65-710: [REDACTED] Look up desperation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Desperation may refer to: Despair Panic Desperation (novel) , a 1996 Stephen King novel set in the fictional town of Desperation, Nevada Stephen King's Desperation (film) , a 2006 TV movie based on King's novel Desperation (sculpture) , an 1899/1900 work by Auguste Rodin Desperation (Desperation Band album) , 2003 Desperation (Hostyle Gospel album) , 2013 Desperation (Oblivians album) , by Oblivians , 2013 Desperation Records ,
130-618: A Dangerous Time " to the Cockburn tribute album Kick at the Darkness . The song became the band's first Top 40 hit in Canada. Sales of The Yellow Tape were jump-started when the band was removed from the lineup of the 1991 New Year's Eve concert in Nathan Phillips Square outside Toronto City Hall because a staffer for then-mayor June Rowlands believed the band's name objectified women;
195-415: A great time onstage every night," he added. "But it became a place where work was just about the stress and not the end product." In September 2015, TMZ uncovered court documents showing that Page sued Robertson over the "Big Bang Theory Theme" song, alleging that he was promised 20% of the proceeds but Robertson kept the money. The band released a second greatest-hits album, Hits from Yesterday &
260-510: A high profile, the band began work on a new album in December 2014. The band's 11th studio album, Silverball , was released on 2 June 2015, three days before the band kicked off its Last Summer on Earth 2015 tour with Violent Femmes and Colin Hay . The lead single, " Say What You Want ", was released on 28 April 2015. The music video for the next single, "Duct Tape Heart", contained live footage of
325-500: A keyboardist for the tour, ultimately joining the band full-time. The group also had a cameo in the Canadian film The Wrong Guy with Dave Foley in 1997. They performed the song "Gangster Girl" as police officers in an alley on their break. From two dates on the Born on a Pirate Ship tour during 1996, Barenaked Ladies recorded and released a live album called Rock Spectacle , which had
390-541: A modest American radio hit with "Brian Wilson". The album became the band's first gold record in the United States, and the success of "Brian Wilson" and "The Old Apartment" led to a new situation for the band. They knew their next album would be their chance to make it big in the States. Stunt (1998) became their greatest mainstream success, buoyed by the single " One Week ", which spent—coincidentally—one week at No. 1 on
455-538: A musical based on National Lampoon's Animal House . The project was announced in early 2012. However, by mid-2013, the band had been dropped from the production. The band returned to the studio in May 2012 to record a single, "Boomerang". The session was produced by Gavin Brown . The band indicated plans for "Boomerang" to be released as a single during the summer of 2012 in conjunction with their Last Summer On Earth tour on which
520-476: A possible one-off performance. He added that it felt strange the group continued to use the same name and perform the songs that he wrote and performed. Page commented in August 2011 that around the subsequent time of his arrest for cocaine possession, "the band was no longer the joyous place that it once was, but it hadn't been joyous for a long time before that. It wasn't that we didn't put on good shows, we still had
585-471: A precedent for Barenaked Ladies concerts, which still almost always contain improvised raps, songs, and banter. Page and Robertson continued performing and began writing songs together. The band's first tape, Buck Naked (1989), was made using a four-track recorder in basements and bedrooms. The pair became followers of comedy group Corky and the Juice Pigs , to whom they give credit for exposing them to
650-518: A record label by Barenaked Ladies Omorashi , a fetishism sometimes referred to in the Western world as "desperation fetishism" "Desperation", a song by Steppenwolf from their debut album Steppenwolf , later covered by Humble Pie for their debut album As Safe as Yesterday Is See also [ edit ] Desperate (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
715-468: A record label by Barenaked Ladies Omorashi , a fetishism sometimes referred to in the Western world as "desperation fetishism" "Desperation", a song by Steppenwolf from their debut album Steppenwolf , later covered by Humble Pie for their debut album As Safe as Yesterday Is See also [ edit ] Desperate (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
