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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 ...
- "The Ballad of the Tragic Hero (Pity and Fear)", "Wrecking Ball"
- April 27, 1998
- June 1996
Feb 14, 2024 · As its lead single, “Flagpole Sitta” helped make Harvey Danger’s debut album Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone? the band’s only entry on the Billboard 200, where it peaked at No. 70.
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- 4 min
Harvey Danger was an American alternative rock [1] [2] band. It was formed in 1992 in Seattle, Washington, by Aaron Huffman and Jeff J. Lin, who were both journalism students at the University of Washington. Drummer Evan Sult and singer Sean Nelson were brought into the band in 1993, solidifying the band's lineup for the remainder of their ...
- 1992–2001, 2004–2009
Songfacts®: Harvey Danger was a Seattle-based alt-rock band, fronted by singer/keyboardist Sean Nelson, whose claim to fame was the ubiquitous 1997 hit "Flagpole Sitta," from their debut album, Where Have All The Merrymakers Gone? The anti-anthem is a biting commentary on the commodification of Seattle's alternative scene in the '90s.
Jul 29, 1997 · [Chorus] I'm not sick but I'm not well And I'm so hot 'cause I'm in hell I'm not sick but I'm not well And it's a sin to live so well [Bridge] I wanna publish 'zines And rage against machines I ...
