Troublemaker chords by Weezer

"Troublemaker" is a song that was originally released as an iTunes single from alternative rock band Weezer's sixth album and third self-titled album, Weezer. It was released in digital form on May 20, 2008. and now has become the second single from the album. The song will eventually be released in physical form as well as on iTunes. For the week of July 26, 2008, it has debuted at #39 on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks charts and peaked at #2 on the chart. This song was previously considered to be the first single for the album, but for reasons unknown "Pork and Beans" was chosen instead. Rivers Cuomo has stated the song, along with others from The Red Album were heavily influenced by rapper Eminem and his "fun way of using rhymes."[citation needed] Weezer played an acoustic version of "Troublemaker" on the May 30th, 2008 episode of Alternative Nation on Sirius Radio. The song was released as a downloadable song for the games Rock Band (along with "Dreamin'" and "The Greatest Man That Ever Lived") and Tap Tap Revenge. The song was also used for TV commercials for CBS's crime drama show The Mentalist which premiered in September 2008. It is also used in the trailer for Fired Up. The music video was released on October 6, 2008. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.