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{{short description|2001 single by Weezer}}

{{Infobox Single |

{{about|the song|the pipe used for smoking hashish|Cannabis smoking}}

| Artist = [[Weezer]]

{{Infobox song

| Name = Hash Pipe

| Cover name = HashPipe.jpgHash Pipe

| fromcover Album = [[Weezer (The Green= Album)|Weezer]]HashPipe.jpg

| Releasedalt = 2001

| type = single

| Format = [[CD]], [[Compact audio cassette|Cassette]], [[Vinyl record|Vinyl]]

| Recordedartist = [[2001Weezer]]

| album = [[Weezer (Green Album)|Weezer (The Green Album)]]

| Length = 3:07

| Label B-side = DGC Records

* "I Do"

| Writer = [[Rivers Cuomo]]

* "Starlight"

| Producer = [[Ric Ocasek]]

* "Teenage Victory Song"

| released = {{Start date|2001|04}}

| recorded =

| studio = Cello (Los Angeles)

| genre = *[[Hard rock]]<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=April 28, 2020 |title=Weezer |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/artist/weezer/ |access-date=May 8, 2025 |website=[[uDiscover Music]]}}</ref>

*[[power pop]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mervis |first=Scott |date=May 30, 2011 |title=Weezer's nerdy power-pop never gets old |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/music/2011/05/30/Weezer-s-nerdy-power-pop-never-gets-old/stories/201105300196 |access-date=May 8, 2025 |website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette}}</ref>

| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=06}}

| label = [[Geffen Records|Geffen]]

| writer = [[Rivers Cuomo]]

| producer = [[Ric Ocasek]]

| prev_title = [[Pink Triangle (song)|Pink Triangle]]

| prev_year = 1997

| next_title = [[Island in the Sun (Weezer song)|Island in the Sun]]

| next_year = 2001

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|_9BGLtqqkVI|"Hash Pipe"}}}}

}}

"'''Hash Pipe'''" is a song by American [[rock music|rock]] band [[Weezer]]. Released in 2001, it was the first single off the band's third album ''[[Weezer (2001 album)|Weezer]]'' (The ''Green Album''), and the only one of the Summer Songs of 2000 songs to make it onto the album, although "[[Dope Nose]]" and "Slob" were released on ''[[Maladroit]]''.

'''"Hash Pipe"''' is a popular single by [[Weezer]]. It came out in [[2001]]. This is the first single off the band's long-awaited third album, and the only one of the SS2K The Summer Sessions songs to make it onto the album, although ''[[Dope Nose]]'' and ''[[Slob]]'' were released on ''[[Maladroit]]''. According to an interview with Weezer front man Rivers Cuomo, "Hash Pipe" was written on the same night as the hit song "[[Dope Nose]]" off ''[[Maladroit]]''. The story goes that Rivers took "a bunch of [[Ritalin]] and had like three shots of [[tequila]]," paced around for awhile, then wrote both songs [http://wma.weezernation.com/20011230y100.htm]. Weezer drummer [[Patrick Wilson (musician)|Patrick Wilson]] is featured on the cover of the song's CD single [http://cms.gffn.com/images/local/250/9471d5b0-3b6e-45f6-9f6c-864ecb103d8a.jpg]. Since late 2001, the band has played the song live with a reworked guitar solo that no longer follows the verse melody.

== Music video Background==

According to an interview with Weezer frontman [[Rivers Cuomo]], "Hash Pipe" was written on the same night as the song "Dope Nose" off ''Maladroit''. The story goes that Cuomo took "a bunch of [[Ritalin]] and had like three shots of [[tequila]]," paced around for a while, then wrote both songs.<ref>{{cite magazine | last = Eliscu | first = Jenny | url = https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5933454/rivers_cuomos_encyclopedia_of_pop | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070310202917/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5933454/rivers_cuomos_encyclopedia_of_pop | url-status = dead | archive-date = March 10, 2007 | title = Rivers Cuomo's Encyclopedia of Pop | magazine = [[Rolling Stone]] | access-date = 2007-10-02}}</ref>

