Peak
10
Weeks
43
Score
7,013
Chart Year
2005
The music video for this song, directed by Marcos Siega, was filmed at the Playboy Mansion (which is actually not located in Beverly Hills, but the neighboring community of Holmby Hills), with Hugh Hefner making a cameo appearance at the beginning.
Lead singer Rivers Cuomo said in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine that this is about how he could live in Beverly Hills but he wouldn't fit in. "I could live in Beverly Hills, sure," he says, meaning he could afford it easily. "But I couldn't belong there.'" Beverly Hills is a very wealthy area where many celebrities and socialites live. >> Producer Rick Rubin worked on the album. He has worked with many successful bands, including Aerosmith and The Red Hot Chili Peppers. >> Rivers Cuomo: "I was at the opening of the new Hollywood Bowl and I flipped through the program and I saw a picture of Wilson Phillips. And for some reason I just thought how nice it would be to marry, like, an 'established' celebrity and live in Beverly Hills and be part of that world. And it was a totally sincere desire. And then I wrote that song, Beverly Hills. For some reason, by the time it came out and the video came out, it got twisted around into something that seemed sarcastic. But originally it wasn't meant to be sarcastic at all." >> This was Weezer's first Top 10 hit on the Hot 100 and their first song to top the mainstream rock chart. This was featured on the TV series Malcolm in the Middle in the 2006 episode "Malcolm's Money" and on Cold Case in the 2007 episode "Knuckle Up."
Where I come from isn't all that great My automobile is a piece of crap My fashion sense is a little wack And my friends are just as screwy as me I didn't go to boarding schools Preppy girls never looked at me Why should they? I ain't nobody Got nothing in my pocket Beverly Hills That's where I want to be (Gimme gimme, gimme gimme) Livin' in Beverly Hills Beverly Hills Rollin' like a celebrity (Gimme gimme, gimme gimme) Livin' in Beverly Hills Look at all those movie stars They're all so beautiful and clean When the housemaids scrub the floors They get the spaces in between I wanna live a life like that I wanna be just like a king Take my picture by the pool 'Cause I'm the next big thing Beverly Hills That's where I want to be (Gimme gimme, gimme gimme) Livin' in Beverly Hills Beverly Hills Rollin' like a celebrity (Gimme gimme, gimme gimme) Livin' in Beverly Hills The truth is I don't stand a chance It's something that you're born into And I just don't belong No I don't, I'm just a no-class beat-down fool And I will always be that way I might as well enjoy my life And watch the stars play Beverly Hills That's where I want to be (Gimme gimme, gimme gimme) Livin' in Beverly Hills Beverly Hills Rollin' like a celebrity (Gimme gimme, gimme gimme) Livin' in Beverly Hills Beverly Hills Beverly Hills Yeah, Beverly Hills Beverly Hills Livin' in Beverly Hills
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 16, 2005 | 25 | 101 |
| 2 | Apr 23, 2005 | 13 | 113 |
| 3 | Apr 30, 2005 | 29 | 97 |
| 4 | May 7, 2005 | 45 | 81 |
| 5 | May 14, 2005 | 53 | 73 |
| 6 | May 21, 2005 | 47 | 79 |
| 7 | May 28, 2005 | 21 | 105 |
| 8 | Jun 4, 2005 | 21 | 105 |
| 9 | Jun 11, 2005 | 22 | 104 |
| 10 | Jun 18, 2005 | 21 | 105 |
| 11 | Jun 25, 2005 | 20 | 106 |
| 12 | Jul 2, 2005 | 23 | 103 |
| 13 | Jul 9, 2005 | 22 | 104 |
| 14 | Jul 16, 2005 | 22 | 104 |
| 15 | Jul 23, 2005 | 23 | 103 |
| 16 | Jul 30, 2005 | 23 | 103 |
| 17 | Aug 6, 2005 | 21 | 105 |
| 18 | Aug 13, 2005 | 18 | 108 |
| 19 | Aug 20, 2005 | 15 | 111 |
| 20 | Aug 27, 2005 | 14 | 112 |