eBay (song)

"EBay"
Song

"eBay" is a song and radio-only single by "Weird Al" Yankovic. It is a parody of "I Want It That Way" by The Backstreet Boys. In it, the narrator describes how often he purchases items on eBay.

Track listing

The following tracks are on the downloadable single:

1. "eBay" - 3:36

Release

"eBay" was never intended to be released as a single (whether in a radio-only, commercial, or promo format), but after the post-Christmas quirks of 2006, it debuted as #15 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, #115 on the Billboard Hot 100 (This was most likely due to on-line sales through stores such as iTunes and Rhapsody). This was similar to Yankovic's later single "Canadian Idiot."

Music video

The song "eBay" was actually performed live at eBay Live! 2003. A portion of this performance can be seen at the beginning of the CNBC documentary The eBay Effect: Inside a Worldwide Obsession. Though no official video was produced, it has inspired the creation of numerous user-generated videos, usually featuring slides of the items mentioned.

Items bid on

The following are items bought or bid on in the song, in the order they are featured in the lyrics:

• Used pink bathrobe
• Rare mint snowglobe
• Smurf TV tray
• Pet rock
• ALF alarm clock
• William Shatner's old toupée
• Nik-Naks
• Slightly damaged golf bag
• Beanie Babies new with tags
• Tchotchkes
• Watch
• Dukes of Hazzard ash tray
• Pac-Man Fever lunchbox
• Case of vintage tube socks
• Kleenex used by Dr. Dre
• Farrah Fawcett poster
• PEZ dispenser
• Toaster

Searching for these items on eBay will often result in other items from the song appearing in "related searches".

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
2006	Billboard Hot 100 (US)	No. 115

See also

• List of songs by "Weird Al" Yankovic

External links

• Streamed Version of Ebay