Maladroit (pronounced mălə-droit', meaning either inept or an inept person) is the fourth album by Weezer. It was released on May 14, 2002 (see 2002 in music), nearly a year to the day after their previous album was released, and was the first Weezer album to stray from the 10 song per album "tradition". Maladroit features heavy metal riffs, uncommon to Weezer's previous releases. It was also the first Weezer album to include lyrics in the booklet. Maladroit is Weezer's first album with band member Scott Shriner.
As of October 2005, the album had sold 590,718 copies in the United States, having reached a high of #3 on the Billboard 200 and quickly going gold. Yet its chart stay was relatively brief, making Maladroit Weezer's least successful album commercially.
The first 600,000 copies of the album are specifically numbered, and located on the back of the CD case near the lower right-hand corner. Luerssen D., John. Rivers' Edge: The Weezer Story. ECW Press, 2004, ISBN 1-55022-619-3 p. 432
