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"'''Weak'''" is a song by American [[indie pop]] band [[AJR (band)|AJR]]. It was first released on their EP ''[[What Everyone's Thinking]]'' via the band's label AJR Productions on September 16, 2016, and was later the lead single for their second studio album ''[[The Click (album)|The Click]]''. The song's lyrics describe acceptance of human weakness and feature an uptempo pop composition.<ref>{{cite web |last=Mastrogiannis|first=Nicole|url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2017-03-08-interview-ajr-on-the-meaning-behind-their-new-single-weak/|title=INTERVIEW: AJR On The Meaning Behind Their New Single 'Weak'|website=[[iHeartRadio]]|date=March 9, 2017|accessdate=October 5, 2023}}</ref>
"'''Weak'''" is a song by American [[indie pop]] band [[AJR (band)|AJR]]. It was first released on their EP ''[[What Everyone's Thinking]]'' via the band's label AJR Productions on September 16, 2016, and was later the lead single for their second studio album ''[[The Click (album)|The Click]]''. The song's lyrics describe acceptance of human weakness and feature an uptempo pop composition.<ref>{{cite web |last=Mastrogiannis|first=Nicole|url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2017-03-08-interview-ajr-on-the-meaning-behind-their-new-single-weak/|title=INTERVIEW: AJR On The Meaning Behind Their New Single 'Weak'|website=[[iHeartRadio]]|date=March 9, 2017|accessdate=October 5, 2023}}</ref>


A lyric and music video were later released, with the latter going viral and its popularity on [[Spotify]] helping the song become one of the band's most well-known songs. "Weak" has more than half a dozen official remixes and several alternate versions available on streaming, and has been performed live over 230 times since 2016. The song has charted in over 25 countries and amassed over 659 million streams on Spotify.<ref>{{cite web |people=ABC News|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/things-indie-pop-band-ajr/story?id=46798580|title=5 things to know about indie-pop band AJR|website=[[ABC News]]|date=April 14, 2017|accessdate=October 3, 2023}}</ref>
A lyric and music video were later released, with the latter going viral and its popularity on [[Spotify]] helping the song become one of the band's most well-known songs. "Weak" has more than half a dozen official remixes and several alternate versions available on streaming, and has been performed live over 230 times since 2016. The song has charted in over 25 countries and amassed over 665 million streams on Spotify.


==Background==
==Background==
While attending a concert in [[The Bitter End]] in [[New York City]], band member Ryan Met went to the restroom and saw a sticker that read "The Weaklings", the name of a local band. The band called it "a very AJR'ish thing to say", using its self-deprecating tones to create the chorus lyrics "I should stay strong, but I'm weak" and circled the song around the concept.<ref name="Genius"/> In an interview on ''[[Zach Sang|Zach Sang Show]]'', Adam Met describes the band began writing the song as an intentional opposite to songs about "empowerment, and strength, and kind of being like your best self", saying that "it's okay to be human".<ref>{{cite AV media |last=AJR|date=February 13, 2017 |title=AJR {{!}} Full Interview |medium=[[YouTube]] video |language=English |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlUW_Ch49_o |access-date=October 1, 2023 |time=10:31 |publisher=[[Zach Sang#Zach Sang & The Gang/Zach Sang Show (2012-2022)|Zach Sang Show]]}}</ref>
While attending a concert in [[The Bitter End]] in [[New York City]], band member Ryan Met went to the restroom and saw a sticker that read "The Weaklings", the name of a local band. The band called it "a very AJR'ish thing to say", using its self-deprecating tones to create the chorus lyrics "I should stay strong, but I'm weak" and circled the song around the concept.<ref name="Genius"/> In an interview on ''[[Zach Sang|Zach Sang Show]]'', Adam Met describes the band began writing the song as an intentional opposite to songs about "empowerment, and strength, and kind of being like your best self", saying that "it's okay to be human".<ref>{{cite AV media |last=AJR|date=February 13, 2017 |title=AJR {{!}} Full Interview |medium=[[YouTube]] video |language=English |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlUW_Ch49_o |access-date=October 1, 2023 |time=10:31 |publisher=[[Zach Sang#Zach Sang & The Gang/Zach Sang Show (2012-2022)|Zach Sang Show]]}}</ref>


