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In Between Evolution by The Tragically Hip
In Between Evolution is an album by The Tragically Hip, released in 2004. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 5 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Vaccination Scar”, on 3 lists with a best position of #6.
In Between Evolution, the Tragically Hip's ninth studio album, came out on June 29, 2004, after sessions at Studio X in Seattle with Adam Kasper producing, and it's the Kingston band in a rough, restless mood. Gord Downie, guitarists Paul Langlois and Rob Baker, bassist Gord Sinclair and drummer Johnny Fay play it loud and a little frayed, and a lot of it is written in the shadow of the war in Iraq that began in 2003.
"Heaven Is a Better Place Today" works on two levels at once, a tribute to Dan Snyder, the Atlanta Thrashers player killed in a car crash nine months before the album's release, and to young men shipped off to fight. "It Can't Be Nashville Every Night" got a scruffy airing on Corner Gas, with the Hip playing a band practicing in Brent Leroy's garage. It entered the Canadian chart at number one on 22,500 first-week copies before Avril Lavigne's Under My Skin knocked it off, and went platinum at home that September.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from In Between Evolution on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vaccination Scar | 3 | #6 | – | 2004 | |
| 2 | It Can't Be Nashville Every Night | 1 | #57 | – | 2004 | |
| 3 | Summer's Killing Us | 1 | #94 | – | 2004 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.