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, first released on their 2001 self-titled album. The song achieved wider popularity after being featured on the soundtrack of the 2007 film '' Juno'', along with several other songs by

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that she wrote for her toddler. A version is also performed by the two main characters (

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) at the end of the film. The Page and Cera version of the song was a minor chart success in the United States, reaching #91 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in January 2008. The song lyrics "up up down down left right left right B A start" refer to the

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In popular culture

* The song is featured in the 2005 documentary film '' Murderball''. * A spoof of the song is performed in the 2008 film ''

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'' by Crista Flanagan. * In the ''

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'' episode "Secret Santa", Liz Lemon sings a parody of the song as a Christmas gift for Jack Donaghy.

References

The Moldy Peaches songs 2001 songs Sanctuary Records singles {{Folk-song-stub