AJR wrote the song's lyrics in a day while taking inspiration from [[Fun (band)|fun.]]'s ''[[Aim and Ignite]]'' and [[Twenty One Pilots]]' music, saying they liked "quirky, sometimes dark, insightful lyrics set to a really anthemic beat. Those are our favorite types of songs, so we wanted to kind of recreate that".<ref>{{cite web |last=Weatherby|first=Taylor|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/ajr-weak-hot-100-hit-interview-7840860/|title=AJR’s ‘Weak’: Brother Band Discusses How It Became a Hot 100 Hit|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=June 20, 2017|accessdate=October 1, 2023}}</ref> In another interview, the band explained that the song is about balancing the need to give in to temptation with the importance of staying strong and resisting an urge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.allaccess.com/the-indie-pop-trio-ajr-discuss-their-latest-tour-with-ingrid-michaelson-their-breakout-singles-finishing-up-at-columbia-and-more/|title=The Indie Pop Trio AJR Discuss Their Latest Tour With Ingrid Michaelson, Their Breakout Singles, Finishing Up At Columbia.|date=November 28, 2016|accessdate=January 31, 2017}}</ref>
AJR wrote the song's lyrics in a day while taking inspiration from [[Fun (band)|fun.]]'s ''[[Aim and Ignite]]'' and [[Twenty One Pilots]]' music, saying they liked "quirky, sometimes dark, insightful lyrics set to a really anthemic beat. Those are our favorite types of songs, so we wanted to kind of recreate that".<ref name="Ready and Weak">{{cite web |last=Weatherby|first=Taylor|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/ajr-weak-hot-100-hit-interview-7840860/|title=AJR Discuss How Using 'Unbeautiful, Realistic Lyrics' Made 'Weak' a Hot 100 Hit|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=June 20, 2017|accessdate=October 1, 2023}}</ref> In another interview, the band explained that the song is about balancing the need to give in to temptation with the importance of staying strong and resisting an urge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.allaccess.com/the-indie-pop-trio-ajr-discuss-their-latest-tour-with-ingrid-michaelson-their-breakout-singles-finishing-up-at-columbia-and-more/|title=The Indie Pop Trio AJR Discuss Their Latest Tour With Ingrid Michaelson, Their Breakout Singles, Finishing Up At Columbia.|date=November 28, 2016|accessdate=January 31, 2017}}</ref>


==Composition and lyrics==
==Composition and lyrics==
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==Music videos==
==Music videos==
[[File:Interior of R46 New York Subway Train.jpg|thumb|left|New York subway car #5898, the primary filming location of the music video for "Weak"]]
[[File:Interior of R46 New York Subway Train.jpg|thumb|left|New York subway car #5898, the primary filming location of the music video for "Weak"]]

As the second single of ''[[What Everyone's Thinking]]'', "Weak" was accompanied by a lyric video a month later on October 20, 2016, featuring drawings of the lyrics and the band performing the song on an [[Etch A Sketch]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Tuyige|first=Tula|url=https://www.thecelebritypulse.com/ajr-delivers-video-for-weak-with-most-solid-etch-a-sketch-artist/|title=AJR Delivers Video For "Weak" With Most Solid Etch-A-Sketch Artist|website=The Celebrity Pulse|date=October 26, 2016|accessdate=October 5, 2023}}</ref> The lyric video has gained over 9 million views as of September 2023.
As the second single of ''[[What Everyone's Thinking]]'', "Weak" was accompanied by a lyric video a month later on October 20, 2016, featuring drawings of the lyrics and the band performing the song on an [[Etch A Sketch]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Tuyige|first=Tula|url=https://www.thecelebritypulse.com/ajr-delivers-video-for-weak-with-most-solid-etch-a-sketch-artist/|title=AJR Delivers Video For "Weak" With Most Solid Etch-A-Sketch Artist|website=The Celebrity Pulse|date=October 26, 2016|accessdate=October 5, 2023}}</ref> The lyric video has gained over 9 million views as of September 2023.