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#1733085930258780-471: A short chart life. The release fulfilled their contract with Reprise Records , and they did not re-sign. This made the group independent for the first time since 1992 (though they retained a distribution relationship with Warner Bros. Records ). On the subsequent Everywhere For Everyone tour, in early 2004, the band began offering their full live shows for purchase as a download or CD-R via their website, as well as subsequent studio releases. The band recorded
845-455: Is a Canadian rock band formed in 1988 in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough, Ontario . The band developed a following in Canada, with their self-titled 1991 cassette becoming the first independent release to be certified gold in Canada. They reached mainstream success in Canada when their debut with Reprise Records , Gordon , featuring the singles " If I Had $ 1000000 " and " Brian Wilson ",
910-673: The Billboard Hot 100 . Stunt reached No. 3 in the US Billboard 200 and No. 9 in Canada. Kevin Hearn was diagnosed with leukemia shortly after the album was released, eventually receiving bone marrow transplants from his brother and missing most of the Stunt tour. The band toured, with friends Chris Brown and Greg Kurstin both filling in on keyboards until Hearn recovered enough to rejoin them on tour. The singles " It's All Been Done " (used as
975-565: The Canadian Music Hall of Fame in March 2018. Barenaked Ladies began as the duo of Ed Robertson and Steven Page. The two went to school together since Robertson was in grade four (Page was a grade ahead) at Churchill Heights Public School but were not friends until they met each other at a Harvey's restaurant after a Peter Gabriel concert. Each was pleased to find that the other liked Gabriel; they began talking and found they had many of
1040-580: The Juno Awards in Vancouver . The band performed alongside former members Steven Page (who was included in the induction) and Andy Creeggan. This was Page's first performance with the band since his departure in 2009. Despite his presence at the ceremony, Andy Creeggan was not inducted into the Hall with the other five members. Though there are reportedly no plans for another reunion, neither side has ruled it out. In
1105-578: The "Pinch Me" single, in the US Maroon (2000) did not perform as well as Stunt had, reaching only No. 5 on the Billboard Top 100, however, it topped the Canadian charts. In 2001, they released a compilation album entitled Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits (1991–2001) , referencing a line from "Box Set". It contained 15 singles from previous albums, two singles from other compilations, and two new tracks (dubbed "our new greatest hits" by Robertson during
1170-626: The 1990 YTV Achievement Award for Best Band/Musical Group. and by squeezing into a small " Speaker's Corner " video booth in Toronto to perform " Be My Yoko Ono ". The popular clip noticeably increased the band's fanbase. Andy Creeggan returned in early 1991 to find that Stewart had taken over the role of percussionist. Causing him some concern, Creeggan began playing keyboards more, though he still performed on some songs with congas and other percussion. The band would soon embark upon their first full Canadian tour. The full band's first commercial release
1235-556: The Dark and Howard Jones in conjunction with the new live album. BNL Rocks Red Rocks is the band's first commercial live release since the departure of Page in 2009. On 23–24 October 2016, the band recorded an album with New York City a cappella group, The Persuasions and producer Gavin Brown . The album, Ladies and Gentlemen: Barenaked Ladies and The Persuasions , consisted of new versions of existing Barenaked Ladies songs (along with one Kevin Hearn song and one Persuasions song). It
1300-453: The Day Before , through Rhino Entertainment (a division of their former parent label, Warner Music Group ) on 27 September 2011. Another Rhino album, Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before , containing previously-recorded but unreleased rarities, was planned for release later in 2011 but was delayed until 8 May 2012. Barenaked Ladies was commissioned to compose the original score for
1365-582: The Dylan band. They also invented fictional band names, one of which was "Barenaked Ladies." On another front, Robertson had agreed to perform with his cover band in a battle of the bands at Nathan Phillips Square for the Second Harvest food bank , but the band broke up. A week before the show, Robertson received a phone call to confirm the gig, so he improvised the band had changed its name to "Barenaked Ladies." He then called Page and asked if he wanted to do
