In Between Evolution

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In Between Evolution
In Between Evolution.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 29, 2004
Recorded2004
StudioStudio X, Seattle, Washington
Genre Alternative rock
Length45:28
Label Universal
Producer Adam Kasper
The Tragically Hip chronology
In Violet Light
(2002)
In Between Evolution
(2004)
Hipeponymous
(2005)
Singles from In Between Evolution
  1. "Vaccination Scar"
    Released: 2004
  2. "It Can't Be Nashville Every Night"
    Released: 2004
  3. "Gus: The Polar Bear from Central Park"
    Released: 2005
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In Between Evolution is the ninth studio album by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. It was recorded at Studio X in Seattle and was released June 29, 2004. The album debuted at number one in Canada, [4] selling 22,500 copies in its first week. [5] However, the album got kicked off Canada's number one spot by Avril Lavigne's breakout album. [5] The album was certified Platinum in Canada in September 2004. [6]

Contents

One of the major themes of this album is the response to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. "Heaven Is a Better Place Today" doubles as a tribute to Dan Snyder, a player for the Atlanta Thrashers hockey team who died in an automobile accident nine months before the album's release, and for young men being sent to war.

The Hip performed a rough version of the song "It Can't be Nashville Every Night" on a season two episode of Canadian situation comedy TV program Corner Gas , as a local band renting out main character Brent Leroy's garage for band practice.

Track listing

All songs were written by The Tragically Hip.

No.TitleLength
1."Heaven Is a Better Place Today"2:55
2."Summer's Killing Us"3:26
3."Gus: The Polar Bear from Central Park"4:09
4."Vaccination Scar"2:57
5."It Can't Be Nashville Every Night"2:53
6."If New Orleans Is Beat"3:15
7."You're Everywhere"3:34
8."As Makeshift as We Are"3:15
9."Mean Streak"4:10
10."The Heart of the Melt"2:35
11."One Night in Copenhagen"2:20
12."Are We Family"4:34
13."Goodnight Josephine"3:25

Cover art

The album cover art was designed by Cameron Tomsett, [7] a Canadian artist from Kingston.

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