"Too Little Too Late" is a single by the
Barenaked Ladies from their 2000 album, ''
Maroon''. The single included a remix of another single from ''Maroon'', "
Pinch Me
"Pinch Me" is a song by Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies. It was released as the first single from their 2000 album, ''Maroon'', on August 1, 2000. The song became the band's final top-forty hit in the United States, peaking at number 15 on th ...
". Another version was also released as a ''"Special Enhanced CD Single"'' with album art work based on the song's music video. The song is also featured on the band's 2001 compilation album, ''
Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits''. The song was written by
Ed Robertson
Lloyd Edward Elwyn Robertson (born October 25, 1970) is a Canadian musician, best known as the lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter of the band Barenaked Ladies. He, along with former member Steven Page, founded the group in 1988. As of Page's ...
and
Steven Page
Steven Jay Page (born June 22, 1970) is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He was a founding member, lead singer, guitarist, and a primary songwriter of the music group Barenaked Ladies. Page left the band in Februar ...
, and sung by Page.
Music video
The music video, directed by
Phil Harder
Philip Harder is a music video director and commercial director represented by Bob Industries in Santa Monica, California.Bobcentr ...
, is about the stresses of making a music video, in which the director forces them to record and re-record the video several times. At the end of the video, the director calls for a cut, and asks to record it again, prompting Page to scream. The screaming is not actually Steven's voice. The actual video shoot was the band's longest, lasting three days. It was filmed in the middle of a string of radio station promotional appearances.
Personnel
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Steven Page
Steven Jay Page (born June 22, 1970) is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He was a founding member, lead singer, guitarist, and a primary songwriter of the music group Barenaked Ladies. Page left the band in Februar ...
– lead vocals, handclaps
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Ed Robertson
Lloyd Edward Elwyn Robertson (born October 25, 1970) is a Canadian musician, best known as the lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter of the band Barenaked Ladies. He, along with former member Steven Page, founded the group in 1988. As of Page's ...
– acoustic and electric guitars, handclaps, backing vocals
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Jim Creeggan
James Raymond Creeggan (born February 12, 1970) is the bassist for Canadian alternative rock band Barenaked Ladies. Early life
Creeggan was born in Scarborough, Ontario. His mother taught piano lessons to neighborhood children, which Creeggan c ...
– electric bass, handclaps, backing vocals
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Kevin Hearn –
clavinet, organ,
sampler, handclaps, backing vocals
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Tyler Stewart
Tyler Joseph Stewart (born September 21, 1967) is the drummer for the Canadian music group Barenaked Ladies.
Role in Barenaked Ladies
Stewart met Steven Page, Ed Robertson, and Jim Creeggan at the Waterloo Busker Carnival in Waterloo, Ontario ...
– drums, tambourine, handclaps
Charts
Year-end charts
References
2000 singles
Barenaked Ladies songs
Songs written by Ed Robertson
Songs written by Steven Page
Song recordings produced by Don Was
2000 songs
Reprise Records singles
Music videos directed by Phil Harder
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