| Boomerang | |
| Cover: | Barenaked Ladies - Boomerang Artwork.png |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Barenaked Ladies |
| Album: | Grinning Streak |
| Released: | March 26, 2013 |
| Recorded: | May 2012 |
| Genre: | Alternative rock |
| Length: | 2:37 (Bob Clearmountain Mix) 2:46 (Mark Endert Mix) |
| Label: | Raisin'/Vanguard Records |
| Producer: | Gavin Brown |
| Prev Title: | Every Subway Car (Feat. Erin McCarley) |
| Prev Year: | 2010 |
| Next Title: | Odds Are |
| Next Year: | 2013 |
"Boomerang" is a song by Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies. It is the first single from their 2013 album, Grinning Streak. It was released as a downloadable single on March 26, 2013.[1]
"Boomerang" was written by Ed Robertson and the Nashville-based singer-songwriter, Zac Maloy.[2] BNL headed into the studio on May 24, 2012 with multi-platinum, multi-Juno Award-winning producer Gavin Brown to begin recording "Boomerang". Pictures and videos from these sessions were posted by the band via Twitter.[3] [4] At the time, fans were unsure as to whether or not BNL were recording a full album, given conflicting reports from different members at different points in time.The band originally had no intent of recording a full album. After a show in Canandaigua on July 7, 2012, Robertson stated that they weren't working on a full album, because "Nobody wants to buy a full album anymore". Instead, they planned to release "Boomerang" as a non-album single in conjuncture with their "Last Summer On Earth 2012" tour. When asked about the release date, Ed added that the band members were not happy with the final mix of the song, and that they were waiting for a re-mix they could potentially release in the coming weeks. Despite remaining unreleased until March 2013, the band continued to play it at every show of their "Last Summer On Earth 2012" and "Symphony Barenaked" tours.
The digital download of the single contains only the Bob Clearmountain mix. The promotional CD copy (issued mainly to radio stations for airplay), includes the Bob Clearmountain and Mark Endert mixes, respectively.
"Boomerang" debuted at No. 30 on Canada's adult contemporary chart, eventually climbing up no No. 11, and has spent eighteen weeks there (as of August 2013).[8]