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Get in Line

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"Get in Line"
Single by Barenaked Ladies
from the album King of the Hill soundtrack
ReleasedOctober 11, 1999 (1999-10-11)
LabelElektra
Songwriter(s)Steven Page, Ed Robertson, Jim Creeggan
Producer(s)Don Was
Barenaked Ladies singles chronology
"Call and Answer"
(1999)
"Get in Line"
(1999)
"Alcohol"
(1999)
Music video
"Get in Line" on YouTube

"Get in Line" is a song by Canadian alternative rock group Barenaked Ladies. It was released in 1999 from the soundtrack of the TV series King of the Hill. The song was released on October 11, 1999, and later appeared on the band's compilation release, Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits (1991–2001). "Get in Line" reached number 18 in Canada and number 28 on the US Billboard Adult Top 40.

The CD cover features the face of King of the Hill character Dale Gribble.

Music video

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The music video, the first of many of the group's videos directed by Phil Harder, features the band playing the song live action in the setting of King of the Hill. It was shot in a warehouse in Seattle.

The video for "Get in Line" is featured in Barenaked Ladies' DVD Barelaked Nadies, as well on the King of the Hill Season 1 DVD set as a special feature (Disc 3 with Dale Gribble).

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1999–2000) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[1] 18
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[2] 26
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[3] 28

Year-end charts

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Chart (2000) Position
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[4] 90

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref(s).
United States October 11, 1999 Elektra [5][6]
October 12, 1999 Alternative radio [7]
October 26, 1999 Contemporary hit radio [8]

References

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  1. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9976." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  2. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 9693." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  3. ^ "Barenaked Ladies Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  4. ^ "Most Played Adult Top 40 Songs of 2000". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 8, no. 51. December 22, 2000. p. 48.
  5. ^ "Hot AC: Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1320. October 8, 1999. p. 90.
  6. ^ "Gavin AC/Hot AC: Impact Dates". Gavin Report. No. 2275. October 11, 1999. p. 40.
  7. ^ "Alternative: Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1320. October 8, 1999. p. 114.
  8. ^ "CHR/Pop: Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1322. October 22, 1999. p. 51.