Born on a Pirate Ship

Born on a Pirate Ship
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 19, 1996
RecordedApril–July 1995
StudioThe Gas Station, Toronto
Reaction Studios, Toronto
Manta Eastern, Toronto
Right Tracks Studio, Saskatoon
Genre
Length51:39
LabelReprise
ProducerBarenaked Ladies, Michael Phillip Wojewoda
Barenaked Ladies chronology
Maybe You Should Drive
(1994)
Born on a Pirate Ship
(1996)
Rock Spectacle
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
Encyclopedia of Popular Music
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

Born on a Pirate Ship is the third full-length studio album by Barenaked Ladies (BNL), featuring the songs "Shoe Box", "The Old Apartment", "When I Fall" and "Break Your Heart". "The Old Apartment" would become BNL's first US hit in 1997.

Although a moderate hit in Canada reaching No. 12, the album managed No. 111 in the US. Born on a Pirate Ship was awarded gold status in the U.S. in 2000.