Phantom Power (The Tragically Hip album)

Phantom Power
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
The Tragically Hip chronology

Live Between Us
(1997)		 Phantom Power
(1998)		 Music @ Work
(2000)
Singles from Phantom Power
  1. "Poets"
    Released: 1998
  2. "Something On"
    Released: 1998
  3. "Fireworks"
    Released: 1998
  4. "Bobcaygeon"
    Released: 1999
  5. "Escape Is at Hand for the Travellin' Man"
    Released: 1999
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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]

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

References

  1. ↑ "1999 Juno Awards". MetroLeap Media. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
  2. ↑ "2000 Juno Awards". MetroLeap Media. Retrieved 29 December 2. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ↑ "The Tragically Hip". Thehip.com. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  4. ↑ "Tragically Hip Shows 'Power' In U.S.". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Gold Platinum Database: Phantom Power". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 26 July 2011.