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One Week

It's been one week since you looked at me
Cocked your head to the side and said "I'm angry"
Five days since you laughed at me saying
"Get that together come back and see me"
Three days since the living room
I realized it's all my fault, but couldn't tell you
Yesterday you'd forgiven me
but it'll still be two days till I say I'm sorry

Hold it now and watch the hoodwink
As I make you stop, think
You'll think you're looking at Aquaman
I summon fish to the dish, although I like the Chalet Swiss
I like the sushi 'cause it's never touched a frying pan
Hot like wasabe when I bust rhymes
Big like Leann Rimes
Because I'm all about value
Bert Kaempfert's got the mad hits
You try to match wits
You try to hold me but I bust through
Gonna make a break and take a fake
I'd like a stinkin' achin' shake
I like vanilla, it's the finest of the flavours
Gotta see the show, 'cause then you'll know
The vertigo is gonna grow
'Cause it's so dangerous,
you'll have to sign a waiver
How can I help it if I think you're funny when you're mad
Trying hard not to smile though I feel bad
I'm the kind of guy who laughs at a funeral
Can't understand what I mean?
Well, you soon will
I have a tendency to wear my mind on my sleeve
I have a history of taking off my shirt

It's been one week since you looked at me
Threw your arms in the air and said "You're crazy"
Five days since you tackled me
I've still got the rug burns on both my knees
It's been three days since the afternoon
You realized it's not my fault not a moment too soon
Yesterday you'd forgiven me
And now I sit back and wait till you say you're sorry

Chickity China the Chinese chicken
You have a drumstick and your brain stops tickin'
Watchin' X-Files with no lights on,
We're dans la maison
I hope the Smoking Man's in this one
Like Harrison Ford I'm getting frantic
Like Sting I'm tantric
Like Snickers, guaranteed to satisfy
Like Kurasawa I make mad films
Okay I don't make films
But if I did they'd have a Samurai
Gonna get a set of better clubs
Gonna find the kind with tiny nubs
Just so my irons aren't always flying off the back-swing
Gotta get in tune with Sailor Moon
'Cause the cartoon has got the boom anime babes
That make me think the wrong thing

How can I help it if I think you're funny when you're mad
Trying hard not to smile though I feel bad
I'm the kind of guy who laughs at a funeral
Can't understand what I mean?
Well, you soon will
I have a tendency to wear my mind on my sleeve
I have a history of losing my shirt

It's been one week since you looked at me
Dropped your arms to your sides and said "I'm sorry"
Five days since I laughed at you and said
"You just did just what I thought you were gonna do"
Three days since the living room
We realized we're both to blame, but what could we do?
Yesterday you just smiled at me
'Cause it'll still be two days till we say we're sorry

It'll still be two days till we say we're sorry
It'll still be two days till we say we're sorry
Birchmount Stadium, home of the Robbie


Words & Music by Ed Robertson

Stunt (Studio Album)

One Week (Single)

Disc 1: All Their Greatest Hits (1991-2001)
Original Album (Stunt) Version:
Jim Creeggan: Electric Double Bass.
Kevin Hearn: Electric Guitar, Keyboards.
Steven Page: Vocals.
Ed Robertson: Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Dans la Maison, Vocals.
Tyler Stewart: Drums, Dans la Maison.

The liner notes list the following original lyrics which are not used in the album version (or any recorded version):
Verse one:
Like Andrew Lloyd, I've got a big show
Mine's about a Back-Hoe
They'll be a big sound from the pavement
Verse two:
Like Skywalker, gotta big hunch
Hey, that's my lunch
Yoda's a really, really old guy


Our first and so far only number one hit in the U.S.A., but man what a ride it was! It got us trips to Japan, Australia, MTV, VH1, Letterman, Leno, and more free T-shirts than antone could wear in a year. Somehow, "One Week" sounded just like the radio, while being a good bit weirder than anything also on the hit parade at the time

On my way to the rehearsal space before recording Stunt I would pass the small high school stadium where our Scarborough Track and Field Day would take place back in elementary school. In the summer, they would host an invitational youth soccer tournament called the Robbie. I sang the text of the banner that hangs out front, "Birchmount Stadium - Home of the Robbie" as a joke and it stuck; the last line of the song. I'm still waiting for them to change the sign to "Birchmount Stadium - Home of 'Birchmount Stadium Home of the Robbie.'"

- Steven Page, 2001.

One Week Remixes (Single) The Remixes:
  • Dave's big beat remix
  • Pull's break remix
  • Dave's big beat extended remix
  • Launch Live '98 (Live Promo Only CD) "Launch" Version:
    This CD was limited edition (only 1000 Copies).
    This track is an exclusive live version.
    Just Passin' Thru No. 3 (Live Radio Compilation) "Just Passin' Thru" Version:
    This is a live compilation CD put out by WHFS Radio.
    Live on the Star Set (Live Radio Compilation) "Live on the Star Set" Version:
    This is a live compilation CD put out by San Diego radio station Star 100.7
    Mix | Clusives (Live and Acoustic Radio Compilation) "Mix | Clusives" Version:
    This is a live and acoustic CD put out by Chicago radio station 101.9 The Mix.
    It was a limited release with only 15,000 copies pressed.
    This track comes from an exclusive live show in Chicago.
    Y100 Sonic Sessions Volume 5 (Charity Compliation Disc) Y100 Sonic Sessions Version:
    Recorded live in studio in Philadelphia, PA station Y100 (100.3 FM), in 2001.
    There were only 15,000 pressings of this CD made.