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It's All Been Done
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = It's All Been Done
| cover = It's All Been Done.jpg
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| type = single
| artist = Barenaked Ladies
| album = Stunt
| released =
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Alternative rock
| length =
| label = Reprise
| writer = Steven Page
| producer =
* Barenaked Ladies
* David Leonard
* Susan Rogers
| prev_title = One Week
| prev_year = 1998
| next_title = Call and Answer
| next_year = 1999
| misc =
}}
"'It's All Been Done'" is a song by Canadian alternative rock group Barenaked Ladies. It was released as the second single from their 1998 album, 'Stunt'. The song was successful in Canada, peaking at 1 on the 'RPM' Top Singles chart and becoming the band's highest-charting song in their native country. The song was used as the theme song for the television series 'Baby Blues'. The song is also notable for being one of the band's first to feature an electric guitar solo by Ed Robertson.
Music video
The video was directed by Doug Aitken and was filmed in the former house of comedian Andrew Dice Clay. The concept of the video was that it was seen from the point of view of various household pets (a cat, a dog, a goldfish, and a bird). Robertson and Page was disappointed with the filming of the video while it was being shot, as he did not feel it was capturing the feeling of the concept.
The video features a bald Kevin Hearn, as he was undergoing chemotherapy. He plays a Hohner Clavinet.
Performances
The band performed the song on 'Saturday Night Live', 'Late Night with Conan O'Brien' and 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'. On 'The Tonight Show', actor David Duchovny, who had appeared as a guest earlier in the program, joined the band for the song in the musical segment, playing an egg shaker. The band had arranged it with the actor after an impromptu meeting a week earlier while shooting a television guest appearance at a studio lot.
Track listings
'Australian CD single'
# "It's All Been Done" (album version) 3:26
# "One Week" (Pull's Break Remix) 3:21
# "Brian Wilson" (live) 4:40
'UK CD single'
# "It's All Been Done" (album version) 3:27
# "Brian Wilson" (live from 'Rock Spectacle') 4:46
# "The Old Apartment" (live from 'Rock Spectacle') 3:21
'UK cassette single'
# "It's All Been Done" (album version) 3:27
# "Brian Wilson" (live from 'Rock Spectacle') 4:46
Personnel
* Steven Page lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
* Ed Robertson acoustic and electric guitars, backing vocals
* Jim Creeggan electric bass, backing vocals
* Kevin Hearn keyboards, backing vocals
* Tyler Stewart drums, percussion, backing vocals
* Natasha Hbert "Parlez Franais"
* Tom Lord-Alge mixing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
References
Category:1998 singles
Category:1998 songs
Category:Barenaked Ladies songs
Category:Reprise Records singles
Category:RPM Top Singles number-one singles
Category:Songs written by Steven Page
Category:Animated series theme songs
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