Poets (song)
| "Poets" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by The Tragically Hip | ||||
| from the album Phantom Power | ||||
| Released | June 1998 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:59 | |||
| Label | Universal | |||
| Songwriter | The Tragically Hip | |||
| Producer | Steve Berlin | |||
| The Tragically Hip singles chronology | ||||
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"Poets" is a song by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. It was released in June 1998 as the lead single from their sixth studio album, Phantom Power. The song reached number-one on Canada's Alternative chart, and stayed number-one for 12 weeks straight,[1] longer than any song in the history of that chart.
The song was a live staple for the band, and was performed at several of the band's biggest concerts, including their performance at Woodstock 1999, their performance at the Live 8 concert in 2005 (with Dan Aykroyd playing harmonica), and their farewell show in 2016.
In 2026, CBC Music published a ranking of the top ten Tragically Hip songs to mark the tenth anniversary of the band's historic final performance, ranking "Poets" at #10.[2]
Charts
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian RPM Singles Chart[3] | 4 |
| Canadian RPM Alternative 30[4] | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Chart[5] | 28 |
| U.S. Billboard Heritage Rock[6] | 22 |
| U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks[7] | 39 |
References
- ↑ "The Tragically Hip - Poets Rock/Alternative positions". RPM. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ↑ Ashley Catania, Natalie Harmsen, Sudha Sampath, Jesse Kinos-Goodin, Holly Gordon, Kelsey Adams, Melody Lau and Nathan Gill, "The Tragically Hip's 10 best songs, ranked". CBC Music, August 6, 2026.
- ↑ "Top Singles - Volume 67, No. 18, July 27, 1998". Retrieved 2010-05-06.
- ↑ "Rock/Alternative - Volume 67, No. 15a, July 13, 1998". RPM. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
- ↑ "Adult Contemporary - Volume 67, No. 20, August 10 1998". RPM. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
- ↑ "Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ↑ "Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
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