Flagpole Sitta
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| Single by Harvey Danger | ||||||||
| from the album Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone? | ||||||||
| B-side | "The Ballad of the Tragic Hero (Pity and Fear)" | |||||||
| Released | April 21, 1998 (US) June 27, 1998 (UK) |
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| Format | CD single, 7" single | |||||||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||||||
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| Length | 3:37 | |||||||
| Label | Slash | |||||||
| Producer(s) | John Goodmanson, Harvey Danger | |||||||
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"Flagpole Sitta" is a song by American rock band Harvey Danger from their 1997 debut album, Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone?.
Release
It was released as a single in April 1998. The song gained popularity after Sean Nelson gave a copy of the album to a KNDD DJ. Shortly after this, it was picked up by KROQ-FM. It then appeared at #38 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart. A music video was produced to promote the single.[1] The song is regarded as a power pop single by MTV and a post-grunge anthem by author Ericka Chickowski.[2][3] PopMatters describes the single as "a hyper-literate alt-rock dissection of the stupidity of the modern age".[4] Music journalist Rob Sheffield also considers the song as "nineties pop-punk rage at its loudest".[5]
Charts
| Chart (1998-1999) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[6] | 50 |
| Canada Alternative 30 (RPM) | 9 |
| France (SNEP)[7] | 98 |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) | 57 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay | 38 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks | 31 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 33 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 32 |
Use in other media
The song was used in the films Disturbing Behavior and American Pie.
The song has been the theme song for the British comedy Peep Show since its second series. It also appeared briefly in the first series as background music in a bowling alley. Sean Nelson has stated that its use in Peep Show is "...the only pop culture item the song has been associated with that feels like a kindred spirit to the original attitude of the lyric."[8]
American alt-country band Deer Tick performed a version of the song in July 2012 for The A.V. Club's A.V. Undercover series.[9]
References
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- ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Harvey Danger – Flagpole Sitta". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Harvey Danger – Flagpole Sitta" (in French). Les classement single.
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External links
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