added production and engineering, Sam Bell recorded it and Tom Lord-Alge mixed.
It's a love song, and the critics couldn't agree on its words: Alternative Press praised lyrics that stay clear without spelling everything out, while Stereogum winced at them but gave the chorus and bridge their due.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 78 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2015 | 103 |
| 2015 | 87 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2015 | 99 |
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