After becoming the lead single of ''[[The Click (album)|The Click]]'', a music video for the song was directed by [[Shane Drake]] and released on March 9, 2017.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hazlehurst|first=Beatrice|url=https://www.papermag.com/premiere-give-in-to-temptation-and-watch-ajrs-new-video-for-weak|title=Give in to Temptation and Watch AJR's New Video for 'Weak'|website=[[Paper (magazine)|PAPER]]|date=March 9, 2017|accessdate=September 29, 2023}}</ref> The video depicts the group unconscious on a train with Jack Met waking up and struggling to traverse and leave. As he does so, Ryan and Adam glitch behind him while performing the song. Jack tries to get the attention of bystanders and walks through several cars continuously following a light, with flashing red lights during the bridge. At the end of the video, he discovers its source as the headlight of a train and suddenly finds himself standing directly on the train track before being struck.<ref>{{cite web |last=Stutz|first=Colin|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/ajr-weak-tempation-subway-video-7718041/|title=AJR Gives In to Temptation in New 'Weak' Video|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=March 9, 2017|accessdate=September 29, 2023}}</ref>
After becoming the lead single of ''[[The Click (album)|The Click]]'', a music video for the song was directed by [[Shane Drake]] and released on March 9, 2017.<ref name="Paper">{{cite web |last=Hazlehurst|first=Beatrice|url=https://www.papermag.com/premiere-give-in-to-temptation-and-watch-ajrs-new-video-for-weak|title=Give in to Temptation and Watch AJR's New Video for 'Weak'|website=[[Paper (magazine)|PAPER]]|date=March 9, 2017|accessdate=September 29, 2023}}</ref> The video depicts the group unconscious on a train with Jack Met waking up and struggling to traverse and leave. As he does so, Ryan and Adam glitch behind him while performing the song. Jack tries to get the attention of bystanders and walks through several cars continuously following a light, with flashing red lights during the bridge. At the end of the video, he discovers its source as the headlight of a train and suddenly finds himself standing directly on the train track before being struck.<ref name="Weak MV">{{cite web |last=Stutz|first=Colin|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/ajr-weak-tempation-subway-video-7718041/|title=AJR Gives In to Temptation in New 'Weak' Video|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=March 9, 2017|accessdate=September 29, 2023}}</ref>


Setup for the video began at 6 PM and filming began at 8 PM. The video's final scene was shot first, using a [[Chroma key|green screen]] and moving lights to simulate a train moving towards Jack. Filming in the [[New York Transit Museum]] began at 9:30 PM and ended at 8 AM. The video was filmed using [[Sony]] equipment, with band member Ryan Met wearing Sony headphones in the music video. A large production crew was present, which the band noted as a large contrast to their previously produced music videos with lower budgets.<ref>{{cite web |people=AJR|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_Kbgz-wpjQ|title=AJR - WEAK Music Video (Behind the Scenes)|website=[[YouTube]]|date=April 13, 2017|accessdate=September 29, 2023}}</ref> The music video for "Weak" has gained over 82 million views and is the third most popular video on the band's [[YouTube]] channel as of September 2023.
Setup for the video began at 6 PM and filming began at 8 PM. The video's final scene was shot first, using a [[Chroma key|green screen]] and moving lights to simulate a train moving towards Jack. Filming in the [[New York Transit Museum]] began at 9:30 PM and ended at 8 AM. The video was filmed using [[Sony]] equipment, with band member Ryan Met wearing Sony headphones in the music video. A large production crew was present, which the band noted as a large contrast to their previously produced music videos with lower budgets.<ref>{{cite web |people=AJR|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_Kbgz-wpjQ|title=AJR - WEAK Music Video (Behind the Scenes)|website=[[YouTube]]|date=April 13, 2017|accessdate=September 29, 2023}}</ref> The music video for "Weak" has gained over 82 million views and is the third most popular video on the band's [[YouTube]] channel as of September 2023.

