Most frequent collaboratorMichael Phillip Wojewoda · 44 tracks
GenresAlternative RockPop RockFolk RockComedy Rock
Complete Artist
100%
Authorship
Holds writing credit on 192 of 192 tracks
Who writes Barenaked Ladies' songs?
Ed Robertson, on 136 of the 192 tracks across fourteen studio albums. Steven Page has 95, all of them before he left the band in 2009. Kevin Hearn has 34 and Jim Creeggan 18.
By the Numbers
14
Studio Albums
192
Tracks Credited
100%
Self-Written
38
Years Active
27
Collaborators
Authorship Breakdown 192 / 192 self-written
Who wrote the songs?
Across all 192 tracks: how many Barenaked Ladies wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.
Barenaked Ladies has a writing credit100%
81%
19%
Sole author155tracks81%
Co-written37tracks19%
Outside writers0tracks0%
Role Fingerprint how they contribute
Barenaked Ladies's roles across the catalogue
Share of all 192 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.
Lyricist (words)100%
Composer (music)100%
Producer29%
Performer100%
Member Credit Breakdown share of tracks each member is credited on
Percentage of all 192 tracks, across every album, where each member holds a credit - split by role.
Member
Period
Lyrics
Music
Production
Performance
Ed Robertson
1988-present
71%
71%
0%
0%
Jim Creeggan
1989-present
9%
9%
0%
0%
Tyler Stewart
1990-present
1%
1%
0%
0%
Kevin Hearn
1995-present
18%
18%
0%
0%
Steven Page Former
1988-2009
49%
49%
0%
0%
Andy Creeggan Former
1989-1995
2%
2%
0%
0%
Authorship Over Time writing credit per album
Barenaked Ladies's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.
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1992Gordon
1994Maybe You Should Drive
1996Born on a Pirate Ship
1998Stunt
2000Maroon
2003Everything to Everyone
2006Barenaked Ladies Are Me
2007Barenaked Ladies Are Men
2010All in Good Time
2013Grinning Streak
2015Silverball
2017Fake Nudes
2021Detour de Force
2023In Flight
Early · 100% written
Mid · 100% written
Late · 100% written
Authorship by Decade track-weighted
100%
1990s
Gordon, Maybe You Should Drive +2 more
100%
2000s
Maroon, Everything to Everyone +2 more
100%
2010s
All in Good Time, Grinning Streak +2 more
100%
2020s
Detour de Force, In Flight
Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author
Where Barenaked Ladies sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.
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Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.
Written by Steven Page, Ed Robertson, Steven Jay Page, Lloyd Edward Elwyn Robertson
Wrote it
If I Had $1000000
Gordon
Written by Steven Page, Ed Robertson, Steven Jay Page, Lloyd Edward Elwyn Robertson
Wrote it
Brian Wilson
Gordon
Written by Steven Page, Steven Jay Page
Wrote it
Jane
Maybe You Should Drive
Written by Steven Page, Stephen Duffy, Steven Jay Page
Co-wrote
Alternative Girlfriend
Maybe You Should Drive
Written by Steven Page, Stephen Duffy, Steven Jay Page
Co-wrote
The Old Apartment
Born on a Pirate Ship
Written by Steven Page, Ed Robertson, Steven Jay Page, Lloyd Edward Elwyn Robertson
Wrote it
Shoe Box
Born on a Pirate Ship
Written by Steven Page, Ed Robertson, Steven Jay Page, Lloyd Edward Elwyn Robertson
Wrote it
One Week
Stunt
Written by Ed Robertson, Lloyd Edward Elwyn Robertson
Wrote it
It's All Been Done
Stunt
Written by Steven Page, Steven Jay Page
Wrote it
Call and Answer
Stunt
Written by Steven Page, Stephen Duffy, Steven Jay Page
Co-wrote
Pinch Me
Maroon
Written by Steven Page, Ed Robertson, Steven Jay Page, Lloyd Edward Elwyn Robertson
Wrote it
Too Little Too Late
Maroon
Written by Steven Page, Ed Robertson, Steven Jay Page, Lloyd Edward Elwyn Robertson
Wrote it
Falling for the First Time
Maroon
Written by Steven Page, Ed Robertson, Steven Jay Page, Lloyd Edward Elwyn Robertson
Wrote it
Another Postcard
Everything to Everyone
Written by Steven Page, Ed Robertson, Steven Jay Page, Lloyd Edward Elwyn Robertson
Wrote it
Testing 1,2,3
Everything to Everyone
Written by Steven Page, Ed Robertson, Steven Jay Page, Lloyd Edward Elwyn Robertson
Wrote it
You Run Away
All in Good Time
Written by Ed Robertson, Lloyd Edward Elwyn Robertson
Wrote it
Odds Are
Grinning Streak
Written by Ed Robertson, Kevin Griffin, Lloyd Edward Elwyn Robertson
Co-wrote
None of the signature songs above fall in this category.
