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“Undone (The Sweater Song)” by Weezer

From the album Weezer (1994)

“Undone (The Sweater Song)” by Weezer appears on 71 radio countdowns from 28 stations between 1994 and 2026. It was first released in 1994 on the album Weezer. Its best result is #3 on The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #39 alternative song of 1994, #140 alternative song of all time and #136 of the '90s.

71countdowns
28stations
#3best position
0#1 finishes
3top 10 finishes
1994–2026years charted

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Weezer - Undone - The Sweater Song (Official Music Video)

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Weezer introduced themselves to the world in 1994 with "Undone (The Sweater Song)", the first single from their self-titled debut album, and it's a strange, slouching way to say hello: a slow rock song ticking along at 80 beats per minute and stretching out to nearly five minutes, unravelling a thread at a time just like the sweater in its title.

Rivers Cuomo wrote it, and he and Brian Bell weave the guitars from a lazy, circling figure into a big, fuzzed-out crunch, while Matt Sharp plays bass and Patrick Wilson keeps the drums steady and unfussy. Cuomo, Bell and Sharp all sing on it. Ric Ocasek produced, with Chris Shaw engineering, and he keeps the loud parts loud and the goofy parts sounding oddly sincere.

The video became a hit on MTV and drew plenty of praise, and the band followed it with "Buddy Holly".

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

Classic Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 52 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1994 107
1994 23 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1994 91
1994 37 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1994 101
1994 73 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1994 100
1994 40 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 1994 100
1994 27 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 94 Songs of 1994 94

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 20 CRNC 90.1 CRNC Top 90.1 Songs of the '90s 91
1995 149 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1996 224 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1999 288 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 133 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 256 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 291 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 225 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 80 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 482 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 744 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
1999 64 The Buzz The Buzz Top 99 Songs of All-Time (1999) 99
2000 473 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 426 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 137 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 315 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 426 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 384 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 182 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 426 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 30 Q101 Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 3 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 426 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 3 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2005 71 Live 105 Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of the '90s (August 2005) 106
2005 42 96.5 The Buzz 96.5 The Buzz Top 96 of the 90s 96
2005 36 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 421 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 11 The Edge KEDJ Top 103 on Independent Radio 103
2005 50 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2006 17 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Songs of the '90s (December 2006) 107
2006 30 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 41 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 44 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2007 23 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 378 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 23 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 362 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 56 CFNY 102.1 The Edge The Top 200 Songs of the 90's According to 102.1 The Edge 200
2009 28 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 360 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 98 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of All-Time (2009) 200
2010 161 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of the 90's (September 2010) 200
2010 362 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 364 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2012 5 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 102 New Rock Songs of All-Time 102
2013 358 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 343 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 378 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) 500
2015 345 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) 500
2018 761 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2019 100 X96 X96's Top 100 Songs of the 90's 100
2019 255 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) 500
2020 37 DC101 Top DC101 of the 90's 101
2020 74 DC101 The DC101 Top 500 500
2021 37 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s 908
2022 27 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s 900
2022 80 X96 X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time 500
2022 49 101X 101X 500 (2022) 498
2023 48 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2023 277 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time 909
2023 243 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) 500
2024 241 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2024) 400
2025 99 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2025) 400
2026 48 101X 101X 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: Undone (the Sweater Song); (Undone) The Sweater Song; Undone - The Sweater Song; Undone The Sweater Song; Undone- the Sweater Song; Undone (The Sweater Song.

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