Gift Shop (song)

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"Gift Shop"
The Tragically Hip Gift Shop 2.jpg
Single by The Tragically Hip
from the album Trouble at the Henhouse
ReleasedJune 1996
Genre Alternative rock
Length4:57
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) The Tragically Hip
Producer(s) Mark Vreeken, The Tragically Hip
The Tragically Hip singles chronology
"Ahead by a Century"
(1996)
"Gift Shop"
(1996)
"700 Ft. Ceiling"
(1996)

"Gift Shop" is a song by Canadian rock group The Tragically Hip. It was released in June 1996 as the second single from their fifth studio album, Trouble at the Henhouse . The song was a successful follow-up to the band's previous hit single "Ahead by a Century", peaking at No. 4 on Canada's RPM Singles Chart. [1]

Contents

Music video

The music video for "Gift Shop" was directed by Eric Yealland and filmed in Sedona, Arizona in July 1996. [2]

The video reached #1 on MuchMusic Countdown for the week of September 20, 1996. [3] The video also won the award for "Best Cinematography" at the 1997 MuchMusic Video Awards.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
Canadian RPM Singles Chart [1] 4
Canadian RPM Alternative 30 [4] 17

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM) [5] 48

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