==Commercial performance==
[[File:AJR Weak Spotify Performance 2016-2017.png|thumb|upright=1.5|[[Spotify]] streaming performance of "Weak" within its first year of release.]]
"Weak" was AJR's second [[hit song]], preceded by "[[I'm Ready (AJR song)|I'm Ready]]".<ref name="Ready and Weak"/> Reaching more than 25 countries,<ref>{{cite web |people=ABC News|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/things-indie-pop-band-ajr/story?id=46798580|title=5 things to know about indie-pop band AJR|website=[[ABC News]]|date=April 14, 2017|accessdate=November 25, 2023}}</ref> the band often attributes the song's global success to [[Spotify]]'s algorithms.<ref>{{cite web |last=Whyte|first=Woodrow|url=https://www.popbuzz.com/exclusives/ajr-interview-the-click-new-album-weak/|title=AJR Interview: Meet The Brothers Behind The Hit Single "Weak"|website=[[PopBuzz]]|date=April 7, 2017|accessdate=November 25, 2023}}</ref> The song's growth was a "very, very slow process", with the band recounting it's streaming count updating by thousands per day initially.<ref>{{cite web |last=Tan|first=Emily|url=https://popcrush.com/ajr-2017-the-click-interview/|title=AJR Move From Opening Act to The Headliner on 'The Click'|website=PopCrush|date=August 31, 2017|accessdate=November 25, 2023}}</ref>

Between September 2016 and January 2017, "Weak" amassed 30 million streams,<ref>{{cite web |last=Schroder|first=Juliet|url=https://celebsecrets.com/ajrs-weak-hits-30-million-spotify-streams/|title=AJR's "Weak" Hits 30 Million Spotify Streams|website=|date=January 19, 2017|accessdate=November 25, 2023}}</ref> later amassing over 70 million more streams in the next two months.<ref name="Paper"/> While climbing ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' charts,<ref>{{cite web |last=Caulfield|first=Keith|url=https://www.billboard.com/media/podcasts/pop-shop-podcast-tyler-oakley-korey-kuhl-ajr-7694493/|title=Pop Shop Podcast: Tyler Oakley and Korey Kuhl Dish Divas & 'Psychobabble,' Plus AJR Chat 'Weak' & New Tour|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=February 22, 2017|accessdate=November 25, 2023}}</ref> the band released a music video for "Weak" in March,<ref name="Weak MV"/> further pushing the song onto the [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Trust|first=Gary|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/hot-100-chart-moves-julia-michaels-halsey/|title=Hot 100 Chart Moves: Julia Michaels Jumps, Halsey Debuts & More|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=April 21, 2017|accessdate=November 25, 2023}}</ref> ''[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]'' named AJR their artist of the day on March 13, 2017.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dhillon|first=Achal|url=https://metro.co.uk/2017/03/13/our-artist-of-the-day-1303-ajr-6505353/|title=AJR's spotify release Weak makes them Metro.co.uk's artist of the day|website=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]|date=March 13, 2017|accessdate=November 25, 2023}}</ref> After performing the song on ''[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]'' in April,<ref>{{cite web |people=The Today Show|url=https://www.today.com/video/see-indie-pop-group-ajr-perform-their-new-single-weak-live-on-today-914503235586|title=See indie pop group AJR perform their new single 'Weak' live on TODAY|website=[[Today (American TV program)|TODAY]]|date=April 5, 2017|accessdate=November 25, 2023}}</ref> the song was released to the radio for airplay and charted further.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cantor|first=Brian|url=https://headlineplanet.com/home/2017/04/04/new-yorks-z100-adds-songs-halsey-cheat-codes-demi-ajr-ed-sheeran/|title=New York's Z100 Adds Songs By Halsey, Cheat Codes & Demi, AJR, Ed Sheeran|website=Headline Planet|date=April 4, 2017|accessdate=November 25, 2023}}</ref> The song's success additionally attracted the attention of [[Rivers Cuomo]], frontman of rock band [[Weezer]], who then collaborated with AJR to produce the song "[[Sober Up]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|last=LeDonne|first=Rob|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8265886/ajr-rivers-cuomo-sober-up-interview|title=Anatomy Of a Hit: AJR and Rivers Cuomo Discuss How Sliding Into DMs Yielded 'Sober Up'|magazine=Billboard|date=March 30, 2018|accessdate=November 25, 2023}}</ref> "Weak" had accumulated more than 250 million streams after a year of its release.<ref>{{cite web |last=Meaker|first=Jordan|url=https://www.redandblack.com/culture/music-midtown-indie-trio-ajr-to-perform-at-cotton-club-stage/article_a8a45862-99b1-11e7-b0a0-6b3f0968cfa7.html|title=Music Midtown: Indie trio AJR to perform at Cotton Club stage|website=[[The Red & Black]]|date=September 15, 2017|accessdate=November 25, 2023}}</ref>

