AJR’s “Weak” is about trying to resist your urges. The song comes off AJR’s 2016 EP, What’s Everyone Thinking.
The band told All Access Music: “The goal of this EP was to address what everyone is thinking, but no one is saying.”
[Verse 1]
"No thank you" is what I should've said
I should be in bed
But temptations of trouble on my tongue
Troubles yet to come
[Pre-Chorus]
One sip, bad for me
One hit, bad for me
One kiss, bad for me
But I give in so easily
And "no thank you" is how it should've gone
I should stay strong
[Chorus]
But I'm weak, and what's wrong with that?
Boy, oh boy I love it when I fall for that
I'm weak, and what's wrong with that?
Boy, oh boy I love it when I fall for that
I'm weak
Ooh waaaaaaa ee ya ee ya
Ooh waaaaaaa ee ya ee ya
But I'm weak, and what's wrong with that?
Boy, oh boy I love it when I fall for that
(Boy, oh boy I love it when I fall for that)
[Verse 2]
No thank you
They call me after dark, I don't want no part
My habits, they hold me like a grudge
I promise I won't budge
[Pre-Chorus]
One sip, bad for me
One hit, bad for me
One kiss, bad for me
But I give in so easily
And "no thank you" is how it should've gone
I should stay strong
[Chorus]
But I'm weak, and what's wrong with that?
Boy, oh boy I love it when I fall for that
I'm weak, and what's wrong with that?
Boy, oh boy I love it when I fall for that
I'm weak
Ooh waaaaaaa ee ya ee ya
Ooh waaaaaaa ee ya ee ya
But I'm weak, and what's wrong with that?
Boy, oh boy I love it when I fall for that
[Bridge]
We, we fall for that
Wake up, we fall again
We, we fall for that
Can't wait to fall again
[Pre-Chorus]
One sip, bad for me
One hit, bad for me
One kiss, bad for me
But I give in so easily
And no thank you is how it should've gone
I should stay strong
[Chorus]
But I'm weak, and what's wrong with that?
Boy, oh boy I love it when I fall for that
I'm weak, and what's wrong with that?
Boy, oh boy I love it when I fall for that
I'm weak
Go!
Ooh waaaaaaa ee ya ee ya
Ooh waaaaaaa ee ya ee ya
But I'm weak, and what's wrong with that?
Boy, oh boy I love it when I fall for that
Ooh waaaaaaa ee ya ee yaaaaa
Ooh waaaaaaa ee ya ee ya
Ooh waaaaaaa ee ya ee yaaaaa
Ooh waaaaaaa ee ya ee yaaaaa
Weak was produced by Ryan Met.
“Weak” came from balancing the need to give into temptation with the importance of staying strong.
The day we came up with the idea we were at a concert venue called The Bitter End, which is in New York City. This tiny, little historic venue. Ryan went into the bathroom and saw a sticker on the wall that said “The Weaklings.” I guess a local band there.
I remember thinking, “That’s a very AJR’ish thing to say.” I’m weak, to be self-deprecating like that. So, we brought it back to the living room, and I remember the first thing we came up with for this song was, “I should stay strong, but I’m weak.” That was the punchline of the song that we knew ev...
This song was certified 2x platinum by the RIAA on September 9, 2019.