Phantom Power (The Tragically Hip album)
| Phantom Power | ||||
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| Studio album by The Tragically Hip | ||||
| Released | July 14, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | The Bathouse Recording Studio | |||
| Genre | Rock, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 50:26 | |||
| Label | Universal Music Canada | |||
| Producer | Steve Berlin, The Tragically Hip, Mark Vreeken | |||
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| Allmusic |   link |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.3/10) link |
Phantom Power is the sixth full-length album by the Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. The album was released in 1998. It won the 1999 Juno Awards for Best Rock Album and Best Album Design.[1] The song "Bobcaygeon" won the Juno Award for Single of the Year in 2000.[2]
The song "Escape Is at Hand for the Travellin' Man" is a tribute to Jim Ellison of Material Issue.[3] The band recorded the song "Something On" while stuck in the studio during the ice storm of 1998.
Commercial performance
Phantom Power debuted at No. 1 on the Canadian Albums Chart with 108,000 units sold.[4] The album has been certified Triple Platinum in Canada.[5] The album's first single, Poets, reached #1 on Canada's Alternative chart, and stayed #1 for 12 weeks straight,[6] longer than any song in the history of that chart.
Track listing
All songs were written by The Tragically Hip.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Poets" | 3:59 |
| 2. | "Something On" | 3:21 |
| 3. | "Save the Planet" | 3:38 |
| 4. | "Bobcaygeon" | 4:55 |
| 5. | "Thompson Girl" | 3:32 |
| 6. | "Membership" | 4:40 |
| 7. | "Fireworks" | 3:56 |
| 8. | "Vapour Trails" | 4:29 |
| 9. | "The Rules" | 3:46 |
| 10. | "Chagrin Falls" | 4:10 |
| 11. | "Escape Is at Hand for the Travellin' Man" | 5:52 |
| 12. | "Emperor Penguin" | 4:08 |
References
- ↑ "1999 Juno Awards". MetroLeap Media. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
- ↑ "2000 Juno Awards". MetroLeap Media. Retrieved 29 December 2. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "The Tragically Hip". Thehip.com. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ↑ Tragically Hip Shows 'Power' In U.S. Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
- ↑ "Gold Platinum Database: Phantom Power". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
- ↑ "The Tragically Hip - Poets Rock/Alternative positions". RPM.