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The song was inspired when a neighbour of Page's sent a postcard depicting a chimpanzee to one of Page's children. This inspired the plot of the song. It was originally written as a joke song but became the first single off the album.
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and is split between two sets of scenes. The first is a disaster movie style film in which the band (under pseudonyms and in costume) avoided fake rubble in an attack by a giant chimpanzee, shot intentionally
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358:(although the set the band plays in is not based on the actual interior). At the end, the CN Tower becomes a rocket and launches into outer space carrying the chimpanzee with it, a la
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A sizable portion of the band's fanbase saw the song for little more than its trivial subject matter. The selection of the song as a single was attributed to the band's record company
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on the front. The verses explain the situation while the pre-choruses list various types of chimpanzees on some of the postcards.
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which was released after the band took a nearly two-year hiatus from performing. The song is notable for its
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who directed many of the band's later videos. The video is a parody of the
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Ladies and
Gentlemen: Barenaked Ladies and The Persuasions
568:"Barenaked Ladies Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)"
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586:"Barenaked Ladies Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)"
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234:. It was the band's first single from the album
923:Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits (1991–2001)
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604:"Barenaked Ladies Chart History (Hot 100)"
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227:" is a 2003-released song by the Canadian
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930:Hits from Yesterday & the Day Before
1428:Song recordings produced by Ron Aniello
937:Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before
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248:while the chorus and bridge are led by
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244:-rap verses. The verses are rapped by
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1443:Music videos directed by Phil Harder
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971:Talk to the Hand: Live in Michigan
852:Talk to the Hand: Live in Michigan
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405:– double bass, background vocals
16:2003 single by Barenaked Ladies
542:"Canadian Digital Songs Sales"
411:– keyboards, background vocals
399:– lead vocals, electric guitar
393:– lead vocals, acoustic guitar
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1423:Songs written by Ed Robertson
1358:Public Stunts Private Stories
594:. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
324:for the song was directed by
1418:Songs written by Steven Page
612:. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
576:. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
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1295:Kevin Hearn and Thin Buckle
466:Canadian Digital Song Sales
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1103:Falling for the First Time
991:Lovers in a Dangerous Time
757:Barenaked for the Holidays
417:– drums, background vocals
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1194:Did I Say That Out Loud?
778:Barenaked Ladies Are Men
1438:Reprise Records singles
771:Barenaked Ladies Are Me
477:Adult Alternative Songs
154: singles chronology
1408:Barenaked Ladies songs
1040:Alternative Girlfriend
891:Barenaked For Hanukkah
750:Everything to Everyone
722:Maybe You Should Drive
380:"Next Time" (acoustic)
237:Everything to Everyone
51:Everything to Everyone
1290:The Brothers Creeggan
729:Born on a Pirate Ship
435:Kevin "Chad" Robinson
1337:Barenaked on a Stick
957:Barenaked in America
1110:Thanks That Was Fun
1096:Too Little Too Late
898:The Long Weekend EP
884:Everything Acoustic
859:BNL Rocks Red Rocks
165:Thanks That Was Fun
1300:The Vanity Project
1068:It's All Been Done
1026:If I Had $ 1000000
915:Compilation albums
549:. December 3, 2003
377:"Another Postcard"
207:"Another Postcard"
22:"Another Postcard"
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1201:Say What You Want
1054:The Old Apartment
905:Fake Nudes: Naked
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495:Adult Pop Airplay
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62:September 2, 2003
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1349:Barenaked Ladies
1314:Related articles
1274:Au Naturale Tour
1229:Bringing It Home
1173:Every Subway Car
1117:Another Postcard
964:Barelaked Nadies
792:All in Good Time
650:Barenaked Ladies
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420:"Chimp Chorus":
232:Barenaked Ladies
225:Another Postcard
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174:Another Postcard
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152:Barenaked Ladies
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85:alternative rock
41:Barenaked Ladies
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1215:Duct Tape Heart
1075:Call and Answer
1012:What a Good Boy
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827:Detour de Force
799:Grinning Streak
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845:Rock Spectacle
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1124:Testing 1,2,3
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706:Studio albums
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1413:2003 singles
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1331:Greg Kurstin
1250:New Disaster
1166:You Run Away
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1019:Brian Wilson
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551:. Retrieved
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429:Eric Sarafin
426:Chris Wonzer
403:Jim Creeggan
391:Ed Robertson
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262:Space Chimps
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246:Ed Robertson
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131:Ed Robertson
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1326:Chris Brown
1321:Discography
1145:Maybe Katie
1082:Get in Line
877:Shoe Box EP
837:Live albums
696:Steven Page
669:Kevin Hearn
432:Keith Rudyk
409:Kevin Hearn
397:Steven Page
326:Phil Harder
322:music video
316:Music video
279:chimpanzees
250:Steven Page
200:Music video
145:Ron Aniello
139:Producer(s)
127:Steven Page
1433:2003 songs
1402:Categories
1343:Demo tapes
1222:Lookin' Up
1208:Silverball
1159:Wind It Up
820:Fake Nudes
806:Silverball
785:Snacktime!
527:References
347:Earthquake
1257:Good Life
1180:Boomerang
1138:Celebrity
609:Billboard
591:Billboard
573:Billboard
553:April 14,
547:Billboard
514:Billboard
500:Billboard
482:Billboard
460:position
423:Anna Hill
385:Personnel
275:postcards
229:rock band
1377:Category
1236:Navigate
1187:Odds Are
1089:Pinch Me
1061:One Week
1047:Shoe Box
356:CN Tower
298:Pinch Me
294:One Week
257:American
81:Rap rock
67:Recorded
59:Released
1387:Commons
1131:For You
982:Singles
516:Hot 100
352:Toronto
333:monster
330:B-movie
296:" and "
269:Content
212:YouTube
187:(2004)
178:(2003)
169:(2001)
743:Maroon
715:Gordon
448:Charts
361:Gamera
309:Maroon
242:reggae
91:Length
37:Single
736:Stunt
342:campy
303:Stunt
259:film
108:Label
76:Genre
1243:Flip
1152:Easy
1033:Jane
1005:Enid
948:DVDs
555:2022
458:Peak
366:Nord
320:The
306:and
254:2008
70:2003
869:EPs
520:82
511:US
493:US
488:14
475:US
470:28
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210:on
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