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#17330859302581430-502: The Low , Leslie Spit Treeo , Annette Ducharme , David Gogo , and Bodega .) During this era, the band garnered radio airplay with a live cover of Dean Friedman 's "McDonald's Girl", which included a rap break incorporating lyrics from Beastie Boys ' " Hey Ladies ". Another major break for the band came in November 1991 when Barenaked Ladies contributed a cover of Bruce Cockburn 's " Lovers in
1495-486: The UK. That same year the band wrote and recorded the theme song for the television series The Big Bang Theory . On 6 May 2008, the band released Snacktime! , an album of original material aimed at children. The album features artwork by Hearn in its liner notes , which is also available in the form of a hardcover book with CD included. The album was promoted with a series of television and in-store appearances at bookstores in
1560-695: The US northeast, the West Coast, and Toronto. Complications began in July 2008 when the band cancelled several appearances at several Disney Music Block Party concerts following Page's arrest on allegations of cocaine possession. In August, Robertson crashed his single-engine plane (without casualty) and his mother died that December. Band members lamented how the events of the year marred their 20th anniversary festivities (1 October 2008). On 24 February 2009, Barenaked Ladies and Steven Page separately announced that Page had left
1625-488: The US was deemed a failure and lost money despite an appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien . Before the next release, Andy Creeggan decided to leave the band. He had become disillusioned with the direction of the band and was not comfortable with their new fame. According to Page, he had considered leaving as early as the rehearsals for the Drive album; the rest of the band convinced him to stay to record that album and for
1690-535: The album had stronger sales than Maybe You Should Drive , it still did not match the success of "Gordon". The group appeared as the guest band on an episode of Beverly Hills, 90210 ("Spring Breakdown" original airdate: 2 April 1997), immediately preceding their 1997 tour; they performed "The Old Apartment", "Life, In A Nutshell", and "Brian Wilson" at the Peach Pit After Dark night club. Tyler Stewart invited his friend Kevin Hearn to replace Andy Creeggan as
1755-474: The album was " Another Postcard (Chimps)", which received modest radio play. " Testing 1,2,3 " was the second single from the album and received a video, but no CD single, while " Celebrity " was released later in the UK with a CD single, but no video. "Maybe Katie" (and an edited version of "For You" from a concert in Glasgow ) were also released as singles to radio. The album was their weakest seller in years and had
1820-463: The band began releasing a series of webcam -based performances that they have dubbed #SelfieCamJam on their YouTube channel in response to the need for isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their 13th studio album, Detour de Force , was released on 16 July 2021, aided by the singles "Flip", "Good Life" and "New Disaster". In September 2021, Robertson revealed that Barenaked Ladies were working on
1885-444: The band by "mutual agreement." The remaining members continued as a quartet while Page pursued solo projects, including theatrical opportunities. In July, it was announced the band had left Nettwerk management and had hired the newly merged management firm CAM 8. Robertson commented on the departure of one of the band's founding members: Our relationship with Steve Page was great and very fruitful. It lasted almost 20 years, but it
1950-488: The band decided to release a single-disc album in early September entitled Barenaked Ladies Are Me . Several alternate versions are available, including downloadable versions and a USB flash drive version. The B.L.A.M. tour in support of the album and its follow-up, Barenaked Ladies Are Men , which hailed from the same sessions, ran in fall 2006 and briefly in June 2007 for the US, February 2007 for Canada, and later in 2007 for
2015-470: The band ever since; Robertson credits the scale of the story to it being a slow news week. The band was signed to Sire Records in April 1992 after a long period of being rejected by every label they approached. On May 30, 1992, the band performed at Ontario Place Forum in Toronto, becoming the quickest act to ever sell out the venue. The band's first full album, Gordon , was released in July 1992 and
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2080-408: The band for more tapes, the demo became a commercial release. Sales began to snowball based merely on word of mouth and their live shows. Page's father, Victor, created the independent label Page Publications to handle the cassette's manufacturing and distribution. (After the band signed to a major label, Page Publications remained in operation, later releasing albums by artists such as The Lowest of
