"Keep Fishin'" is a song by the American alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 band Weezer

Weezer

Weezer is an American alternative rock band. The band currently consists of Rivers Cuomo , Patrick Wilson , Brian Bell , and Scott Shriner . The band has changed lineups three times since its formation in 1992...

. It is the second single off the band's fourth album, Maladroit

Maladroit

Maladroit is the fourth studio album by American alternative rock band Weezer, released on May 14, 2002 on Geffen Records. The album is the band's first to feature bassist Scott Shriner, following the departure of former bassist Mikey Welsh in 2001...

. It peaked at #15 on the US alternative charts.

Music video

The music video, directed by Marcos Siega

Marcos Siega

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, features Weezer as guests on The Muppet Show

The Muppet Show

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(with drummer Patrick Wilson

Patrick Wilson (musician)

Patrick "Pat" George Wilson is an American musician, best known as the drummer for the alternative rock band Weezer. He joined the band in 1992. In addition to his work in Weezer, he also fronts his own band, The Special Goodness....

 being held captive by Miss Piggy

Miss Piggy

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 at the beginning). As noted in the Weezer Video Capture Device

Video Capture Device

Video Capture Device is a DVD released by rock band Weezer. It contains footage from various live gigs in the band's history, from the early stages of their musical career up until 2002. The DVD also contains all of the Weezer music videos from The Blue Album until Maladroit...

DVD, it marks the acting debut for the band members in a music video. At one point, Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith

Kevin Patrick Smith is an American screenwriter, actor, film producer, and director, as well as a popular comic book writer, author, comedian/raconteur, and internet radio personality best recognized by viewers as Silent Bob...

 was attached to direct the video for this song, but without the Muppets

The Muppets

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Trivia

• The song was referenced in the band's 2002 Make Believe demo "Mo' Beats", with the lyric "I got mo' beats than y'all/Keep fishin' still seems small."
• During some live shows in 2005, Weezer guitarist Brian Bell
  Brian Bell (musician)
  Brian Bell is an American guitarist and songwriter. Active since 1989, he is best known as the rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist for the American alternative rock band Weezer. Bell joined Weezer in 1993 following the departure of founding member Jason Cropper...
  
   took lead vocals on "Keep Fishin'."
• The song reached #24 on the Triple J Hottest 100
  Triple J Hottest 100
  The Triple J Hottest 100 is an annual music poll, based on the votes of national Australian radio station Triple J listeners, in order to determine their favourite song of the year. Voting is conducted by the internet and begins roughly two weeks prior to the new year for the previous year's songs...
  
   in 2002.
• It was slightly re-mixed for single release along with newly-recorded vocals, as the album version was a bit more rough-sounding in its production.

Tracklisting

Radio Only Promo CD

1. "Keep Fishin'" (Radio Version)
2. "Keep Fishin'" (Album Version)

US Retail CD

1. "Keep Fishin'" (Radio Version)
2. "Keep Fishin'" (Franklin Mint Version)

UK Retail CD #1

1. "Keep Fishin'" (Radio Version)
2. "Photograph" (Live)
3. "Death and Destruction" (Live)
4. "Keep Fishin'" (CD-Rom
   CD-ROM
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   Video)

UK Retail CD #2

1. "Keep Fishin'" (Radio Version)
2. "Slob" (Live)"
3. "Knock-Down Drag-Out" (Live)
4. "Dope Nose" (CD-Rom Video)

UK Retail 7" (Green Vinyl)

1. "Keep Fishin'" (Radio Version)
2. "Photograph" (Live)

Notes:
The radio/video version of Keep Fishin' is a completely re-recorded version of the song.
The Franklin Mint version is an electronic interpretation by drummer Patrick Wilson.
The live tracks were recorded in Japan.