In Between Evolution is the ninth full-length album

Album

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 by Canadian

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 rock

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 band The Tragically Hip

The Tragically Hip

The Tragically Hip, often referred to simply as The Hip, is a Canadian rock band from Kingston, Ontario, consisting of Gordon Downie , Paul Langlois , Rob Baker , Gord Sinclair and Johnny Fay . Since their formation in 1983 they have released 12 studio albums, two live albums, and 46 singles...

. It was recorded at Studio X in Seattle

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 and was released June 29, 2004. The album debuted at #1 in Canada, selling 22,500 copies in its first week. However, sales of the album dropped by 50 percent the following week. The album was certified Platinum in Canada in September 2004.

One of the major themes of this album is the response to the 2003 invasion of Iraq

2003 invasion of Iraq

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. "Heaven Is a Better Place Today" doubles as a tribute to Dan Snyder

Dan Snyder

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, a player for the Atlanta Thrashers

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 hockey

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 team who died in an automobile accident nine months before the album's release, and for young men being sent to war.

The Hip performed the song "It Can't be Nashville Every Night" on a season two episode of Canadian situation comedy

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 TV program Corner Gas

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Track listing

All songs were written by The Tragically Hip.

1. "Heaven Is a Better Place Today" – 2:55
2. "Summer's Killing Us" – 3:26
3. "Gus: The Polar Bear from Central Park" – 4:09
4. "Vaccination Scar" – 2:57
5. "It Can't Be Nashville Every Night" – 2:53
6. "If New Orleans Is Beat" – 3:15
7. "You're Everywhere" – 3:34
8. "As Makeshift as We Are" – 3:15
9. "Mean Streak" – 4:10
10. "The Heart of the Melt" – 2:35
11. "One Night in Copenhagen" – 2:20
12. "Are We Family" – 4:34
13. "Goodnight Josephine" – 3:25

Singles

• "Vaccination Scar"
• "It Can't Be Nashville Every Night"
• "Summer's Killing Us"
• "Gus: The Polar Bear from Central Park"