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Raditude

Raditude is the seventh studio album by American rock band Weezer, released on November 3, 2009, and is their final album on DGC and Interscope Records. The title of the album was suggested to Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo by actor Rainn Wilson. The album's first single, "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To", was released in August 2009. The album debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200. The album's cover artwork is a photo of a dog named Sidney, originally published in the August 2009 issue of National Geographic. The album was initially released in Australia on October 30, 2009. It was made available in the United Kingdom on November 2, 2009, and the following day in the United States. It opened at number seven on the Billboard 200, selling 66,000 copies in its first week of availability. As of September 2010, it has sold 240,000 copies.

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Raditude is the seventh studio album by American rock band Weezer, released on November 3, 2009, and is their final album on DGC and Interscope Records. The title of the album was suggested to Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo by actor Rainn Wilson. The album's first single, "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To", was released in August 2009. The album debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200. The album's cover artwork is a photo of a dog named Sidney, originally published in the August 2009 issue of National Geographic. The album was initially released in Australia on October 30, 2009. It was made available in the United Kingdom on November 2, 2009, and the following day in the United States. It opened at number seven on the Billboard 200, selling 66,000 copies in its first week of availability. As of September 2010, it has sold 240,000 copies.

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  1. publication date: 2009 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 2009-11-03 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. release date: 2009 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. release date: 2009-10-30 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  5. release date: 2009 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  6. release date: 2008 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  7. release date: 2009 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the publication date is "2009". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "2009-11-03". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the release date is "2009". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the release date is "2009-10-30". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. The record states that the release date is "2009". What evidence would count against this claim?
  7. The record states that the release date is "2008". What evidence would count against this claim?
  8. The record states that the release date is "2009". What evidence would count against this claim?
  9. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  10. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371497019

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