eBay (song)

"eBay" is a song by American comedy music artist "Weird Al" Yankovic. It is a parody of the Backstreet Boys' 1999 single "I Want It That Way". It is about a man who buys strange and unnecessary things on eBay. It was released on "Poodle Hat", in 2003.

"eBay"
Song by "Weird Al" Yankovic
from Poodle Hat"
Released	May 20, 2003 (2003-05-20)
Recorded	March 25, 2002 – March 21, 2003
Genre	Comedy, pop
Length	3:36
Label	Volcano Records
Songwriter(s)	"Weird Al" Yankovic, Max Martin, Andreas Carlsson
Producer(s)	"Weird Al" Yankovic

Composition

Just like in "I Want It That Way", "eBay" is written in the key of A major until approximately the 2-minute, 22-second point of the song, at which point the key modulates to B major. It follows a chord progression of F♯m–D–A with a tempo of 101 beats per minute, and is set in the time signature of 4
4 common time. Yankovic's vocals span from E₃ to B₄.

EBay (song) Media

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  The song "eBay", a parody of "I Want It That Way" by Backstreet Boys about the eponymous online auction site, became one of Yankovic's biggest hits.

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  The album's opening track is "Couch Potato", a parody of Eminem's (pictured) single "Lose Yourself". Although Eminem approved of the parody, he vetoed Yankovic's request to film a music video.