Gift Shop (song)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Gift Shop"
The Tragically Hip Gift Shop 2.jpg
Single by The Tragically Hip
from the album Trouble at the Henhouse
ReleasedJune 1996
GenreAlternative rock
Length4:57
LabelMCA
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 #4 on Canada's RPM Singles Chart.[1]

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

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Top Singles - Volume 64, No. 7, September 30, 1996". RPM. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved 2010-09-16.
  2. ^ "The Tragically Hip - Archive". thehip.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
  3. ^ "MuchMusic Countdown - Fri, Sept 20, 1996". MuchMusic.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Rock/Alternative - Volume 63, No. 21, July 08 1996". RPM. Archived from the original on 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2010-09-16.
  5. ^ "RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1996". RPM. Retrieved November 26, 2017.

External links[]


Retrieved from ""