''Stunt'' is the fourth full-length studio
album
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by Canadian
alternative rock
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band
Barenaked Ladies
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. Their most successful album, it entered the US charts at No. 3 and sold over 4 million units by the end of its chart run. Its first single, "
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" became the band's breakthrough single in the US market by hitting No. 1 (selling over 5 million copies). The song also reached No. 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
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''. In addition, follow-up singles "
It's All Been Done
"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 beco ...
", "Alcohol" and "
Call and Answer
"Call and Answer" is a song by the Canadian group Barenaked Ladies. It was the third single from their highly successful 1998 album ''Stunt'' (the song "Alcohol" had been previously released to radio stations, but was not sold commercially as a ...
" were each successful to some degree.
''Stunt'' is the first studio album to feature keyboardist/guitarist
Kevin Hearn
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Hearn was ...
, who originally joined the band for the ''
Born on a Pirate Ship
''Born on a Pirate Ship'' (sometimes abbreviated ''BOAPS'') is the third full-length studio album by Barenaked Ladies (BNL), featuring the songs "Shoe Box", "The Old Apartment", "When I Fall" and "Break Your Heart". "The Old Apartment" would bec ...
'' tour in 1995. Shortly after the release of the album, Hearn was diagnosed with
leukemia
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. He spent the ''Stunt'' tour receiving chemotherapy and was replaced by
Chris Brown
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and
Greg Kurstin
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in the interim.
As with each of their earlier albums, the band recorded one song, "Alcohol", completely naked.
Special edition and reissues
There was also a special edition of the album which contained the standard 13 tracks plus a second disc including two versions of "
Brian Wilson
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" (the album version and the "2000" version), and live versions of "
The Old Apartment
"The Old Apartment" is a song by the Canadian alternative rock group Barenaked Ladies. It was the band's first entry on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and first Mainstream Top 40 hit, appearing on the albums ''Born on a Pirate Ship'', ''Rock Spectac ...
", "
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", "When I Fall", "
If I Had $1000000
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" and "Straw Hat and Old Dirty Hank".
The album was released on vinyl June 2, 2015.
In 2018, Rhino Records announced a 20th Anniversary Edition to be released digitally on July 6, 2018, as well as physical copies on September 28, 2018. However, the date was pushed back to October 19, 2018. The physical forms come in a vinyl and a CD/DVD set. The DVD is the documentary for ''Barenaked In America'', which was never previously released in North America. The album also contains the bonus tracks "She's On Time" and "Long Way Back Home". The CD version also adds "Get In Line", which appeared on the
soundtrack
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to ''
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''.
Track listing
Personnel
Adapted from the ''Stunt'' booklet.
Barenaked Ladies
*
Jim Creeggan
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Creeggan was born in Scarborough, Ontario. His mother taught piano lessons to neighborhood children, which Creeggan cred ...
– electric bass
(2, 6, 11), violin
(5), electric double bass
(1, 13), cello
(7, 11), background vocals
(2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13),
double bass
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(3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12),
arco bass
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(11), handclaps
(8), acoustic double bass
(13)
*
Kevin Hearn
Kevin Neil Hearn (born July 3, 1969) is a Canadian musician who is a member of Barenaked Ladies, and his own group, Kevin Hearn and Thin Buckle. He primarily plays keyboards and guitars. He is also a member of Rheostatics.
Early life
Hearn was ...
–
organ
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(8), synthesizer
(6, 7, 11),
banjo
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(4), piano
(6, 7, 12),
accordion
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(4), electric guitar
(1, 5, 8, 11), keyboards
(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 12, 13),
electric piano
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(3), background vocals
(2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 12),
clavinet
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(10),
melodica
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(8), sampling
(13),
wah wah guitar (5), handclaps
(8)
*
Steven Page
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–
acoustic guitar
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(2, 3, 4, 13), electric guitar
(2, 6, 10), background vocals
(1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11),
flute
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(10),
piano
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(11), lead vocals
(2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 13), phat drumz guy
(9), co-lead vocals
(12), handclaps
(8)
*
Ed Robertson
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– acoustic guitar
(all but 4), electric guitar
(all but 13), percussion
(12), background vocals
(1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 13), lead vocals
(3, 5, 9, 10, 11), co-lead vocals
(12), dans la maison
(1), invisible rap
(6), "Employee of the Month-July 1985"
(9), handclaps
(8)
*
Tyler Stewart
Tyler Joseph Stewart (born September 21, 1967) is the drummer for the Canadian music group Barenaked Ladies.
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Stewart met Steven Page, Ed Robertson, and Jim Creeggan at the Waterloo Busker Carnival in Waterloo, Ontario, C ...
– percussion
(2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 13),
bongos
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(6, 8), drums
(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11), background vocals
(2, 9, 10), dans la maison
(1), snare drums
(12), handclaps
(8)
Additional personnel
*Colin Alexander – scratching
(9)
*Pierre "French Pete" Tremblay – background vocals
(10)
*Natasha Hébert – Parlez Français
(2)
*Sue Drew – Expert Violin Tuning
(5)
*"Party" recorded live at Jimmy C's birthday
(6)
*"Hala Hala Hala" sampled by Don Garbutt
(10)
Production
*Producers – Barenaked Ladies,
David Leonard,
Susan Rogers
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*Engineers – David Leonard, Susan Rogers
*Assistant engineers – Charlie Brocco, Femio Hernández, Boo Macleod, Kevin Szymanski
*Mixing – David Leonard,
Tom Lord-Alge
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*Mastering –
Stephen Marcussen
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Biography
Marcussen's introduction to music recording happened in 1976 when, at ...
*Design – John Rummen
*Photography –
Jay Blakesberg
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Biography
His suburban youth was spent mostly in Clark, New Jersey, where he first discovered a passion for taking pictures. As a young teen ...
*Artwork – John Rummen
Charts
Certifications
References
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Barenaked Ladies albums
1998 albums
Reprise Records albums
Albums produced by David Leonard (record producer)
Juno Award for Pop Album of the Year albums