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Harvey Danger Was An Alternative Rock Band That Formed In Seattle Washington In 1992 And Rose To Prominence In 1998 With The Iconic Single "Flagpole Sitta". Released From Their Debut Album 'Where Have All The Merrymakers Gone?' The Song Helped The Group Build Its College Radio Fan-Base. The Band Released Their Last Album In 2005 'Little By Little' Also Known As 'Little By Little...' After The Five Year Hiatus That Followed The Release Of Their Sophomore Album 'King James Version'. Harvey Danger Has A Devoted Cult Following With Many Free Downloads Available From Their Website But The Band Is Widely Labeled As A "one Hit Wonder" Mainly Due To Limited Mainstream Radio Airplay And A Lack Of Decent Record Deals. Still Harvey Danger Has Attracted U.S. Attention Due To Their Critical Praise With The All Music Guide Calling The Release 'Little By Little' "a Smart And Compelling Pop Album". In Contrast The Band Is Little Known In Europe The Aforementioned Issues Compounded Since The Band Focused On Selling Themselves In America Especially Seattle And Thus Made It Very Difficult For Fans To Get Albums In Europe. The Original Drummer Evan Sult Moved To Chicago And Now Drums In The Band Bound Stems. For A Short-Time He Was Replaced By Michael Welke Formerly Of The Band No. 226. As A Symbol Of The Group's Close Connection To Its Fans They Published Their Last Album As A Free Download Along With Other Materials. In 2009 They Announced On Their Website They've Called It Quits. According To Them Their Decision Was Mutual And They Felt The Band Has Run Its Course. The Single "Flagpole Sitta" Remains Popular On Various Radio Stations As Well As Having Notoriety From Being The Theme Song To The Popular British Comedy Program 'Peep Show'. On March 6 2016 Bass Player And Founding Member Aaron Huffman Died Of Respiratory Failure.
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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?. It Was Released As The Band's Debut Single In April 1998 And Was Met With Critical And Commercial Success Peaking At Number 38 On The US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay Chart Number Three On The Billboard Modern Rock Tracks Chart And Number Nine On The Canadian RPM Alternative 30. The Song Was Recorded During The 1996 Sessions For Where Have All The Merrymakers Gone? According To Drummer Evan Sult The Song Was Written As A Response To The Seattle Music Scene Of The 1990s And Its Effect On Mainstream Culture. The Title Of The Song Was Inspired By The 1930 Marx Brothers Film Animal Crackers Which Features A Line Of Dialogue About The Pole Sitting Fad Of The 1920s. The Band Was Inspired To Spell "sitter" As "sitta" By The Pavement Song "Fame Throwa" And The N.W.A Album Straight Outta Compton. "Flagpole Sitta" Gained Popularity After Seattle Radio Station KNDD Put The Song Into Rotation. Afterwards London Records Sent A Copy Of Where Have All The Merrymakers Gone? To KROQ-FM In Los Angeles Who Began To Air "Flagpole Sitta" And Received A Positive Response From Listeners. On April 27 1998 The Song Was Officially Serviced To US Rock Radio And A Release To Contemporary Hit Radio Followed On June 9 The Same Year. The Song Gained Further Exposure When It Was Used As The Music In Theatrical Trailers And TV Spots For The 1998 Film Disturbing Behavior. The Track Subsequently Charted At Number 38 On The Billboard Hot 100 Airplay Chart. A Music Video Was Produced To Promote The Single. The Song Is Regarded As A Power Pop Single By MTV And A Post-Grunge Anthem By Author Ericka Chickowski. PopMatters Describes The Single As "a Hyper-Literate Alternative Rock Dissection Of The Stupidity Of The Modern Age". Music Journalist Rob Sheffield Also Considers The Song As "nineties Pop-Punk Rage At Its Loudest".
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Harvey Danger Was An Alternative Rock Band That Formed In Seattle Washington In 1992 And Rose To Prominence In 1998 With The Iconic Single "Flagpole Sitta". Released From Their Debut Album 'Where Have All The Merrymakers Gone?' The Song Helped The Group Build Its College Radio Fan-Base. The Band Released Their Last Album In 2005 'Little By Little' Also Known As 'Little By Little...' After The Five Year Hiatus That Followed The Release Of Their Sophomore Album 'King James Version'. Harvey Danger Has A Devoted Cult Following With Many Free Downloads Available From Their Website But The Band Is Widely Labeled As A "one Hit Wonder" Mainly Due To Limited Mainstream Radio Airplay And A Lack Of Decent Record Deals. Still Harvey Danger Has Attracted U.S. Attention Due To Their Critical Praise With The All Music Guide Calling The Release 'Little By Little' "a Smart And Compelling Pop Album". In Contrast The Band Is Little Known In Europe The Aforementioned Issues Compounded Since The Band Focused On Selling Themselves In America Especially Seattle And Thus Made It Very Difficult For Fans To Get Albums In Europe. The Original Drummer Evan Sult Moved To Chicago And Now Drums In The Band Bound Stems. For A Short-Time He Was Replaced By Michael Welke Formerly Of The Band No. 226. As A Symbol Of The Group's Close Connection To Its Fans They Published Their Last Album As A Free Download Along With Other Materials. In 2009 They Announced On Their Website They've Called It Quits. According To Them Their Decision Was Mutual And They Felt The Band Has Run Its Course. The Single "Flagpole Sitta" Remains Popular On Various Radio Stations As Well As Having Notoriety From Being The Theme Song To The Popular British Comedy Program 'Peep Show'. On March 6 2016 Bass Player And Founding Member Aaron Huffman Died Of Respiratory Failure.
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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?. It was released as the band's debut single in April 1998 and was met with critical and commercial success, peaking at number 38 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart, number three on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, and number nine on the Canadian RPM Alternative 30.
The song was recorded during the 1996 sessions for Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone? According to drummer Evan Sult, the song was written as a response to the Seattle music scene of the 1990s and its effect on mainstream culture.
The title of the song was inspired by the 1930 Marx Brothers film Animal Crackers, which features a line of dialogue about the pole sitting fad of the 1920s. The band was inspired to spell "sitter" as "sitta" by the Pavement song "Fame Throwa" and the N.W.A album Straight Outta Compton.
"Flagpole Sitta" gained popularity after Seattle radio station KNDD put the song into rotation. Afterwards, London Records sent a copy of Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone? to KROQ-FM in Los Angeles, who began to air "Flagpole Sitta" and received a positive response from listeners. On April 27, 1998, the song was officially serviced to US rock radio, and a release to contemporary hit radio followed on June 9 the same year. The song gained further exposure when it was used as the music in theatrical trailers and TV spots for the 1998 film Disturbing Behavior. The track subsequently charted at number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart. A music video was produced to promote the single. The song is regarded as a power pop single by MTV and a post-grunge anthem by author Ericka Chickowski. PopMatters describes the single as "a hyper-literate Alternative rock dissection of the stupidity of the modern age". Music journalist Rob Sheffield also considers the song as "nineties pop-punk rage at its loudest". Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.