"Call and Answer"
Single by Barenaked Ladies
from the album Stunt
Released	1999
Format	CD
Recorded	1998
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	5:48 (Album) 4:09 (Radio Mix)
Label	Reprise Records
Producer(s)	Barenaked Ladies, David Leonard, Susan Rogers
Barenaked Ladies singles chronology
"Alcohol" (1999)	"Call and Answer" (1999)	"Get In Line" (1999)

Call and Answer is a song by the Canadian group Barenaked Ladies. It was the third single from their highly successful 1998 album, Stunt (though the song Alcohol was released as a radio sampler between It's All Been Done and Call and Answer, it wasn't considered a "real" single, as evidenced by the lack of video, and lack of inclusion on their 2001 singles compilation, Disc One). The song was also included on the soundtrack for the film EdTV. In music, a single is a short (usually ten minutes or less*) record, usually featuring one or two tracks as A-side, often accompanied by several B-sides, usually remixes or other songs. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Stunt is the fifth full-length album and fourth studio album by Barenaked Ladies. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Compact Disc logo was inspired by that of the previous Compact Cassette. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... The terms alternative rock and alternative music were coined in the 1980s to describe punk rock-inspired bands which didnt fit into the mainstream genres of the time. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Reprise Records was formed in 1960 by Frank Sinatra in order to allow more artistic freedom for his own recordings. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Stunt is the fifth full-length album and fourth studio album by Barenaked Ladies. ... Disc One is the seventh album by Barenaked Ladies. ... Enhanced definition television, extended definition television, or EDTV is a shorthand term for certain television formats. ...

The song was a collaboration between Steven Page and his longtime collaborator, Stephen Duffy. It's most notable property is that all the vocals on the album track are those of Page, and none of his other bandmates. This includes overlapping vocals, harmonies and octaves, and a call-and-response type of chorus. These vocals are handled by his bandmates during live performances. This, in addition to a long ad-lib outro makes the song a showcase of Page's vocal abilities. Steven Page, 2005 Steven Jay Page, often called Steve (born June 22, 1970), is a Canadian musician. ... Stephen Anthony James Duffy (born May 30, 1960 in Birmingham, West Midlands, England) is a British songwriter, vocalist and guitarist. ...

When released as a single, the song was both remixed and edited into a radio mix which cut from the second verse to the third chorus, skipping a chorus, an instrumental break and the third verse. The remix was a slight adjustment of EQ and levels, and not a comprehensive remix involving adding or replacing musical elements.

The video for the song used the radio mix version, and involved the band living in a world of duplicates. All the houses look the same, all the cars are Volkswagen Beetles (both white), and there are several "copies" of each band member. Notably, there are multiple Steves that sing the multiple vocal lines he sings on the song. Steve is the main band member seen in the video, and the other band members are only in a few shots. Steve is paired with a female character in the video. There are two versions of the video; one which includes scenes from EdTV, and one which does not. The VW Type 1, which was called the Beetle or Bug or Käfer (in German), is a small family car, the best known car of Volkswagen, one of the best known cars from Germany, and one of the most recognisable and distinctive cars in the world. ...