| Phantom Power | ||||
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| Released | July 14, 1998 | |||
| Studio | The Bathouse, Bath, Ontario | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 50:26 | |||
| Label | Universal | |||
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| Singles from Phantom Power | ||||
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| Allmusic |   link |
| NME | (4/10) link |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.3/10) link |
Phantom Power is the sixth studio album by the Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. The album was released in 1998. It won the 1999 Juno Awards for Best Rock Album and Best Album Design. [1]
The album's first single, "Poets", reached #1 on RPM's alternative chart, and stayed #1 for 12 weeks straight, [2] longer than any other song in the history of that chart.
"Bobcaygeon" was also released as a single, and won the Juno Award for Single of the Year in 2000. [3] It has since become recognized as one of the band's most enduring and beloved signature songs. [4]
The song "Escape Is at Hand for the Travellin' Man" is a tribute to Jim Ellison of Material Issue. [5] The band recorded the song "Something On" while stuck in the studio during the ice storm of 1998.
Phantom Power debuted at No. 1 on the Canadian Albums Chart with 108,000 units sold. [6] The album has been certified triple platinum in Canada. [7] By February 1999, the album had sold more than 400,000 copies in Canada. [8] Between 1996 and 2016, Phantom Power was the seventh best-selling album by a Canadian band in Canada. [9]
In August 2023, the band announced the release of a 25th anniversary box set edition of the album, set for November 23, 2023. [10] Along with remastered versions of the original album's songs, the anniversary edition will also feature a two-disc live set performed at the Metropol in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1998, five outtakes not included on the original album, and seven alternate versions of songs on the album. [11]
All songs were written by The Tragically Hip.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Poets" | 3:59 |
| 2. | "Something On" | 3:21 |
| 3. | "Save the Planet" | 3:38 |
| 4. | "Bobcaygeon" | 4:55 |
| 5. | "Thompson Girl" | 3:32 |
| 6. | "Membership" | 4:40 |
| 7. | "Fireworks" | 3:56 |
| 8. | "Vapour Trails" | 4:29 |
| 9. | "The Rules" | 3:46 |
| 10. | "Chagrin Falls" | 4:10 |
| 11. | "Escape Is at Hand for the Travellin' Man" | 5:52 |
| 12. | "Emperor Penguin" | 4:08 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bumblebee" | |
| 2. | "Insomniacs" | |
| 3. | "Songwriters Cabal" | |
| 4. | "Vegas Strip" | |
| 5. | "Mystery" | |
| 6. | "Super Farmer Nano Baby" | |
| 7. | "Something On" | |
| 8. | "Chagrin Falls" | |
| 9. | "Fireworks" | |
| 10. | "Thompson Girl" | |
| 11. | "Escape Is at Hand for the Travelin' Man" | |
| 12. | "Bobcaygeon" |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Save the Planet" | |
| 2. | "Twist My Arm" | |
| 3. | "Poets" | |
| 4. | "Gift Shop" | |
| 5. | "Bobcaygeon" | |
| 6. | "Nautical Disaster" | |
| 7. | "Ahead by a Century" | |
| 8. | "The Luxury" | |
| 9. | "Fireworks" | |
| 10. | "Springtime in Vienna" | |
| 11. | "Chagrin Falls" | |
| 12. | "New Orleans Is Sinking" | |
| 13. | "Grace, Too" | |
| 14. | "Escape Is at Hand for the Travelin' Man" | |
| 15. | "At the Hundredth Meridian" |
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [12]
The Tragically Hip
Additional musicians
Production
| Chart (2002) | Position |
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| Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) [13] | 193 |
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