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 No. 1 on the RPM Top Singles 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.

"It's All Been Done"
Single by Barenaked Ladies
from the album Stunt
Released	1998 (1998)
Genre	Alternative rock^[1]
Length	3:26
Label	Reprise
Songwriter(s)	Steven Page
Producer(s)	Barenaked Ladies David Leonard Susan Rogers
Barenaked Ladies singles chronology
"One Week" (1998) "It's All Been Done" (1998) "Call and Answer" (1999)
Music video
"It's All Been Done" on YouTube

Music video

The video was directed by Doug Aitken and was filmed in the former house of comedian Andrew Dice Clay. 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 Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Conan O'Brien and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. On The Tonight Show, actor David Duchovny, 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.^{[citation needed]}

Track listings

Australian CD single^[2]

1. "It's All Been Done" (album version) – 3:26
2. "One Week" (Pull's Break Remix) – 3:21
3. "Brian Wilson" (live) – 4:40

UK CD single^[3]

1. "It's All Been Done" (album version) – 3:27
2. "Brian Wilson" (live from Rock Spectacle) – 4:46
3. "The Old Apartment" (live from Rock Spectacle) – 3:21

UK cassette single^[4]

1. "It's All Been Done" (album version) – 3:27
2. "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
• Jim Creeggan – electric bass, backing vocals
• Kevin Hearn – keyboards, backing vocals
• Tyler Stewart – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Natasha Hébert – "Parlez Français"
• Tom Lord-Alge – mixing

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1998–1999) Peak position Australia (ARIA)^[5] 57 Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[6] 1 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)^[7] 1 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[8] 97 Germany (Official German Charts)^[9] 77 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)^[10] 37 Scotland (OCC)^[11] 21 UK Singles (OCC)^[12] 28 US Billboard Hot 100^[13] 44 US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)^[14] 6 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)^[15] 9 US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)^[16] 15 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)^[17] 18

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[18] 26 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)^[19] 28

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	1998	Radio	Reprise
Australia	1999	CD
United Kingdom	May 3, 1999	CD cassette		^[20]

References

1. "The 88 Best Alternative Rock Songs Of 1998". SPIN. October 25, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
2. It's All Been Done (Australian CD single liner notes). Barenaked Ladies. Reprise Records. 1999. 9362446022.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
3. It's All Been Done (UK CD single liner notes). Barenaked Ladies. Reprise Records. 1999. W476CD, 9362 44670 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
4. It's All Been Done (UK cassette single sleeve). Barenaked Ladies. Reprise Records. 1999. W476C, 5439 16974 4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
5. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
6. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 7010." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
7. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 7500." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
8. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 21. May 22, 1999. p. 19. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
9. "Barenaked Ladies – It's All Been Done" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
10. "Íslenski Listinn (8.1–15.1. 1999)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). January 8, 1999. p. 10. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
11. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
12. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
13. "Barenaked Ladies Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
14. "Barenaked Ladies Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
15. "Barenaked Ladies Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
16. "Barenaked Ladies Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
17. "Barenaked Ladies Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
18. "RPM 1999 Top 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
19. "RPM 1999 Top 100 Adult Contemporary". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
20. "New Releases – For Week Starting 3 May, 1999: Singles". Music Week. May 1, 1999. p. 27.