Poets (song)

"Poets"
Single by The Tragically Hip
from the album Phantom Power
Released 1998
Genre Rock
Length 3:59
Label Universal
Writer(s) The Tragically Hip
Producer(s) Steve Berlin
The Tragically Hip singles chronology
"Springtime in Vienna"
(1997)		 "Poets"
(1998)		 "Something On"
(1998)

"Poets" is the first single by The Tragically Hip from their sixth studio album, Phantom Power. The song reached #1 on Canada's Alternative chart, and stayed #1 for 12 weeks straight,[1] longer than any song in the history of that chart. The song has become a live staple for the band, and has been performed at several of the band's biggest concerts, including their performance at Woodstock 1999 and at the Live 8 concert in 2005, with Dan Aykroyd playing harmonica.

Charts

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Singles Chart[2] 4
Canadian RPM Alternative 30[3] 1
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Chart[4] 28
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks[5] 39
Preceded by
"Heroes" by The Wallflowers		 Canadian RPM Rock/Alternative 30 number-one single
July 13 - September 28, 1998 		Succeeded by
"The Scene" by Big Sugar

References

  1. ↑ "The Tragically Hip - Poets Rock/Alternative positions". RPM.
  2. ↑ "Top Singles - Volume 67, No. 18, July 27, 1998". Retrieved 2010-05-06.
  3. ↑ "Rock/Alternative - Volume 67, No. 15a, July 13, 1998". RPM. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
  4. ↑ "Adult Contemporary - Volume 67, No. 20, August 10 1998". RPM. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
  5. ↑ "The Tragically Hip - Billboard Singles". allmusic. Retrieved 2010-09-07.

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