Discography 14 albums
The fourteen studio albums of original material. The Christmas, theatre and children's records, the live albums and the compilations sit outside this catalogue.
Bubble size = tracks worked on together. MP Michael Phillip Wojewoda · GB Gavin Brown · ER Eric Ratz · KG Kevin Griffin · RA Ron Aniello · MH Mark Howard
The Authorship Story
Data Insight
The Page and Robertson partnership is the whole first half of the catalogue. Across the eight albums up to 2007 Page has 95 credits and Robertson 83, and most of those are the same tracks: the two wrote together rather than separately. Page leaves in 2009 and the arithmetic changes rather than collapses. Robertson picks up 53 of the 81 later tracks, Kevin Hearn's share climbs to 34 across the catalogue, and Fake Nudes in 2017 is the only album where Hearn writes more than Robertson. Outside help arrives too: Stephen Duffy co-wrote nine tracks in the nineties and Kevin Griffin fifteen after 2013, which is the closest the band gets to a professional co-writer.
Quick Facts
Robertson's share136 of the 192 album tracks
Page's share95 tracks, all before he left in 2009
After the splitKevin Hearn on 34 tracks, Kevin Griffin on 15
Studio albumsFourteen, from 1992 to 2023
Biggest single"One Week", number 1 on the Hot 100 in 1998
AwardsEight Juno Awards and two Grammy nominations
Creative Fingerprint
A two-man writing team for eight albums, then the surviving half sharing with the keyboard player and an outside co-writer.
The Story
Two writers carried Barenaked Ladies for twenty years, then one of them left. Ed Robertson is on 136 of the 192 tracks and Steven Page on 95, and Page's 95 all sit in the first eight albums.
Awards & Recognition
Eight Juno Awards
Two Grammy Award nominations
Canadian Music Hall of Fame, inducted 2018
Juno Award for Group of the Year, 1993
Frequently Asked Questions Barenaked Ladies
Who writes Barenaked Ladies' songs?
Ed Robertson, on 136 of the 192 tracks across fourteen studio albums. Steven Page has 95, all of them before he left the band in 2009. Kevin Hearn has 34 and Jim Creeggan 18.
Did Steven Page and Ed Robertson write together?
Yes, on most of the first eight albums. Page appears on 95 of the 111 tracks made before 2010 and Robertson on 83, and the two names usually sit on the same song.
Who wrote "One Week"?
Ed Robertson. It reached number 1 on the Hot 100 in 1998, the band's only US chart-topper.
What changed after Steven Page left?
Robertson took over most of the writing, appearing on 53 of the 81 tracks since 2010, and Kevin Hearn's share grew. Kevin Griffin of Better Than Ezra has co-written fifteen tracks on the later albums.
How many studio albums have Barenaked Ladies released?
Fourteen of original material, from Gordon in 1992 through In Flight in 2023. The Christmas, theatre and children's records are counted separately.
Who wrote "If I Had $1000000"?
Steven Page and Ed Robertson, on the 1992 debut.
Has the band won any awards?
Eight Juno Awards, including Group of the Year in 1993, plus two Grammy nominations. They entered the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2018.
How well did Gordon sell?
One million copies in Canada, where it was certified diamond and reached number 1.
Who is Kevin Griffin?
The Better Than Ezra singer, who has co-written fifteen Barenaked Ladies tracks since Grinning Streak in 2013.
Does Kevin Hearn write for the band?
Yes, increasingly. He has 34 credits, and on Fake Nudes in 2017 he writes on nine of the fourteen tracks, more than Robertson does.
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