from the album Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone?
B-side
"The Ballad of the Tragic Hero (Pity and Fear)"
"Wrecking Ball"
Released
April 27, 1998 (1998-04-27)
Recorded
June 1996
Studio
John and Stu's Place (Seattle, Washington)
Genre
Power pop
post-grunge
pop punk
alternative rock
Length
3:37
Label
Slash
London
Songwriter(s)
Sean Nelson
Jeff J. Lin
Aaron Huffman
Evan Sult
Producer(s)
John Goodmanson
Harvey Danger
Harvey Danger singles chronology
"Flagpole Sitta" (1998)
"Private Helicopter" (1998)
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"Flagpole Sitta"
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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. A music video was produced to promote the single.[1]
^Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta (Official Music Video). March 25, 2011. Archived from the original on December 19, 2021 – via YouTube.
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