As of November 2023, "Weak" is certified triple Platinum in the US, double Platinum in Canada, Platinum in Australia, Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands, and Gold in Austria, Denmark, Italy, Switzerland, and the UK. The song charted in all countries it was certified in except for Australia, and additionally charted in Belarus, Czech Republic, Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Scotland, Slovakia, and Sweden.


==Live performances==
==Live performances==

Revision as of 07:33, 25 November 2023

"Weak"
The official cover artwork for "Weak".
Single by AJR
from the EP What Everyone's Thinking and the album The Click
B-side"I'm Not Famous"
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2016 (2016-09-16)
Recorded2016
Genre
Length3:21
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Adam Met
  • Jack Met
  • Ryan Met
Producer(s)AJR
AJR singles chronology
"I'm Not Famous"
(2016) 		"Weak"
(2016) 		"Drama"
(2017)
Lyric video
"Weak" on YouTube
Music video
"Weak" on YouTube

"Weak" is a song by American indie pop band AJR. It was first released on their EP What Everyone's Thinking via the band's label AJR Productions on September 16, 2016, and was later the lead single for their second studio album The Click. The song's lyrics describe acceptance of human weakness and feature an uptempo pop composition.[1]

A lyric and music video were later released, with the latter going viral and its popularity on Spotify helping the song become one of the band's most well-known songs. "Weak" has more than half a dozen official remixes and several alternate versions available on streaming, and has been performed live over 230 times since 2016. The song has charted in over 25 countries and amassed over 665 million streams on Spotify.

Background

While attending a concert in The Bitter End in New York City, band member Ryan Met went to the restroom and saw a sticker that read "The Weaklings", the name of a local band. The band called it "a very AJR'ish thing to say", using its self-deprecating tones to create the chorus lyrics "I should stay strong, but I'm weak" and circled the song around the concept.[2] In an interview on Zach Sang Show, Adam Met describes the band began writing the song as an intentional opposite to songs about "empowerment, and strength, and kind of being like your best self", saying that "it's okay to be human".[3]

AJR wrote the song's lyrics in a day while taking inspiration from fun.'s Aim and Ignite and Twenty One Pilots' music, saying they liked "quirky, sometimes dark, insightful lyrics set to a really anthemic beat. Those are our favorite types of songs, so we wanted to kind of recreate that".[4] In another interview, the band explained that the song is about balancing the need to give in to temptation with the importance of staying strong and resisting an urge.[5]

Composition and lyrics

"Weak" is composed in 4
4 time signature in the key of F major and follows a tempo of 62 beats per minute (bpm).[6]

