Poets (song)

"Poets"
Single by The Tragically Hip
from the album Phantom Power
Released June 1998
Genre Rock
Length 3:59
Label Universal
Writer(s) The Tragically Hip
Producer(s) Steve Berlin
The Tragically Hip singles chronology
"Springtime in Vienna"
(1997)
"Poets"
(1998)
"Something On"
(1998)

"Poets" is a song by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. It was released in June 1998 as the lead single from their sixth studio album, Phantom Power. The song reached number-one on Canada's Alternative chart, and stayed number-one for 12 weeks straight,[1] longer than any song in the history of that chart.

The song has become a live staple for the band, and has been performed at several of the band's biggest concerts, including their performance at Woodstock 1999, their performance at the Live 8 concert in 2005 (with Dan Aykroyd playing harmonica), and their farewell show in 2016.

Charts

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Singles Chart[2] 4
Canadian RPM Alternative 30[3] 1
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Chart[4] 28
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks[5] 39
Preceded by
"Heroes" by The Wallflowers
Canadian RPM Rock/Alternative 30 number-one single
July 13 - September 28, 1998
Succeeded by
"The Scene" by Big Sugar

References

  1. "The Tragically Hip - Poets Rock/Alternative positions". RPM.
  2. "Top Singles - Volume 67, No. 18, July 27, 1998". Retrieved 2010-05-06.
  3. "Rock/Alternative - Volume 67, No. 15a, July 13, 1998". RPM. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
  4. "Adult Contemporary - Volume 67, No. 20, August 10 1998". RPM. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
  5. "The Tragically Hip - Billboard Singles". allmusic. Retrieved 2010-09-07.


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