In 2006 Dananananaykroyd released two limited edition 7" singles, "Totally Bone" and "Some Dresses" on Moshi Moshi and Jealous Records respectively. A Japan-only CD EP, collecting both singles, was later released on Kanazawa's Klee/Rallye records. Singer Giles Bailey left the group and was replaced by drummer Calum Gunn while John Baillie Jnr joined the band on drums and additional lead vocals.
Dananananaykroyd released their first EP, Sissy Hits, on London-based Holy Roar Records in June 2008. Shortly after, they introduced ex-Russia drummer Paul Carlin as their new (other) drummer after James Hamilton of Errors left the band. Dananananaykroyd signed to Best Before Records shortly thereafter, and recorded their debut full-length album Hey Everyone! in the US with producer Machine.
The band have toured the UK extensively with bands such as Foals and in 2009 completed a European tour with the Kaiser Chiefs. They played at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in August 2009.
In June 2009, the band announced that bass player Laura Hyde had left, and would be replaced on tour by Ryan McGinness.
In August 2009 during a concert in Sydney, Australia, near the beginning of the band's set, singer John Baillie Junior jumped off stage and broke his arm causing the band to cancel the remainder of their Australian tour, as well as appearances at Pukkelpop and Belladrum festivals. Baillie snapped both bones that run from the wrist to the elbow, shearing a large chunk of bone from his elbow. Emergency surgery was needed in Sydney to fix the injury, leaving four metal screws in his arm permanently. His return show (with Calum and John sharing vocals duties) was Reading Festival only 3 weeks later which the band opened, playing to 10,000+ people on the Radio 1/NME stage. Baillie had said that one day he wanted to return to the venue in Sydney and continue the show from the floor where he fell and from the point in the set where it was cut short. The band were able to do this in July 2011, in which they performed at the Annandale Hotel exactly two years to the date after the accident.
The band announced that they were disbanding on 29th September 2011. Some of the former members of Dananananaykroyd went on to form Alarm Bells. Gunn joined Her Parents, while Baillie took on production duties in pop project Bossy Love.
One After One
Dananananaykroyd Lyrics
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One chance
One chance
One chance
One chance
One chance
One chance
One chance
This is your only chance
This is your only chance
This is your only chance
This is your only chance
One chance
One chance
One chance
One chance
One chance
One chance
One chance
One chance
What is going to happen when you find out you have used your only chance?
The repetitive lyrics of Dananananaykroyd's song "One After One" serve as an urgent reminder of the fleeting nature of opportunity. The constant repetition of "one chance" drives home the notion that life offers us only a narrow window in which to act, to make choices, to pursue our goals. The repetition also suggests a sense of anxiety or fear, as if the singer is frantically trying to convince themselves or someone else to seize the moment before it slips away forever.
The question posed at the end of the song, "What is going to happen when you find out you have used your only chance?" carries a weighty sense of consequence. The implication seems to be that if we are not careful, if we do not act decisively and live purposefully, we risk missing out on the things that matter most to us. The call to action in "One After One" is clear: don't waste your chance.
Line by Line Meaning
One chance
This is your first opportunity
One chance
You have a limited number of tries
One chance
This is your sole attempt
One chance
You cannot have any more opportunities
One chance
This is your shot
One chance
You have just one opportunity
One chance
This is your singular moment
One chance
You only have one try
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Calum Gunn, David Iain Roy, Duncan Robertson, John Baillie, Paul Carlin
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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