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"Alternative Girlfriend"
Spain CD single picture sleeve
Single by Barenaked Ladies
from the album Maybe You Should Drive
Released	1994
Recorded	1994
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	4:23
Label	Reprise
Songwriter(s)	Stephen Duffy Steven Page
Producer(s)	Ben Mink
Barenaked Ladies singles chronology
"Jane" (1994) "Alternative Girlfriend" (1994) "Shoe Box" (1995)

"Alternative Girlfriend" is a song by Canadian band Barenaked Ladies, written by Stephen Duffy and Steven Page, from their 1994 album Maybe You Should Drive. The song was released as the second single from the album and peaked at No. 22 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart and No. 4 on the RPM Adult Contemporary chart. It later appeared on their 2001 compilation, Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits.

Composition

Steven Page explained in the liner notes of the album Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits (1991–2001) that the song was an attempt to mimic the grunge music from Seattle, and that it is the first song they wrote with a heavier sound (with the exception of "Grade 9" from Gordon).

Personnel

• Steven Page – lead vocals, electric guitar
• Ed Robertson – electric guitar, background vocals
• Jim Creeggan – electric bass, background vocals
• Andy Creeggan – electric piano, organ, tambourine, background vocals
• Tyler Stewart – drums

Charts

In popular culture

The song was featured in the Baby Blues episode "Rodney Has Two Daddies". Coincidentally, that series used "It's All Been Done" (from BNL's 1998 album Stunt) as its theme song.

References

1. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2701." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
2. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 2705." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
3. "RPM Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of 1995". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 10, 2019.

External links

• "Alternative Girlfriend" music video on YouTube

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