2145-647: The band was asked to take a photo in front of City Hall for the front page of the Toronto Star . The newer stories targeted Rowlands even though she had not been directly involved with removing the band from the concert and was out of town when the decision was made. The following week, sales of the Yellow Tape exploded — by February 1992, it was outselling even Michael Jackson 's Dangerous , Genesis ' We Can't Dance , and U2 's Achtung Baby in some downtown Toronto record stores. They received enough publicity from
2210-622: The band's performance at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on the Last Summer On Earth 2015 tour, was released on 19 October 19 to coincide with the start of the Canadian leg of the Silverball tour. Barenaked Ladies released their second live album, BNL Rocks Red Rocks , on 20 May 2016. It was recorded at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on the Last Summer on Earth 2015 tour. The band also held a Last Summer on Earth 2016 tour with Orchestral Manoeuvres in
2275-417: The decision was affirmed by city councillor Chris Korwin-Kuczynski . The group shrugged it off and booked another show at McMaster University . However, the media picked up the story and presented it as an example of political correctness gone too far. The first article earned the paper a large quantity of mail against City Hall's decision as the story became increasingly prominent. A week after New Year's,
2340-614: The first album recorded at Page's recently-completed farmhouse studio, Fresh Baked Woods. The band created the record label Desperation Records for this album. In January 2005, the band taped a television pilot for a variety show, tentatively titled Barenaked Ladies Variety Show , which was ultimately rejected by the Fox network. Later that year, the band was asked to write music for the Stratford Festival of Canada 's musical production of Shakespeare 's As You Like It . Page wrote most of
2405-592: The 💕 [REDACTED] Look up desperation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Desperation may refer to: Despair Panic Desperation (novel) , a 1996 Stephen King novel set in the fictional town of Desperation, Nevada Stephen King's Desperation (film) , a 2006 TV movie based on King's novel Desperation (sculpture) , an 1899/1900 work by Auguste Rodin Desperation (Desperation Band album) , 2003 Desperation (Hostyle Gospel album) , 2013 Desperation (Oblivians album) , by Oblivians , 2013 Desperation Records ,
2470-551: The gig; Page reportedly could not believe Robertson had given that name. They arranged three rehearsals and missed them all. Instead of competing at the show on 1 October 1988, while the other bands set up they played every song they both knew. The show went well, and they were invited to open for another established local band, The Razorbacks , at the Horseshoe Tavern the coming weekend. Missing three more scheduled rehearsals, they improvised their set once again. These acts set
2535-457: The group to a quartet. The band's style has evolved throughout their career, and their music, which began as exclusively acoustic, quickly grew to encompass a mixture of pop, rock, hip hop and rap. The band's live performances feature comedic banter and freestyle rapping between songs. They have won multiple Juno Awards and have been nominated for two Grammy Awards . The group has sold over 15 million albums and singles and were inducted into
2600-431: The idea of comedic stage presence. Page and Robertson presented the group with their tape and were invited to open for the Juice Pigs on their cross-Canada tour. One night in Toronto, Page and Robertson invited friends from music camp, brothers Andy Creeggan (percussion) and Jim Creeggan (bass), to play with them at a Christmastime club show. Featuring the two new band members, Barenaked Lunch (a.k.a. The Pink Tape )
2665-427: The incident that MuchMusic offered them its second-ever Intimate and Interactive special on 17 January. The tape eventually became the first-ever indie release to achieve platinum status (100,000 copies) in Canada. By the end of February, Toronto City Council revised its rules for event bookings at Nathan Phillips Square in the hopes of avoiding another similar controversy. The City Hall story has followed
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2730-482: The lead single " Pinch Me ", also charted highly. The band is also recognized for creating and performing the theme song to the American sitcom The Big Bang Theory . Initially a duo of Ed Robertson and Steven Page , the band quickly grew to a quintet, adding brothers Jim and Andy Creeggan and Tyler Stewart by 1990. Andy Creeggan left the band in 1995 and was replaced by Kevin Hearn . Page left in 2009, reducing
