The Ballad of Chasey Lain
| "The Ballad of Chasey Lain" | ||||
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| Single by Bloodhound Gang | ||||
| from the album Hooray for Boobies | ||||
| Released | February 14, 2000 | |||
| Genre | Nu metal[1] | |||
| Length | 2:21 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Jimmy Pop | |||
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Pop | |||
| Bloodhound Gang singles chronology | ||||
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"The Ballad of Chasey Lain" is a song by American alternative rock band Bloodhound Gang. It was released in February 2000 as the third single from their third studio album, Hooray for Boobies (2000). The song reached number one in Iceland and became a top-20 hit in Austria, Finland, Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
Content
According to a band interview to the BBC, the song was written after Jimmy Pop had seen pornographic film actress Chasey Lain in a clothing ad. When questioned if the infatuation was real, he commented "No. No. What happened was, I saw her in a clothing ad, and I was like, 'she's really cute'. So I'm not sure if we started 'researching' Chasey Lain but she came out and performed on our record with us, and her arms were like, hairier than mine. And she was dumber than that table".[2]
Music video
The music video features the band performing the song on stage, and the director and the film crew are all naked women. Throughout the course of the video, the band is apparently becoming distracted by the naked women, and Jared Hasselhoff even walks and falls off the stage while distracted. At the end of the video, Jimmy Pop complains about being distracted, and an obese man eating food in a sloppy and disgusting manner is revealed, possibly implying the band was distracted by him, rather than the naked girls.
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| Europe | February 14, 2000 | CD | [8] | |
| United Kingdom | August 21, 2000 |
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References
- ^ The Bloodhound Gang - The Scotsman
- ^ The Bloodhound Gang interview, BBC, November 15, 2005
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ "Bloodhound Gang – The Ballad of Chasey Lain" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ^ "Bloodhound Gang – The Ballad of Chasey Lain" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
- ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 14. April 1, 2000. p. 11. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- ^ "Bloodhound Gang: The Ballad of Chasey Lain" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
- ^ a b "Bloodhound Gang – The Ballad of Chasey Lain" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
- ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 20 (1.6–8.6 2000)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). June 2, 2000. p. 10. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – The Ballad of Chasey Lain". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ^ "Bloodhound Gang – The Ballad of Chasey Lain" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ^ "Bloodhound Gang – The Ballad of Chasey Lain" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ^ "Bloodhound Gang – The Ballad of Chasey Lain". Singles Top 100.
- ^ "Bloodhound Gang – The Ballad of Chasey Lain". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 100". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). January 5, 2001. p. 10. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
- ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting August 21, 2000: Singles". Music Week. August 19, 2000. p. 25.
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