Song · The Tragically Hip
“Twist My Arm” by The Tragically Hip
From the album Road Apples (1991)
“Twist My Arm” by The Tragically Hip appears on 3 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1999 and 2010. It was first released in 1991 on the album Road Apples. Its best result is #127 on the 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of the 90's (September 2010). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,574 alternative song of all time.
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"Twist My Arm" was the third single from Road Apples, the Tragically Hip's second full-length album, from 1991, and it's the band at their bar-band best, all five of them sharing the writing credit. Rob Baker and Paul Langlois handle the electric guitars, Gord Sinclair plays bass, Johnny Fay drums, and Gord Downie sings with Langlois and Sinclair behind him. Don Smith produced and mixed it with Bruce Barris, and extra hands add a little barroom color: Benmont Tench on piano, Malcolm Burn on accordion, Phil Jones on tambourine.
The flip side was worth the price on its own, a live "Highway Girl" where Downie tells of a couple who agree to die together, lines from which would resurface in "Locked in the Trunk of a Car".
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 | 234 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) | 1002 |
| 2009 | 188 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | The Top 200 Songs of the 90's According to 102.1 The Edge | 200 |
| 2010 | 127 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of the 90's (September 2010) | 200 |
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