Shine Again

"Shine Again"
"Shine Again"
Single by Weezer
from the album Weezer (Gold Album)
Released	April 1, 2026
Recorded	January 2026
Genre	Power pop
Length	4:05
Label	Reprise; Warner;
Songwriter	Patrick Wilson;
Producers	Kenneth Blume; Klas Åhlund;
Weezer singles chronology
Music video
	"Shine Again" on YouTube

"Shine Again" is a song by the American rock band Weezer. It was released as the lead single from their twentieth^[a] album Weezer (also known as the Gold Album) on April 1, 2026, along with a lyric video and the announcement of the album.^[2]^[3] This song marks the first release on their new label, Reprise Records, who they announced their signing with alongside the single's release.^[4]

The song had been distributed by the band during an intimate concert performance that occurred a week before release, with the song available on USB drives given out to fans who attended the show.^[5]

Background

Kenneth Blume, who produced the song, stated that he and co-producer Klas Åhlund "discussed incorporating "tones from desert rock bands like Kyuss...kind of like stoner metal tones. Nothing to do with the writing, just as references sonically." He also stated that, before recording the song, he "studied [the White Album] because [he] wasn't familiar," and that "I studied a lot of Weezer, really really hard. Every day and night before and after I was with them. Absolutely 0 exaggeration".^[5]

In an interview with KROQ-FM, Cuomo said that he personally interprets the new song as "confidence in ourselves again, and just trusting ourselves as a four-piece creative unit, and saying the sun is shining within us and to look there for inspiration".^[1]

Shine Again is the first Weezer song to be written completely by drummer Patrick Wilson since "In the Mall", a song off their seventh studio album, Raditude (2009), and the band's first single to be written completely by him.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[6]

Weezer

Rivers Cuomo – lead vocals, guitar
Brian Bell – guitar
Patrick Wilson – drums, vocals, guitar
Scott Shriner – bass

Technical

Klas Åhlund – production
Kenneth Blume – production
Dale Becker – mastering
Adam Burt – assistant mastering engineer
Katie Harvey – assistant mastering engineer
Josh Gudwin – mixing
Felix Byrne – assistant mixer
Daniel McNeill – recording engineer
Ryan Nasci – additional engineer
Tovi Schenk – assistant engineer

Critical reception

Gil Kaufman of Billboard called the song "bombastic" and "triumphant" in his positive review of the single, while Emily Garner of Kerrang! described the track as "uplifting".^[7]^[3] Paulo Ragusa of Consequence of Sound said, "the band dials back into their core power-pop style and escalates "Shine Again" to rousing heights" in his review of the single.^[8]

Footnotes

^ Despite being widely marketed as EPs, Weezer and frontman Rivers Cuomo consider the SZNZ series of EPs to be each individual studio albums.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Weezer share lead single "Shine Again" from upcoming Kenneth Blume and Klas Åhlund-produced album". The Needle Drop. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
^ "Weezer Drop Rocking New Single 'Shine Again': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
^ ^a ^b "Listen to Weezer's uplifting new single, Shine Again". Kerrang!. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
^ "Weezer Share "Shine Again," Which Was Previously Only Available via USB". FLOOD. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
^ ^a ^b Chelosky, Danielle; DeVille, Chris (April 1, 2026). "Weezer Share "Shine Again" From New Kenneth Blume-Produced Album". Stereogum. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
^ Shine Again / Weezer / Credits (Media notes). April 1, 2026.
^ Kaufman, Gil (April 1, 2026). "Weezer Drop Rocking New Single 'Shine Again': Listen". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 2, 2026. Retrieved April 2, 2026.
^ "Weezer Unveil Fuzzy New Song "Shine Again": Stream". Consequence. Retrieved April 3, 2026.

[2] Despite being widely marketed as EPs, Weezer and frontman Rivers Cuomo consider the SZNZ series of EPs to be each individual studio albums.^[1]

[ND-1] "Weezer share lead single "Shine Again" from upcoming Kenneth Blume and Klas Åhlund-produced album". The Needle Drop. Retrieved April 3, 2026.

[BB-3] "Weezer Drop Rocking New Single 'Shine Again': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2026.

[KR-4] "Listen to Weezer's uplifting new single, Shine Again". Kerrang!. Retrieved April 3, 2026.

[5] "Weezer Share "Shine Again," Which Was Previously Only Available via USB". FLOOD. Retrieved April 3, 2026.

[SG-6] Chelosky, Danielle; DeVille, Chris (April 1, 2026). "Weezer Share "Shine Again" From New Kenneth Blume-Produced Album". Stereogum. Retrieved April 3, 2026.

[7] Shine Again / Weezer / Credits (Media notes). April 1, 2026.

[8] Kaufman, Gil (April 1, 2026). "Weezer Drop Rocking New Single 'Shine Again': Listen". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 2, 2026. Retrieved April 2, 2026.

[9] "Weezer Unveil Fuzzy New Song "Shine Again": Stream". Consequence. Retrieved April 3, 2026.

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