During AJR's OK Orchestra tour and other 2022 shows, they showcased the layers of the song.[7] The song's production began with a kick, snare, and reversed hi-hat for drums, an "epic and inspirational" bassline, and piano. The song was composed with these instruments at a tempo of 100 beats per minute before slowing down to the final tempo of 62 beats per minute. After this, the snare was replaced with a hip hop snare, and the band then experimented with several trumpets inspired by The Empire Strikes Back and other films with trumpets. The first hornline was "too funky", so a "more badass" hornline was composed, which was described as "too evil" so the band tried once more with an "epic and inspirational" hornline. The trumpet melody was re-performed on hi-hat and production ended with the band sampling a digitally pitch-bended baby cry for a chorus melody.[6][8]

"Weak"
A 24-second sample of "Weak" by AJR, where the pre-chorus and chorus are heard.
Problems playing this file? See media help.

The first verse of the song describes the feeling right before a party starts at night, with the band stating "you don't know that it could be generally bad for you but that moment before you do is the greatest feeling in the world and you can't say no to it". The pre-chorus continues with this theme, with Jack's girlfriend Alba Avoricani singing lines that mimic temptation with Jack expressing conflicting emotions. Jack and Ryan portray this based on real-life personal experiences, with colleagues interrupting the personal time of the band members to party instead. The chorus of the song accepts the temptation built up in the verse, valuing giving in to it while also presenting moderation of it. The chorus' ending vocalization is inspired by harmonization typical to the The Beach Boys with hip-hop production inspired by Kanye West. The bridge of the song uses "spokestep", a term the band created to refer to vocals that are heavily edited in the style of dubstep. AJR described current radio songs as having "people kind of messing up vocals", with the band taking inspiration and trying to "take that to the next level".[2] Spokestep was used in the band's preceding album Living Room and singles "Let the Games Begin" and "I'm Not Famous", and was further used on The Click.

Music videos

New York subway car #5898, the primary filming location of the music video for "Weak"

As the second single of What Everyone's Thinking, "Weak" was accompanied by a lyric video a month later on October 20, 2016, featuring drawings of the lyrics and the band performing the song on an Etch A Sketch.[9] The lyric video has gained over 9 million views as of September 2023.

After becoming the lead single of The Click, a music video for the song was directed by Shane Drake and released on March 9, 2017.[10] The video depicts the group unconscious on a train with Jack Met waking up and struggling to traverse and leave. As he does so, Ryan and Adam glitch behind him while performing the song. Jack tries to get the attention of bystanders and walks through several cars continuously following a light, with flashing red lights during the bridge. At the end of the video, he discovers its source as the headlight of a train and suddenly finds himself standing directly on the train track before being struck.[11]

Setup for the video began at 6 PM and filming began at 8 PM. The video's final scene was shot first, using a green screen and moving lights to simulate a train moving towards Jack. Filming in the New York Transit Museum began at 9:30 PM and ended at 8 AM. The video was filmed using Sony equipment, with band member Ryan Met wearing Sony headphones in the music video. A large production crew was present, which the band noted as a large contrast to their previously produced music videos with lower budgets.[12] The music video for "Weak" has gained over 82 million views and is the third most popular video on the band's YouTube channel as of September 2023.

Commercial performance

Spotify streaming performance of "Weak" within its first year of release.

"Weak" was AJR's second hit song, preceded by "I'm Ready".[4] Reaching more than 25 countries,[13] the band often attributes the song's global success to Spotify's algorithms.[14] The song's growth was a "very, very slow process", with the band recounting it's streaming count updating by thousands per day initially.[15]

