We Might as Well Be Strangers
| "We Might as Well Be Strangers" | ||||
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| Single by Weezer featuring Wednesday | ||||
| from the album Weezer (Gold Album) | ||||
| Released | June 3, 2026 | |||
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| Length | 3:34 | |||
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| "We Might as Well Be Strangers" on YouTube | ||||
"We Might as Well Be Strangers" is a song by the American rock band Weezer featuring American rock band Wednesday. It was released on June 3, 2026, as the second single for their twentieth[a] studio album, Weezer (also known as the Gold Album), alongside a music video and the announcement of the album's title and release date.[2][3]
The track features guest appearances from Wednesday band members Karly Hartzman and Xandy Chelmis. It is Weezer's first single to feature another artist since 2014's "Go Away", which featured Bethany Cosentino, which became a viral hit in 2026.
Critical reception
The song received positive reviews from critics. Rock Revival called the song, "a direct, raw iteration of the band as urgent and vital as anything else in their catalog three decades in".[4] JamBase said, "We Might As Well Be Strangers is a hard-hitting track playing into Weezer’s strengths as Hartzman splits verses with frontman Rivers Cuomo before their two voices intertwine".[5]
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.[6]
Weezer
- Rivers Cuomo – lead vocals, guitar
- Brian Bell – guitar, vocals
- Patrick Wilson – drums, vocals, guitar
- Scott Shriner – bass, vocals
Wednesday
- Karly Hartzman – lead vocals
- Xandy Chelmis – pedal steel guitar
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
Footnotes
- ^ Despite being widely marketed as EPs, Weezer and frontman Rivers Cuomo consider the SZNZ series of EPs to be each individual studio albums.
References
- ^ a b Robins-Somerville, Grace (June 3, 2026). "Rivers Cuomo gets outshined on his own song by Karly Hartzman". Paste. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
- ^ DeVille, Chris (June 3, 2026). "Weezer Announce New (Gold) Album: Hear "We Might As Well Be Strangers" (Feat. Wednesday)". Stereogum. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
- ^ Redfern, Mark (June 3, 2026). "Weezer Announce New Album, Share New Song "We Might As Well Be Strangers" (Feat. Wednesday)". Under the Radar. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
- ^ "Weezer Confirm New Self-Titled Album, Release New Single "We Might As Well Be Strangers"". Rock Revival. June 3, 2026. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
- ^ Bernstein, Scott (June 3, 2026). "Weezer Details Gold Album & Shares Single Featuring Wednesday's Karly Hartzman". JamBase. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
- ^ We Might as Well Be Strangers / Weezer / Credits (Media notes). June 3, 2026.