Locked in the Trunk of a Car

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"Locked in the Trunk of a Car"
Locked in theTrunk of a Car.jpg
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
Locked in the Trunk of a Car 2.jpg

"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

Singer-songwriter Justin Rutledge covered the song for his 2014 album Daredevil , an album consisting entirely of Tragically Hip covers. [5]

Charts

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

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