Song · The Tragically Hip
“Fireworks” by The Tragically Hip
From the album Phantom Power (1998)
“Fireworks” by The Tragically Hip appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1999 and 2010. It was first released in 1998 on the album Phantom Power. Its best result is #148 on the 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of the 90's (September 2010). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #7,137 alternative song of all time.
"Fireworks" came off Phantom Power, the Tragically Hip's sixth album, and went out as its third single in November 1998. It's a love song that keeps sneaking hockey into the frame: Gord Downie's narrator, somewhere in middle age, walks an unnamed partner back through their years together, a romance that caught fire on the last night of the 1972 Summit Series, with Bobby Orr and the old Canada Fitness Award test drifting past along the way.
The Cold War hums in the background, and the point is that the couple outlasted all of it, maybe even used each other as shelter from it. The writing credit goes to all five: Downie singing, Rob Baker and Paul Langlois on electric guitars, Gord Sinclair on bass and Johnny Fay on drums. At home it climbed into the top 10 of Canada's RPM singles chart.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 910 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) | 1002 |
| 2010 | 148 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of the 90's (September 2010) | 200 |
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