"It's All Been Done" is a song by Canadian

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. It was released as the second single from their fourth studio album, ''

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'' (1998). The song was successful in Canada, peaking at 1 on the ''

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'' 100 Hit Tracks 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

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and was filmed in the former house of comedian

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. 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 were disappointed with the filming of the video while it was being shot, as they 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 ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. On ''The Tonight Show'', actor

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, 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 and Japanese CD single # "It's All Been Done" (album version) – 3:26 # " One Week" (Pull's Break remix) – 3:21 # "

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" (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 *

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– electric bass, backing vocals *

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– keyboards, backing vocals *

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– drums, percussion, backing vocals * Natasha Hébert – "Parlez Français" * Tom Lord-Alge – mixing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

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