Stunt (album)

Stunt
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 7, 1998 (1998-07-07)
Studio
  • Arlyn (Austin, Texas)
  • Phase One (Scarborough, Ontario)
Genre
Length51:17
LabelReprise
Producer
Barenaked Ladies chronology
Rock Spectacle
(1996)
Stunt
(1998)
Maroon
(2000)
Singles from Stunt
  1. "One Week"
    Released: September 15, 1998
  2. "It's All Been Done"
    Released: December 16, 1998
  3. "Call and Answer"
    Released: July 13, 1999
  4. "Alcohol"
    Released: 1999
  5. "Told You So"
    Released: 1999 (cassette)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Los Angeles Times
NME1/10
Paste7.4/10
Rolling Stone
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
Sputnikmusic

Stunt is the fourth full-length studio album by Canadian alternative rock band Barenaked Ladies. Their most successful album, it entered the US charts at No. 3 and sold over 4 million units by the end of its chart run. Its first single, "One Week" became the band's breakthrough single in the US market by hitting No. 1 (selling over 5 million copies). The song also reached No. 5 in the UK, and helped revitalize their career in the band's home country of Canada, where their fame had diminished since the days of their debut album Gordon. In addition, follow-up singles "It's All Been Done", "Alcohol" and "Call and Answer" were each successful to some degree.

Stunt is the first studio album to feature keyboardist/guitarist Kevin Hearn, who originally joined the band for the Born on a Pirate Ship tour in 1995. Shortly after the release of the album, Hearn was diagnosed with leukemia. He spent the Stunt tour receiving chemotherapy and was replaced by Chris Brown and Greg Kurstin in the interim.