2795-487: The lead single from the new album, was released to Canadian radio on 8 January. All in Good Time was released 23 March 2010 in Canada and 30 March in the US. On 6 January 2010, the band announced that it had signed an exclusive worldwide distribution deal with EMI Label Services. The same announcement implied that following the departure of Page, the band has created a new label called Raisin' Records. All in Good Time
2860-540: The music (Shakespeare had provided lyrics in the play), and the band recorded it for the actors to sing over. The recording (with Page's vocals) was available on CD from the festival as well as the band's website. On 2 July they participated in the Live 8 concert in Barrie, Ontario . Following several writing sessions throughout 2005, that fall the band entered the studio at Fresh Baked Woods to begin recording 29 songs. They broke from
2925-504: The opening theme song on the short-lived animated television series Baby Blues ) and " Call and Answer " (which later appeared in the film EdTV ) were also modest hits. The band was asked to contribute a song (" Get in Line ") to the soundtrack of the Fox cartoon King of the Hill . Barenaked Ladies also had a guest appearance in a 1999 episode of Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place . Led by
2990-423: The release, their first label album of originals since going independent following 2003's Everything to Everyone . "Boomerang" was added to the new album tracks and was released as a single on 26 March 2013. Two further singles were released: "Odds Are" in late 2013 and "Did I Say That Out Loud?" in mid-2014. Each of the latter singles had a music video produced by Rooster Teeth Productions . Looking to maintain
3055-505: The same tastes. The two became friends and bonded further when they were both counsellors at Interprovincial Music Camp located in McKellar, Ontario . Page was impressed by Robertson's ability to harmonize when they began playing songs together. Page had an extra ticket to a Bob Dylan concert at Exhibition Stadium and asked Robertson to join him. Bored, they amused each other by pretending they were rock critics and inventing histories about
3120-600: The situation. Page also began struggling with alcohol abuse and depression. In an attempt to correct the band's downward slide, they signed with Terry McBride and Nettwerk as their management. The band released Born on a Pirate Ship as a quartet in 1996. The album received two large boosts from the inclusion of the song " Shoe Box " on the Friends soundtrack and from the Jason Priestley -directed video for " The Old Apartment ", which got notable U.S. airplay and while
3185-427: The song on a live album ). Gordon benefited from a number of its songs (including the latter three) being live favourites and had been recorded for past releases like The Yellow Tape . Although the band was doing remarkably well in Canada, they found it translated into little success in the US. The band's second album, Maybe You Should Drive (1994), was much less popular with the Canadian public. Their tour of
3250-483: The song was performed nightly. The single was also performed on the late 2012 Symphony Barenaked Tour but remained unreleased. The band had mentioned the possibility of abandoning the album concept and releasing only singles and EPs. However, the band went into the studio in February and March 2013 to work on a full album, which was released as Grinning Streak on 4 June 2013. The band then signed with Vanguard Records for
3315-446: The studio in November and December to play a 22-show holiday tour, playing one of their new songs each night. An iTunes Originals – a collection of interviews and live songs (coupled with some old album tracks) was recorded while the band was in the studio. It was released in February 2006, when the band went back into the studio to finish up the recordings they started the previous fall. Initially unsure how to release so many songs,
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#17330859302583380-609: The subsequent tour). After finishing a tour on 31 December 2001 in Rosemont, Illinois to promote the compilation, the band decided to take a year off, occasionally playing shows such as the Medals Plaza at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City before returning to the studio in April 2003. Everything to Everyone was released on 21 October 2003, coinciding with the first show of the unique Peep Show tour. The first single off
3445-424: The subsequent touring. Also, Creeggan wanted to attend McGill University to study music further. Tyler Stewart has also suggested that Creeggan had never fully accepted his replacement by Stewart as a percussionist. Andy Creeggan's departure came during a time in which members of the band were starting to become sick of one other, with Page and Robertson rarely communicating. Stewart cites the departure as worsening
