Weezer slammed for their cover of TLC's No Scrubs: 'A monstrosity'

Weezer (left) have released a cover of TLC's No Scrubs. Photos / supplied, Getty Images

US rock band Weezer released a surprise covers album on Wednesday night, and there's one song in particular that's ruffling a few feathers.

Titled the Teal Album, Weezer's new record features covers of Toto's Africa, Michael Jackson's Billie Jean and a-ha's Take on Me.

But it's their cover of TLC's No Scrubs that has people talking - and not everyone is happy with their version.

"Weezer are covering No Scrubs," wrote Twitter user @raejohnston. "I'm more upset about this than I have any right to be."

"Weezer covering no scrubs is extremely 2009 energy. lads, leave it in the 20th century,: wrote Twitter user @hayrr.

No Scrubs. Weezer are covering No Scrubs.

I'm more upset about this than I have any right to be.

— Rae Johnston (@raejohnston) January 24, 2019

weezer covering no scrubs is extremely 2009 energy. lads, leave it in the 20th century.

— hayrr x (@hayrr) January 24, 2019

that weezer cover of no scrubs is a monstrosity omg pic.twitter.com/4JMDkE2wXZ

— 𝖽 𝗋 𝖾 𝗐 (@golddtatt) January 24, 2019

so weezer’s no scrubs cover.... pic.twitter.com/cEZMV63BJw

— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) January 24, 2019

i think weezer’s cover of no scrubs technically qualifies as a hate crime

— ziwe (@ziwe) January 24, 2019

But others were more complimentary.

Hello, yes, I am Generation X and I will take several helpings of Weezer covering 'No Scrubs' please and thank you.

— 🥝 🇳🇿 Rayna James Dio (@dimsie) January 24, 2019

I never thought I needed @Weezer’s take on No Scrubs, but I did. Thanks. @RiversCuomo & Co. pic.twitter.com/Jh7JFTCX1E

— Adrian Garro (@adriangarro) January 24, 2019

weezer covering no scrubs by TLC is the cover i didn’t know i needed but now i feel complete

— kayla ♡ (@baz00per) January 24, 2019

"I just thought it's one of those songs that's freakishly popular," Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo told Apple Music of the cover.

"I was trying to decide which gender perspective to sing it from then I saw this tweet that said, 'If you're a guy covering a song by a girl, you gotta keep the pronouns. For those three minutes you're gay.' So I was like, 'Cool, let's try this.'"