Music @ Work
| Music @ Work | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 6, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
| Studio | The Bathouse, Bath, Ontario | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 51:40 | |||
| Label | Universal | |||
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| The Tragically Hip chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Music @ Work | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | C[3] |
| PopMatters | (favourable)[2] |
Music @ Work is the seventh studio album by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. The album was leaked via the internet six weeks before its official release in June, 2000.[4] It won the 2001 Juno Award for Best Rock Album.[5]
Commercial performance
Music @ Work debuted at #1 on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 45,396 copies in its first week.[6] The album has been certified 2× Platinum in Canada.
Track listing
All songs were written by The Tragically Hip.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Music at Work" | 3:06 |
| 2. | "Tiger the Lion" | 5:30 |
| 3. | "Lake Fever" | 4:34 |
| 4. | "Putting Down" | 3:13 |
| 5. | "Stay" | 3:22 |
| 6. | "The Bastard" | 4:54 |
| 7. | "The Completists" | 3:07 |
| 8. | "Freak Turbulence" | 2:53 |
| 9. | "Sharks" | 4:14 |
| 10. | "Toronto #4" | 2:59 |
| 11. | "Wild Mountain Honey" | 3:56 |
| 12. | "Train Overnight" | 3:17 |
| 13. | "The Bear" | 3:55 |
| 14. | "As I Wind Down the Pines" | 2:34 |
Personnel
Personnel taken from Music @ Work liner notes.[7] The Tragically Hip
- Gord Downie – lead vocals
- Rob Baker – lead guitar
- Paul Langlois – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Gord Sinclair – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Johnny Fay – drums
Additional musicians
- Steve Berlin – keyboards, percussion, MIDI sax
- Chris Brown – keyboards (2, 3, 11, 12)
- Julie Doiron – vocals (7, 10, 14)
- Sarah Pinette – cello (2, 10)
- Mr. Hussein – tabla (6)
Technical personnel
- Steve Berlin – production
- The Tragically Hip – production
- Mark Vreeken – recording, additional production
- Ken J. Friesen – recording assistance
- Graeme McCann – additional recording
- Aaron Keane – additional recording
- Steven Drake – mixing
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
Year-end charts
| Chart (2000) | Position |
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| Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[8] | 46 |
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ PopMatters review
- ^ Robert Christgau review
- ^ "Hip album leaks to Net". Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ "2001 Juno Awards". MetroLeap Media. Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
- ^ "Hip album debuts at No. 1". Archived from the original on October 12, 2004. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^ Music @ Work (CD liner notes). The Tragically Hip. 2000.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000". Jam!. Archived from the original on August 12, 2004. Retrieved March 24, 2022.