The video for the song was directed by [[Marcos Siega]], the first of many Weezer videos that Siega would direct. In the video, Weezer is playing while a group of sumo wrestlers are standing in the background. Sometimes they will show two sumo wrestlers wrestling and at one point in the song, the wrestlers actually appear to play and sing. In the video, guitarist [[Brian Bell]] does a move in which he bend's backwards, taking the guitar with him, then thrusts his legs in the way he's bending. This is known among Weezer fans as "the impossible bend." [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/54/Hashpipegrab.png photo]

Weezer drummer [[Patrick Wilson (drummer)|Patrick Wilson]] is featured on the cover of the song's CD single.<ref name="Weezer.com">{{cite web | url = http://www.weezer.com/info/tunes/index03.html | title = weezer.com tunes page - page 3 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071215201959/http://www.weezer.com/info/tunes/index03.html |archive-date= 2007-12-15 |url-status= dead }}</ref> Since late 2001, the band has played the song live with a reworked guitar solo that no longer follows the verse melody.

==Censorship==

Hash Pipe was banned from UK airplay due to bosses at Radio One taking a stance against the drug taking culture implied in the title ([[hashish]]). The song title is sometimes displayed as "H*** Pipe" on some channels, notably MTV; the exact reason for the inconsistency of the censored song title is unclear. [[Geffen Records]] originally didn't want "Hash Pipe" to be the lead single off the album, citing the song's lurid content (it's about a [[transvestite]] [[prostitute]]) as inappropriate. They suggested that the lead single should be "Don't Let Go."

Also according to Cuomo, he had intended on giving this song to [[Ozzy Osbourne]] in 2000 after he approached Cuomo for song ideas, but he did not use it.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/weezers-hash-pipe-almost-ozzy-osbourne-song-2950928 | title=Weezer's 'Hash Pipe' was almost an Ozzy Osbourne song | website=[[NME]] | date=28 May 2021 }}</ref>

==Lyrical confusion==

''[[Weezer (The Green Album)|The Green Album]]'' is the only Weezer album to not have official band-approved lyrics available and perhaps the most disputed lyric in the album is the second line of the chorus of "Hash Pipe". Frequently claims by fans have been "I got my ass wipe", "I got my eye swipe" and "I got my ass wide". The closed captioning of the live performance of the song on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' said "I got my ass wide", which is commonly used as an argument for that being the correct lyric. In the Weezer - Green Album guitar tablature book, it says the lyrics are "I got my eye swipe".

==Composition==

==Awards and success==

With a tempo of 128 bpm, "Hash Pipe" is composed in the key of [[A minor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0109265|title= Weezer "Hash Pipe" Guitar Tab|website=musicnotes.com|date= 24 September 2012}}</ref> The opening line, "I can't help my feelings, I go out of my mind", is quoted from [[the Beatles]]' "[[You Can't Do That]]".

"Hash Pipe" is one of the band's biggest hits, best remembered for its driving guitar melody, offbeat lyrical content, Cuomo's falsetto vocals and the gang backup vocals of "whoa-oh-oh." The song peaked at #2 on Billboard's [[Modern Rock Tracks]] chart, #24 on Billboard's [[Mainstream Rock Tracks]] chart and #16 on Billboard's [[Canadian Singles Chart]]. The video for the song was nominated for Best Rock Video at the 2001 [[MTV Video Music Awards]] as well as being nominated for [[High Times]] magazine's "Pot Song of the Year" in 2001.

