The 2005 Weezer song nobody understands: “People took it the other way”Sometimes an artist’s intention and an audience’s understanding of a song can exist as two completely different things. While speaking to Vulture, he admitted to being surprised by the initial reaction to the lead single from their 2005 album Make Believe, explaining, “I often heard that people thought I was making fun of Beverly Hills. Commercially, the song proved that connection was far more important than full or rather correct comprehension, as ‘Beverly Hills’ became Weezer’s biggest commercial success. Topping Billboard’s Modern Rock Tracks chart, while reaching number ten on the Billboard Hot 100, it was eventually certified five times platinum in the US and earned a Grammy nomination for ‘Best Rock Song’. Perhaps that is the ultimate irony of ‘Beverly Hills’, a misunderstood song that connected with many, and whether people heard it as satire or sincerity, Cuomo had achieved the one thing every songwriter hopes for, which is a song that people could not ignore.