EBay (song)

Not to be confused with the Chumbawamba song "On eBay".
This article is about the song by "Weird Al" Yankovic. For the internet corporation, see eBay.
"eBay"
Song by "Weird Al" Yankovic
from the album Poodle Hat
ReleasedMay 20, 2003
RecordedMarch 21, 2003[1]
GenreComedy, pop
Length3:36
LabelVolcano
Songwriter(s)"Weird Al" Yankovic, Max Martin, Andreas Carlsson
Producer(s)"Weird Al" Yankovic

"eBay" is a parody song by American musician "Weird Al" Yankovic. It is a parody of "I Want It That Way" by the Backstreet Boys. In the song, the narrator describes how he impulsively purchases unneeded (and bizarre) items on eBay (among them being "Shatner's old toupée", "a Dukes of Hazzard ashtray", and "a Kleenex used by Dr. Dre"). The song was taken from his eleventh studio album Poodle Hat.

Release

Released in 2003, "eBay" debuted at number fifteen on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles several years later, due to the number of digital downloads it received.[2]

Personnel

Music video

The song "eBay" was performed live at eBay Live! 2003. A portion of this performance can be seen at the beginning of the CNBC documentary The eBay Effect: Inside a Worldwide Obsession.[3] No official video has been produced.

Chart positions

Chart (2007) Peak
Position
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles 15

See also

References

  1. ^ "Recording Dates".
  2. ^ Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales
  3. ^ "TV Appearances on DVD". Archived from the original on 2008-11-18. Retrieved 2008-06-20.