Song · Barenaked Ladies
“Enid” by Barenaked Ladies
From the album Gordon (1992)
“Enid” by Barenaked Ladies appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1992 and 1999. It was first released in 1992 on the album Gordon. Its best result is #99 on the CFNY Top 102 Songs of 1992. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #286 alternative song of 1992 and #4,931 alternative song of all time.
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"Enid" led the charge for Gordon, the Barenaked Ladies' 1992 debut, a Steven Page and Ed Robertson co-write named for Enid Egers, who waited tables at Spanky's Pub in Moncton, New Brunswick (the band were struck that it spells "dine" backwards). The real subject, though, is Page's first girlfriend.
Page later counted it among the most intricate recordings of the band's early years, and the credits back him up. Producer Michael Phillip Wojewoda opens it with a Depeche Mode pastiche in his own voice, then come guest horns, Lewis Melville's pedal steel and Andy Creeggan's cuíca, with Jim Creeggan on double bass, Tyler Stewart on drums and Page out front. In Canada it climbed to number 2 on the RPM chart, their best showing until "It's All Been Done" went to number one in 1999.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 99 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | CFNY Top 102 Songs of 1992 | 102 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 364 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) | 1002 |
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