3510-479: The summer of 2019, Barenaked Ladies took a break from their own Last Summer On Earth tours and opened for Hootie and the Blowfish on that band's 44-date Group Therapy Tour. It was the band's first tour as an opening act since the early 1990s. On 4 October 2019, Rhino Records released a new greatest hits collection titled Original Hits, Original Stars exclusively on vinyl. On 14 January 2020, Robertson stated he
3575-502: The theme song for the 2000 children's program Seven Little Monsters . They also appeared in "The Honeymoon's Over", the premiere of Charmed ' s third season, performing " Pinch Me " onstage at the fictional night club P3. In 2003 they recorded the theme song for Odd Job Jack . The band's next album was Barenaked for the Holidays , released on 5 October 2004. It was their first independent record since The Yellow Tape , as well
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3770-425: Was 1991's The Yellow Tape . A demo tape originally created for the band's performance at South by Southwest , it was the first recording to feature all five members and cost them $ 2,000–$ 3,000. They sent copies to all the labels in Canada; all of them refused. As they began selling more and more copies off the stage, through word of mouth people began asking for the tape in local stores. When retailers began asking
3835-457: Was a big success in Canada; by the end of August, it had already been certified platinum . It included some of the band's most well-known songs, including " Enid ", the first single; " Be My Yoko Ono ", the single which helped fund the album; " If I Had $ 1000000 ", which spawned a tradition of throwing Kraft Dinner during live shows, which the band later discouraged; and " Brian Wilson ", named after Beach Boy Brian Wilson (who later covered
3900-460: Was generally well-received by critics. The band toured the U.S. and Canada during the summer of 2010, with an autumn leg in the United Kingdom. When asked about Page's departure, Tyler Stewart said, "We don't keep in touch, but we certainly we [ sic ] wish him the best, and there's good will there." In October 2010, Page stated that he has no plans to rejoin the band soon, other than
3965-472: Was released in 1990 despite being mastered incorrectly and playing too fast. After six months, Andy Creeggan went on a student exchange trip to South America, leaving the band without a percussionist. While playing at a buskers ' festival in Waterloo, Ontario in the summer of 1990, they met drummer Tyler Stewart , and he took over the position. During Andy Creeggan's travels, the band gained attention, winning
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#17330859302584030-433: Was released in 1992. The band's popularity subsequently spread into the US, beginning with versions of "Brian Wilson" and " The Old Apartment " off their 1996 live album Rock Spectacle , followed by their fourth studio album Stunt , their breakout success in 1998. The album featured their highest-charting hit, " One Week ", as well as " It's All Been Done " and " Call and Answer ". Their fifth album, Maroon , featuring
4095-407: Was released on 14 April 2017. The band returned to the studio in the winter of 2017 to record their 12th studio album, Fake Nudes . The lead single, "Lookin' Up", along with "Bringing It Home", were made available for download to those who pre-ordered the album. The album itself was released on 17 November 2017. On 25 March 2018, the band was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at
4160-440: Was time to move on. Now we're doing something that feels really fresh and exciting to me. His departure left four singers and three multi-instrumentalists in the band, so we're not lacking for musical ideas, and now there's more room for the other writers in the band to bring songs to the table. Barenaked Ladies entered the studio as a quartet in May 2009 to record a new album with producer Michael Phillip Wojewoda . "You Run Away",
4225-743: Was working on songs for a new album, with a tour to follow supported by Gin Blossoms and Toad the Wet Sprocket . The tour was slated to begin on 3 June in St. Augustine, Florida and end on 23 July in Toronto but was delayed until 2021, and delayed again until 2022, due to the COVID-19 pandemic . In conjunction with the original tour announcement, the band also launched the "Barenaked Bytes" mobile app , allowing fans to gain access to ticket pre-sales, VIP packages, news, and discounts on merchandise. Starting 29 March 2020,
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