Between September 2016 and January 2017, "Weak" amassed 30 million streams,[16] later amassing over 70 million more streams in the next two months.[10] While climbing Billboard charts,[17] the band released a music video for "Weak" in March,[11] further pushing the song onto the Hot 100.[18] Metro named AJR their artist of the day on March 13, 2017.[19] After performing the song on Today in April,[20] the song was released to the radio for airplay and charted further.[21] The song's success additionally attracted the attention of Rivers Cuomo, frontman of rock band Weezer, who then collaborated with AJR to produce the song "Sober Up".[22] "Weak" had accumulated more than 250 million streams after a year of its release.[23]

As of November 2023, "Weak" is certified triple Platinum in the US, double Platinum in Canada, Platinum in Australia, Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands, and Gold in Austria, Denmark, Italy, Switzerland, and the UK. The song charted in all countries it was certified in except for Australia, and additionally charted in Belarus, Czech Republic, Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Scotland, Slovakia, and Sweden.

Live performances

2016-2019

"Weak" first appeared live during AJR's What Everyone's Thinking tour in 2016, and again in the band's 2017 The Click tour. Notable performances in 2018 include iHeartRadio's ALTerEgo,[24] WRFF's Xfinity Live,[25] WQFM's Snow Show,[26] Sun Broadcast Group's Upfront Event,[27] and WINS-FM's Not So Silent Night,[28] as well as the band's 2018 The Click tour. The song was further performed in 2019, most notably on Jimmy Kimmel Live!,[29] BottleRock Napa Valley,[30] KXTE's Our Big Concert,[31] Bonnaroo Music Festival,[32] WKQX's Piqniq,[33] San Diego County Fair,[34] Firefly Music Festival,[35] LoveLoud Fest,[36] L.L.Bean's Summer Concert Series,[37] Lollapalooza,[38][39] Great American Ball Park,[40] The Eastern States Exposition,[41] and iHeartRadio's Jingle Ball,[42] while also appearing in Neotheater World Tour shows.

2020-2023

Performances in 2020 were limited due to COVID-19, with the only pre-pandemic concerts being SeaWorld's Seven Seas Food Festival and some shows from the Neotheater World Tour.[43] Four concerts were performed later in the year: two at Live Nation's drive-in concert series,[44] UScellular's acoustic livestream,[45] and AJR's One Spectacular Night.[46] Notable performances in 2021 include SUNYFest,[47] Saturday in the Park,[48] WonderStruck festival,[49] Wonderbus Music & Arts Festival,[50] New York State Fair,[51] Great Allentown Fair,[52] Music Midtown,[53] WSUN's Next Big Thing,[54] Audacy Beach Festival,[55] and twice for iHeartRadio's Jingle Ball.[56][57] Notable performances in 2022 include Monument Circle,[58] SunFest,[59] Festival d'été de Québec,[60] Union Peak Festival,[61] four times for iHeartRadio's Jingle Ball,[62][63][64][65] and shows across AJR's OK Orchestra tour. The band has continued performing with "Weak" in setlists through 2023, such as Beale Street Music Festival,[66] a Tampa Bay Rays game,[67] Hangout Music Festival,[68] Greenroom Festival,[69] Seoul Jazz Festival,[70] Orange County Fair,[71] Musikfest,[72] Sziget Festival,[73] FM4 Frequency Festival,[74] Lollapalooza Germany,[75] and SEMA Fest.[76] The band is scheduled to perform twice for iHeartRadio's Jingle Ball later in 2023.[77]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[78]

  • Adam Met – instruments, composer
  • Jack Met – main vocals, instruments, composer
  • Ryan Met – instruments, composer, producer, programming
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering engineer
  • Joe Zook – audio mixing
  • Alba Avoricani – vocals
  • Alex Wolff – guitar

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Weak"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[108] Platinum 70,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)[109] Gold 15,000‡
Belgium (BEA)[110] Platinum 20,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[111] 2× Platinum 160,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[112] Gold 45,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[113] Platinum 400,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[114] Gold 25,000‡
Netherlands (NVPI)[115] Platinum 40,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[116] Gold 15,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[117] Gold 400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[118] 3× Platinum 3,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Weak"
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Worldwide September 16, 2016
AJR [119]
United States October 7, 2016 7-inch BMG [120]
Various 2017 CD single BB, Sony [121]

