Song · The Tragically Hip
“Silver Jet” by The Tragically Hip
From the album In Violet Light (2002)
“Silver Jet” by The Tragically Hip appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2002 and 2003. It was first released in 2002 on the album In Violet Light. Its best result is #44 on The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2003. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #261 alternative song of 2002.
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"Silver Jet" comes from In Violet Light, the eighth full-length album from Canadian rock band the Tragically Hip, released in June 2002, and the writing credit goes to all five of them: Gord Downie, Rob Baker, Paul Langlois, Gord Sinclair and Johnny Fay. Downie sings, Baker and Langlois play electric guitar, Sinclair electric bass and Fay drums. The band produced it themselves, with Mark Vreeken as co-producer and recording engineer, and Terry Manning mixed it.
In Violet Light went in at number 2 on the Canadian albums chart, moving close to 33,000 copies in seven days, and has since gone platinum in Canada. Copies in stores came with a membership card for the Hip Club, an online fan club that offered three bonus tracks.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 53 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2002 | 224 |
| 2003 | 44 | The Bear Ottawa, ON | The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2003 | 107 |
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