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EBay (song)
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Wikipedia article
"'eBay'" is a song by American parody musician "Weird Al" Yankovic. It is a parody of "I Want It That Way" by Backstreet Boys. In it, the narrator describes how he impulsively purchases unneeded (and bizarre) items on eBay (among them being "Shatner's old toupee", "a 'Dukes of Hazzard' ashtray", and "a Kleenex used by Dr. Dre"). The song was taken from his eleventh studio album 'Poodle Hat'.
Release
Released in 2003, "eBay" debuted at number fifteen on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles several years later, due to the number of digital downloads it received.[ Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales]
Personnel
*"Weird Al" Yankovic – lead and background vocals
*Jim West – guitars
*Steve Jay – bass guitar
*Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz – drum programming
*Kim Bullard – keyboards
Music video
The song "eBay" was performed live at eBay Live! 2003. A portion of this performance can be seen at the beginning of the CNBC documentary 'The eBay Effect: Inside a Worldwide Obsession'. No official video has been produced.
Chart positions
See also
*"Craigslist", another Yankovic song about a shopping website
*List of songs by "Weird Al" Yankovic
References
Category:2003 songs
Category:Backstreet Boys
Category:EBay
Category:Mass media about Internet culture
Category:Songs with lyrics by "Weird Al" Yankovic
Category:Songs written by Andreas Carlsson
Category:Songs written by Max Martin
Category:"Weird Al" Yankovic songs
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