Barenaked Ladies

Barenaked Ladies (BNL) are a Canadian <a href="/facts/Rock_music/zBM2guyQ">rock</a> band which was formed in 1988 in the <a href="/facts/Toronto/cnXH7881">Toronto</a> <a href="/facts/Suburb/8Nv6KVJr">suburb</a> of <a href="/facts/Scarborough%2c_Ontario/wB15vkKs">Scarborough, Ontario</a>. The band developed a following in Canada, with their <a href="/facts/Barenaked_Ladies_(EP)/Vvu07yFe">self-titled 1991 cassette</a> becoming the first independent release certified gold in Canada. They had mainstream success in Canada after signing to <a href="/facts/Reprise_Records/JevE4r0t">Reprise Records</a> in 1992 with their debut album <a href="/facts/Gordon_(album)/UQk6Ufyg">Gordon</a> (with singles including "<a href="/facts/If_I_Had_%241000000/qCDQtaDm">If I Had $1000000</a>" and "<a href="/facts/Brian_Wilson_(song)/xlCsaowa">Brian Wilson</a>"). The band's popularity eventually spread to the US with versions of "Brian Wilson" and "<a href="/facts/The_Old_Apartment/kJ9TfXD8">The Old Apartment</a>" from their 1996 live album, <a href="/facts/Rock_Spectacle/KQcDVTvP">Rock Spectacle</a>, followed by their 1998 fourth studio album <a href="/facts/Stunt_(album)/kCVa5vXj">Stunt</a>. The album contained their highest-charting hit, "<a href="/facts/One_Week_(song)/tBPz1zq2">One Week</a>", along with "<a href="/facts/It%2527s_All_Been_Done/aN94Aacw">It's All Been Done</a>" and "<a href="/facts/Call_and_Answer/hbWEhad5">Call and Answer</a>". Their fifth album, <a href="/facts/Maroon_(Barenaked_Ladies_album)/sX6xejaT">Maroon</a> (and lead single "<a href="/facts/Pinch_Me/9YsXJ97S">Pinch Me</a>"), also charted well. The band is also known for creating and performing the theme song of the American sitcom <a href="/facts/The_Big_Bang_Theory/xxPyPod6">The Big Bang Theory</a>. The band has continued to regularly tour and record new music, having released 14 primary studio albums of original material and three themed studio albums.
Initially a duo of singer-guitarists <a href="/facts/Ed_Robertson/WIB0LJ3U">Ed Robertson</a> and <a href="/facts/Steven_Page/BtS9LWPE">Steven Page</a>, the band grew to a quintet by 1990, adding brothers <a href="/facts/Jim_Creeggan/v7Vtecch">Jim</a> and <a href="/facts/Andy_Creeggan/AobX7RWt">Andy Creeggan</a> on bass and keyboards/congas, respectively, and drummer <a href="/facts/Tyler_Stewart/v7hEzemL">Tyler Stewart</a>. Andy Creeggan left the band in 1995, and was replaced by multi-instrumentalist <a href="/facts/Kevin_Hearn/3ASrWIUb">Kevin Hearn</a>. Page left in 2009, reducing the group to a quartet.
The band's style has evolved, and its music (originally acoustic) grew to encompass a mixture of pop, rock and folk. Their live performances feature comedic banter and <a href="/facts/Freestyle_rap/5hrHXI4v">freestyle rapping</a> between songs. They have received a number of <a href="/facts/Juno_Awards/7GsTvmJf">Juno Awards</a>, and have been nominated for two <a href="/facts/Grammy_Awards/2bxYJjPV">Grammy Awards</a>. The group has sold over 15 million albums and singles, and was inducted into the <a href="/facts/Canadian_Music_Hall_of_Fame/wdDUvtSQ">Canadian Music Hall of Fame</a> in March 2018.

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Barenaked Ladies