Music @ Work

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Music @ Work
Studio album by
The Tragically Hip
ReleasedJune 6, 2000
Recorded1999
StudioThe Bathouse, Bath, Ontario
GenreAlternative rock
Length51:40
LabelUniversal
Producer
The Tragically Hip chronology
Phantom Power
(1998)		 Music @ Work
(2000)		 In Violet Light
(2002)
Singles from Music @ Work
  1. "My Music at Work"
    Released: May 4, 2000
  2. "Lake Fever"
    Released: 2000
  3. "The Completists"
    Released: 2000
  4. "Freak Turbulence"
    Released: 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[1]
Robert ChristgauC[2]
PopMatters(favourable)[3]

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.TitleLength
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, 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
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[8] 46

References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Robert Christgau review
  3. PopMatters review
  4. "Hip album leaks to Net". Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  5. "2001 Juno Awards". MetroLeap Media. Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
  6. "Hip album debuts at No. 1". Archived from the original on October 12, 2004. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  7. Music @ Work (CD liner notes). The Tragically Hip. 2000.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. "Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000". Jam!. Archived from the original on August 12, 2004. Retrieved March 24, 2022.