Enid (song)

"Enid" is a song by the Canadian alternative rock group Barenaked Ladies. It was released as the lead-off single from their 1992 debut album, Gordon. It was written by Steven Page and Ed Robertson.

Background and content

The song's title was inspired by Enid Léger, a waitress at Spanky's Pub in Moncton, New Brunswick. The band found it interesting that "Enid" spelled backwards is "dine." However, the song is not actually about her. It is actually about Steven Page's first girlfriend.

The original studio version of the song has been described as one of the most complex recordings of the band's earlier career by Steven Page in the liner notes for Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits. It includes a horn section, pedal steel guitar, a cuica and a pastiche of Depeche Mode as an intro (the voice in which is that of producer Michael Phillip Wojewoda).

Music video

The music video was made in 1992 and was the band's second official video. It features the band playing in a room with a red-white-and-blue ball theme, similar to the Gordon cover. The band stated in Barelaked Nadies (probably jokingly) that the video was originally supposed to be a parody of the film Delicatessen. One of the video's gimmicks is that the film keeps cutting without the camera being moved, resulting in the band members disappearing and reappearing and moving around in shots. Also in the room are TV screens, showing the band playing in other locations, such as Kensington Market and St. James Park.

The song was nominated for Single of the Year at the 1993 Juno Awards, although it lost to "Beauty and the Beast" by Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson.

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Canadian Singles Chart	2^[1]

References

↑ "Top Singles - Volume 56, No. 14, October 03 1992". RPM. Retrieved 2010-10-17.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Barenaked Ladies

Jim Creeggan Kevin Hearn Ed Robertson Tyler Stewart Andy Creeggan Steven Page

Studio albums	Gordon Maybe You Should Drive Born on a Pirate Ship Stunt Maroon Everything to Everyone Barenaked for the Holidays As You Like It Barenaked Ladies Are Me Barenaked Ladies Are Men Snacktime! All in Good Time Grinning Streak Silverball

Live albums	Rock Spectacle Extended Versions Talk to the Hand: Live in Michigan BNL Rocks Red Rocks

Compilation albums	Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits (1991–2001) Hits from Yesterday & the Day Before Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before

DVDs	Barenaked in America Barelaked Nadies Talk to the Hand: Live in Michigan

Singles	"Be My Yoko Ono" "Lovers in a Dangerous Time" "Enid" "What a Good Boy" "Brian Wilson" "If I Had $1000000" "Jane" "Alternative Girlfriend" "Shoe Box" "The Old Apartment" "One Week" "It's All Been Done" "Call and Answer" "Get in Line" "Alcohol" "Pinch Me" "Too Little Too Late" "Falling for the First Time" "Another Postcard" "Celebrity" "One Little Slip" "You Run Away" "Every Subway Car" "Boomerang" "Odds Are" "Say What You Want" "Duct Tape Heart"

Concert tours	Au Naturale Tour

Side projects	The Brothers Creeggan Kevin Hearn and Thin Buckle The Vanity Project Yukon Kornelius

Related articles	Discography Chris Brown Greg Kurstin Barenaked on a Stick Demo tapes Barenaked Ladies Public Stunts Private Stories

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