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Man Machine Poem by The Tragically Hip
Man Machine Poem is an album by The Tragically Hip, released in 2016. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 3 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “In a World Possessed by the Human Mind”, on 3 lists with a best position of #4.
Man Machine Poem, released by Universal Music Canada on June 17, 2016, turned out to be the Tragically Hip's 13th and final studio album, and the last new music the Kingston, Ontario band put out before Gord Downie's death. Kevin Drew and Dave Hamelin produced it, and the title comes from a song on the previous record, Now for Plan A.
It's a restless, shape-shifting set, with Rob Baker and Paul Langlois pulling the guitars into odd, glowing corners while Gord Sinclair and Johnny Fay keep the floor steady and Downie hovers over it all, cryptic and wide awake. "In a World Possessed by the Human Mind" went out first, in April.
Before the album arrived, the band revealed Downie's brain cancer diagnosis and announced a summer tour of Canada. The songs were written and recorded before he knew, and the band warned against hearing them through that lens. Hard advice to follow: the tour's closing night in Kingston, broadcast around the world by the CBC, became their last concert.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Man Machine Poem on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In a World Possessed by the Human Mind | 3 | #4 | – | 2016–2020 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.