Flagpole Sitta

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"Flagpole Sitta"
Single by Harvey Danger
from the album Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone?
Released	1998-09-22
Format	CD
Recorded	1996
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	4:32
Label	Arena Rock Recording Co.
Producer(s)	John Goodmanson, Harvey Danger
Harvey Danger singles chronology
	"Flagpole Sitta" (1998)	"Little Round Mirrors" (2005)

"Flagpole Sitta" is a song by Harvey Danger from their 1998 album, Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone?. It was relased as a single on September 22, 1998. The song gained popularity after Sean Nelson gave a copy of the album to a KNDD DJ. Shortly after this, it was picked up by KROQ, resulting in the song appearing in Billboards top 40 and number one on the magazine's Modern Rock Tracks chart.

[edit] Use in popular culture

• Weird Al Yankovic used the chorus of this song in his polka medley, "Polka Power!", in his 1999 album, Running With Scissors.
• The song was used in the film American Pie, during a montage of the protagonist's quest for dates. It was also used in the trailer of Disturbing Behavior. After the song proved to be popular, it replaced part of a piece titled "Unplugged at Bishop Flats" in the film itself.
• Since Series 2, it has been the theme song for the British comedy Peep Show.

[edit] Track Listing

1. "Flagpole Sitta"
2. "Wrecking Ball"
3. "The Ballad of the Tragic Hero (Pity and Fear)"