Locked in the Trunk of a Car

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"Locked in the Trunk of a Car"
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Single by The Tragically Hip
from the album Fully Completely
ReleasedOctober 1992
Genre Rock
Length4:42
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) The Tragically Hip
Producer(s) Chris Tsangarides
The Tragically Hip singles chronology
"On the Verge"
(1991)		"Locked in the Trunk of a Car"
(1992)		"Fifty Mission Cap"
(1992)
Alternative Cover
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"Locked in the Trunk of a Car" is a song by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. It was released in October 1992 as the lead single from their third studio album, Fully Completely . The song peaked at No. 11 on Canada's RPM Singles Chart. [1]

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Music video

The music video for the song features a transition between the band playing on a soundstage and a man locked in a car trunk with his hands tied in rope, as another man (played by the band's road manager Dave Powell) drives the car around the Canadian Prairies. [2] The video was directed by Peter Henderson and produced by Eric Yealland. Cinematographer was Sean Valentini. [2]

The video won the award for "Best Video" at the 1993 Canadian Music Video Awards. [3] The video was also nominated in the "Best Video" category at the 1993 Juno Awards. [4]

Covers

Charts

Chart (1992)Peak
position
Canadian RPM Singles Chart [1] 11

References

  1. 1 2 "Top Singles - Volume 56, No. 23, December 05 1992". RPM . Retrieved 2010-09-09.
  2. 1 2 "The Tragically Hip - Archive". thehip.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-03. Retrieved 2010-09-16.
  3. ↑ "Tragically Hip snags three awards at Much video gala" (PDF). RPM . Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Yearly Summary | the JUNO Awards". Archived from the original on 2013-04-10. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
  5. ↑ "Justin Rutledge Ropes In Brendan Canning, Jenn Grant, Andy Maize for Tragically Hip Covers Album" Archived 2014-04-09 at the Wayback Machine . Exclaim! , January 30, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Review: Our Lady Peace brings 30 years of hits to the Saddledome with anniversary concert". Calgary Herald. February 20, 2025.
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