The Old Apartment
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"The Old Apartment" is a 1996 alternative rock song by Canadian band Barenaked Ladies, known for its nostalgic lyrics about revisiting a former home and its role in helping the band break into the U.S. market.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Born on a Pirate Ship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Barenaked Ladies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyInArtistSingles |
followedBy: Shoe Box
NERFINISHED
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precededBy: Alternative Girlfriend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Ed Robertson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| distributionTerritory |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | alternative rock ⓘ |
| hasChorus | features narrator reflecting on changes to a former apartment ⓘ |
| hasLength | approximately 3 minutes ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | true ⓘ |
| helpedBreakIntoMarket | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Born on a Pirate Ship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Steven Page NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
CD single
ⓘ
cassette single ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Jason Priestley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
helping Barenaked Ladies break into the U.S. market
ⓘ
nostalgic lyrics about revisiting a former home ⓘ |
| originalAlbumReleaseYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| partOfDiscographyOf | Barenaked Ladies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Barenaked Ladies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performerNationality | Canadian band ⓘ |
| producer | Michael Phillip Wojewoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Reprise Records
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Sire Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1996-04-02 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | a man returning to his old apartment ⓘ |
| theme |
memory
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nostalgia ⓘ revisiting a former home ⓘ |
| writer |
Ed Robertson
NERFINISHED
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Steven Page NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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