==CoversMusic and remixesvideo==

The video for the song was directed by [[Marcos Siega]], the first of many Weezer videos that Siega would direct. In the video, Weezer is shown playing while a group of sumo wrestlers are standing in the background.<ref name="page 335">Luerssen D., John. ''Rivers' Edge: The Weezer Story''. ECW Press, 2004, {{ISBN|1-55022-619-3}} p. 335</ref> As the song progresses, the wrestlers are shown wrestling and during the guitar solo, the wrestlers play the band members' instruments as the members watch from the background. During the final chorus, guitarist [[Brian Bell]] performs a move in which he bends backwards, taking the guitar with him, then thrusts his legs in the way he's bending. This move has become known among Weezer fans as "the impossible bend."<ref>{{cite web|title=The Impossible Bend|url=http://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=The_Impossible_Bend|website=Weezerpedia|access-date=2015-12-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223113323/http://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=The_Impossible_Bend|archive-date=2015-12-23|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Two remixes of the song were released as [[B-sides]] on official releases of the song. [[Chris Vrenna]]'s "Kick Me" remix was released on the "Hash Pipe" [[12"]] single (which was Weezer's first 12" single) and [[Jimmy Pop]]'s remix of the song appears on that release as well as international releases of the "Hash Pipe" single and the international "[[Island in the Sun]]" single. The song has also been covered by [[Phantom Planet]] in concert and by [[Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine]] (live).

According to the mini book that accompanies the Video Capture Device DVD, Siega was asked to avoid referring to the lyrics of the song for the video, due to its themes of homosexual prostitution and drug references.

==External linksReception==

The song was met with positive reviews by music critics. [[AllMusic]] writer [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] chose "Hash Pipe" as one of the 4 highlights from the album.<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/weezer-green-album-mw0000719526 |title=Weezer (Green Album) – Weezer |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=April 10, 2019 |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine}}</ref> Paul Brannigan of ''[[Kerrang!]]'' awarded the single 5 stars and named it "Single of the Week".<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Brannigan |first=Paul |date=June 30, 2001 |title=Singles |journal=[[Kerrang!]] |issue=859 |page=47 |issn=0262-6624}}</ref>

''[[Slant Magazine]]'' writer Sal Cinquemani wrote that the song "is further evidence of the band's [[punk rock]] origins, with its crunchy guitar licks and sticcato (''sic'') vocals scorched with the residual edge leftover from the alt-rock boom".<ref>{{cite web |date=May 15, 2001 |last= Cinquemani |first= Sal |title=Weezer: Weezer (The Green Album) |url= http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/weezer-weezer-the-green-album |work=[[Slant Magazine]] |access-date= February 8, 2020 }}</ref>

In 2014, ticketing company [[AXS (company)|AXS]] rated it as the band's seventh best song.<ref>{{cite web |date= November 30, 2014 |author= Shawn S. Lealos |title= The 10 best Weezer songs - AXS |url= https://www.axs.com/the-10-best-weezer-songs-30861 |website= [[AXS (company)|AXS]] |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150712042726/https://www.axs.com/the-10-best-weezer-songs-30861 |url-status=dead |archive-date= 12 July 2015 }}</ref>

==Track listings==

*[http://www.weezernet.com/index.php?page=lyrics&lid=34 Lyrics for "Hash Pipe"]

'''Radio station promo'''

# "Hash Pipe" – 3:06

'''US CD retail CD/US retail 7″ single (black vinyl)'''

# "Hash Pipe" – 3:06

# "I Do" – 2:10

'''UK CD'''

# "Hash Pipe" – 2:51

# "Starlight" – 3:35

# "Hash Pipe" ([[Jimmy Pop]] remix)

# "Hash Pipe" ([[CD-ROM]] video)

'''UK 7″ single (green vinyl)'''

# "Hash Pipe" – 2:52

# "Teenage Victory Song" – 3:11

'''US promo remix 12″ single (black vinyl)'''

# "Hash Pipe" (Jimmy Pop remix)

# "Hash Pipe" (Chris Vrenna's Kick Me remix)

# "Hash Pipe" (Chris Vrenna's Under Glass remix) – 4:13

'''Dutch CD'''

# "Hash Pipe" – 3:06

# "I Do" – 1:53

# "Starlight" – 3:21

# "Hash Pipe" (Jimmy Pop remix) – 3:22

== Charts ==

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

=== Weekly charts ===

{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+Weekly chart performance for "Hash Pipe"

! scope="col" | Chart (2001)

