Phantom Power (The Tragically Hip album)

Phantom Power is the sixth full-length album by 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.^[4] The song "Bobcaygeon" won the Juno Award for Single of the Year in 2000.^[5] The album has been certified 3x Platinum in Canada.^[6]

The song "Escape Is at Hand for the Travellin' Man" is a tribute to Jim Ellison of Material Issue.^[7] The band recorded the song "Something On" while stuck in the studio during the ice storm of 1998.

Track listing

All songs were written by The Tragically Hip.

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

Singles

• "Poets"
• "Something On"
• "Bobcaygeon"
• "Fireworks"
• "Escape Is at Hand for the Travellin' Man"

References