Weak (Stay Strong Mix)

"Weak (Stay Strong Mix)"
File:Weak Stay Strong Mix Single.jpg
Single by AJR featuring Louisa Johnson
ReleasedApril 28, 2017 (2017-04-28)
Recorded2017
Genre
Length3:19
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Adam Met
  • Jack Met
  • Ryan Met
Producer(s)Ryan Met
Louisa Johnson singles chronology
"Best Behaviour"
(2017) 		"Weak (Stay Strong Mix)"
(2017) 		"Unpredictable"
(2017)

On April 28, 2017, AJR released "Weak (Stay Strong Mix)". This version of "Weak" features vocals from Louisa Johnson. The remix charted on Tophit's Russia Airplay chart, peaking at number 6.

Background

After the viral success of "Weak", English singer-songwriter Louisa Johnson contacted the band as a fan of the song. She asked to make a version with her vocals replacing some vocals currently in the song, and the band accepted due to their familiarity with her work with Clean Bandit.[122]

Composition

"Weak (Stay Strong Mix)" is composed in 4
4 time signature in the key of F major and follows a tempo of 62 beats per minute (bpm).

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[123]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Weak (Stay Strong Mix)"
Chart (2017) Peak
position
Russia Airplay (Tophit)[124] 6

Weak Remixes EP

Weak Remixes EP
File:AJR Weak Remixes EP.jpg
EP by
AJR
ReleasedMay 5, 2017 (2017-05-05)
Recorded2017
Genre
Length20:08
Label

In advance of The Click, AJR released Weak Remixes EP on May 5, 2017, an EP consisting of five remixes and an acoustic version of "Weak".[125]

Track listing

Weak Remixes EP track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Weak" (Mike D Remix)3:20
2."Weak" (Mike Rizzo Remix)3:25
3."Weak" (Cheat Codes Remix)2:57
4."Weak" (Party Pupils Remix)3:34
5."Weak" (Gazzo Remix)3:36
6."Weak" (Acoustic)3:14
Total length:20:08

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[126]

  • Adam Met – instruments, composer
  • Jack Met – main vocals, instruments, composer
  • Ryan Met – instruments, composer, producer, programming
  • Alba Avoricani – vocals
  • Alex Wolff – guitar
  • Mike D – remixer
  • Mike Rizzo – remixer
  • Cheat Codes – remixer
  • Party Pupils – remixer
  • Gazzo – remixer

Weak (Nicolas Julian Remix)

"Weak (Nicolas Julian Remix)"
File:Weak AJR Nicolas Julian Remix.jpg
Single by AJR featuring Nicolas Julian
ReleasedMay 26, 2023 (2023-05-26)
Recorded2022
Genre
Length2:56
Label
  • AJR Productions
Songwriter(s)
  • Adam Met
  • Jack Met
  • Ryan Met
Producer(s)Ryan Met

On May 26, 2023, "Weak (Nicolas Julian Remix)" was released by AJR, remixed by Nicolas Julian.

Background

On October 24, 2022, Nicolas Julian posted a video on TikTok previewing the song, asking viewers their thoughts.[127] The video went viral, with Julian teasing the song again on November 4, 2022. The remix's release date is disputed with Amazon Music providing a date of May 26, 2023,[128] and most other streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music stating the song's release date as July 22, 2022, a date before the remix was created.

Composition

"Weak (Nicolas Julian Remix)" is composed in 4
4 time signature in the key of F minor and follows a tempo of 140 beats per minute (bpm).

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[129]

  • Adam Met – instruments, composer
  • Jack Met – main vocals, instruments, composer
  • Ryan Met – instruments, composer, producer, programming
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering engineer
  • Joe Zook – audio mixing
  • Nicolas Julian – remixer
  • Alba Avoricani – vocals
  • Alex Wolff – guitar

See also

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