Stunt is the fourth full-length studio album by Barenaked Ladies. By far their most successful album, it entered the US charts at #3 and sold over 4 million units by the end of its chart run. Its first single, "One Week" became the band's breakthrough single in the U.S. market by hitting #1 (selling over 5 million copies). The song also reached #5 in the UK, and helped revitalize their career in the band's home country of Canada, where their fame had diminished since the days of their debut album Gordon. In addition, follow-up singles "It's All Been Done", "Alcohol" and "Call and Answer" were each successful to some degree.
Stunt is the first studio album to feature keyboardist/guitarist Kevin Hearn, who originally joined the band for the Born on a Pirate Ship tour in 1995. Shortly after the release of the album, Hearn was diagnosed with leukemia. He spent the Stunt tour receiving chemotherapy and was replaced by Chris Brown and Greg Kurstin in the interim.
Tracks recorded for Stunt that did not appear on the album were "Long Way Back Home" and "She's On Time." These tracks appear as hidden tracks on the "limited edition" version of the album. "Long Way Back Home" was used during the closing credits for the band's Stunt tour documentary Barenaked in America. As with each of their earlier albums, the band recorded one song, "Alcohol", completely naked.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Steven Page and Ed Robertson, except where noted.
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| 1. |
"One Week" (Ed Robertson) | Steven Page, Ed Robertson |
2:49 |
| 2. |
"It's All Been Done" (Steven Page) | Steven Page |
3:26 |
| 3. |
"Light Up My Room" | Ed Robertson |
3:36 |
| 4. |
"I'll Be That Girl" (Steven Page, Stephen Duffy) | Steven Page |
3:34 |
| 5. |
"Leave" | Ed Robertson |
3:24 |
| 6. |
"Alcohol" (Steven Page, Stephen Duffy) | Steven Page |
3:43 |
| 7. |
"Call and Answer" (Steven Page, Stephen Duffy) | Steven Page |
5:49 |
| 8. |
"In the Car" (Steven Page) | Steven Page |
3:53 |
| 9. |
"Never Is Enough" | Ed Robertson |
3:23 |
| 10. |
"Who Needs Sleep?" | Ed Robertson |
3:44 |
| 11. |
"Told You So" | Ed Robertson |
4:21 |
| 12. |
"Some Fantastic" | Steven Page, Ed Robertson |
4:16 |
| 13. |
"When You Dream" | Steven Page |
5:19 |
| 14. |
"She's On Time†" | Steven Page |
3:22 |
| 15. |
"Long Way Back Home†" | Ed Robertson |
4:39 |
† – bonus tracks on limited edition.
Personnel
- Colin Alexander – scratching
- Jim Creeggan – electric bass, violin, electric double bass, cello, vocals, double bass, arco bass
- Kevin Hearn – organ, synthesizer, banjo, acoustic guitar, piano, accordion, electric guitar, keyboards, electric piano, vocals, clavinet, melodica, sampling, wah wah guitar
- Steven Page – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals, flute, piano
- Ed Robertson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, steel guitar, vocals, dancer, rap
- Tyler Stewart – percussion, bongos, drums, vocals, dancer
- Pierre "French Pete" Tremblay – vocals
Production
- Producers: Barenaked Ladies, David Leonard, Susan Rogers
- Engineers: David Leonard, Susan Rogers
- Assistant engineers: Charlie Brocco, Femio Hernández, Boo Macleod, Kevin Szymanski
- Mixing: David Leonard, Tom Lord-Alge
- Mastering: Stephen Marcussen
- Design: John Rummen
- Photography: Jay Blakesberg
- Artwork: John Rummen
Singles
| Single information |
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"One Week"
- Released: 1998
- Formats: CD, 7", 12", cassette
- US Billboard Hot 100 chart position: #1
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"It's All Been Done"
- Released: 1998
- Formats: CD, 7", 12", cassette
- US Billboard Hot 100 chart position: #44
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"Call and Answer"
- Released:1999
- Formats: CD
- US Billboard Hot 100 chart position: #121
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"Alcohol"
- Released:1999
- Formats: CD
- US Billboard Hot 100 chart position: – (#33 US Modern Rock Tracks)
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"Told You So"
- Released:1999
- Formats: Cassette
- US Billboard Hot 100 chart position: – (#84 US Modern Rock Traks)
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Charts
Album
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
|---|
| 1998 |
The Billboard 200 |
3 |
| 1998 |
Top Canadian Albums |
9 |
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Singles
| Year |
Single |
Chart |
Position |
|---|
| 1998 |
"It's All Been Done" |
Adult Top 40 |
9 |
| 1998 |
"It's All Been Done" |
Modern Rock Tracks |
15 |
| 1998 |
"It's All Been Done" |
The Billboard Hot 100 |
44 |
| 1998 |
"It's All Been Done" |
Top 40 Mainstream |
18 |
| 1998 |
"One Week" |
Adult Top 40 |
2 |
| 1998 |
"One Week" |
Canadian Singles Chart |
6 |
| 1998 |
"One Week" |
Modern Rock Tracks |
1 |
| 1998 |
"One Week" |
The Billboard Hot 100 |
1 |
| 1998 |
"One Week" |
Top 40 Mainstream |
1 |
| 1998 |
"One Week" |
Top 40 Tracks |
3 |
| 1999 |
"Alcohol" |
Modern Rock Tracks |
33 |
| 1999 |
"Call and Answer" |
Adult Top 40 |
17 |
| 1999 |
"Call and Answer" |
Top 40 Adult Recurrents |
14 |
| 1999 |
"Call and Answer" |
Top 40 Tracks |
40 |
| 1999 |
"It's All Been Done" |
Top 40 Tracks |
19 |
| 1999 |
"One Week" |
Top 40 Adult Recurrents |
1 |
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References
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