''Penelope'' is a

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released by

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band

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, on their album,

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. It is regarded as one of their most well-known songs. The two B-sides, "Anti-Hu" and "Seville" (Demo) can be found on

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. The song was inspired by

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's fish named Penelope, as can be seen on his Twitter page. The song has been covered by several bands including

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Track listing

# "Penelope" # "Anti-Hu" # "Seville" (Demo) 2001 singles Pinback songs {{2000s-rock-song-stub