! scope="col" | Peak<br />position

|-

!scope="row"|Canada ([[Canadian Singles Chart|Nielsen SoundScan]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/weezer/chart-history/cns/|title=Weezer Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=December 1, 2018}}</ref>

|16

|-

!scope="row"|Canada Radio ([[Nielsen BDS]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/BDS_1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010723230321/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/BDS_1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 23, 2001|title=The Hits Charts (Airplay) : Top 100 singles|work=[[Broadcast Data Systems]]|accessdate=May 30, 2024}}</ref>

| style="text-align:center;"| 32

|-

!scope="row"|Canada Rock ([[Nielsen BDS]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canadianmusicnetwork.com/charts/Car.pdf|title=Canada Album Rock: 06/05/2001-06/11/2001|website=Canadian Music Network|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010615235847/http://www.canadianmusicnetwork.com/charts/Car.pdf|archive-date=June 15, 2001|url-status=usurped|access-date=May 30, 2024}}</ref>

|3

|-

{{single chart|Ireland3|37|artist=Weezer|rowheader=true|access-date=January 15, 2020}}

|-

{{single chart|Dutch100|74|artist=Weezer|song=Hash Pipe|rowheader=true|access-date=December 1, 2018}}

|-

{{single chart|Scotland|15|date=20010714|rowheader=true|access-date=December 1, 2018}}

|-

{{single chart|UK|21|date=20010714|rowheader=true|access-date=December 1, 2018}}

|-

{{single chart|Billboardbubbling100|6|artist=Weezer|rowheader=true|access-date=February 3, 2020}}

|-

{{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|2|artist=Weezer|rowheader=true|access-date=December 1, 2018}}

|-

{{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|24|artist=Weezer|rowheader=true|access-date=December 1, 2018}}

|}

{{col-2}}

=== Year-end charts ===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+2001 year-end chart performance for "Hash Pipe"

!scope="col"| Chart (2001)

!scope="col"| Position

|-

!scope="row"|Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2001_singles.html|title=Canada's Top 200 Singles of 2001|publisher=[[Jam!]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030126204339/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2001_singles.html|archive-date=January 26, 2003|access-date=March 26, 2022}}</ref>

|80

|-

!scope="row"|US Modern Rock Tracks (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sBIEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA39-IA11|title=The Year in Music 2001: Hot Modern Rock Tracks|magazine=Billboard|volume=113|issue=52|page=72|date=December 29, 2001|access-date=March 3, 2025}}</ref>

|6

|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+2002 year-end chart performance for "Hash Pipe"

!scope="col"| Chart (2002)

!scope="col"| Position

|-

!scope="row"|Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_singles2.html|title=Canada's Top 200 Singles of 2002 (Part 2)|date=January 14, 2003|publisher=Jam!|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040906184715/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_singles2.html|archive-date=September 6, 2004}}</ref>

|124

|}

{{col-end}}

== Certifications ==

{{Certification Table Top}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=Weezer|title=Hash Pipe|award=Gold|relyear=2001|certyear=2023|source=radioscope|access-date=December 19, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Weezer|title=Hash Pipe|award=Silver|relyear=2001|certyear=2024|id=20591-2735-1|access-date=December 6, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Weezer|title=Hash Pipe|award=Platinum|relyear=2001|certyear=2024|access-date=December 19, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}

==Other versions==

Rock band [[Toto (band)|Toto]] started covering the song live in 2018, before releasing it as a digital single, in response to Weezer's well-received version of their own hit song "[[Africa (Toto song)|Africa]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://consequence.net/2018/07/toto-weezer-hash-pipe-live-watch/|title=Toto have never sounded younger covering Weezer's "Hash Pipe": Watch|last=Roffman|first=Michael|date=July 31, 2018|access-date=August 14, 2018|magazine=[[Consequence of Sound]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://consequence.net/2018/08/toto-weezer-cover-hash-pipe-stream/|title=Toto finally share studio version of Weezer's "Hash Pipe": Stream|last=Roffman|first=Michael|date=August 9, 2018|access-date=August 14, 2018|magazine=[[Consequence of Sound]]}}</ref>

==References==

{{Reflist}}

==External links==

* {{YouTube|_9BGLtqqkVI|"Hash Pipe" Official music video}}

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[[Category:Songs about cannabis]]

[[Category:Songs about prostitutes]]