We Might as Well Be Strangers

"We Might as Well Be Strangers"
Single by Weezer featuring Wednesday
from the album Weezer (Gold Album)
ReleasedJune 3, 2026
Genre
Length3:34
Label
Songwriters
Producers
Weezer singles chronology
"Shine Again"
(2026)		 "We Might as Well Be Strangers"
(2026)		 "C.E.O."
(2026)
Wednesday singles chronology
"Townies"
(2025)		 "We Might as Well Be Strangers"
(2026)
Music video
"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 Best Coast's 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]

Live performances

Weezer performed the song with Nikki Monninger, the bassist for Silversun Pickups, on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Cuomo was dressed in an all gold costume while Monninger wore a gold dress.[6]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[7]

Weezer

Wednesday

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

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "We Might as Well Be Strangers"
Chart (2026) Peak
position
Canada Modern Rock (Billboard Canada)[8]21
US Rock & Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[9]23

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Despite being widely marketed as EPs, Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo considers the SZNZ series of EPs to be individual studio albums.

References

  1. 1 2 Robins-Somerville, Grace (June 3, 2026). "Rivers Cuomo gets outshined on his own song by Karly Hartzman". Paste. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
  2. ↑ DeVille, Chris (June 3, 2026). "Weezer Announce New (Gold) Album: Hear "We Might As Well Be Strangers" (Feat. Wednesday)". Stereogum. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Weezer Confirm New Self-Titled Album, Release New Single "We Might As Well Be Strangers"". Rock Revival. June 3, 2026. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
  5. ↑ Bernstein, Scott (June 3, 2026). "Weezer Details Gold Album & Shares Single Featuring Wednesday's Karly Hartzman". JamBase. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
  6. ↑ Fu, Eddie (August 20, 2026). "Rivers Cuomo Goes Full Gold as Weezer Play "We Might as Well Be Strangers" on Fallon". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved August 20, 2026.
  7. ↑ We Might as Well Be Strangers / Weezer / Credits (Media notes). June 3, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Canada Modern Rock for the week of August 29, 2026". Billboard Canada. Archived from the original on August 28, 2026. Retrieved August 28, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Weezer Chart History (Rock & Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
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