In Between Evolution

In Between Evolution
Studio album by
The Tragically Hip
ReleasedJune 29, 2004
Recorded2004
StudioStudio X (Seattle, Washington)
GenreAlternative rock
Length45:28
LabelUniversal
ProducerAdam Kasper
The Tragically Hip chronology
In Violet Light
(2002) 		In Between Evolution
(2004) 		Hipeponymous
(2005)
Singles from In Between Evolution
  1. "Vaccination Scar"
    Released: 2004
  2. "It Can't Be Nashville Every Night"
    Released: 2004
  3. "Gus: The Polar Bear from Central Park"
    Released: 2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
PopMatters[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

In Between Evolution is the ninth studio album by the Canadian rock band the Tragically Hip. It was recorded at Studio X in Seattle and released June 29, 2004. The album debuted at number one in Canada,[4] selling 22,500 copies in its first week.[5] However, it got bumped off the number one spot by Avril Lavigne's Under My Skin.[5] In Between Evolution was certified Platinum in Canada in September 2004.[6]

One of the major themes on the album is a response to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. "Heaven Is a Better Place Today" doubles as a tribute to Dan Snyder, a player for the Atlanta Thrashers hockey team who died in an automobile accident nine months before the album's release, and for young men being sent to war.[citation needed]

The Hip performed a rough version of the song "It Can't be Nashville Every Night" on a season-two episode of the Canadian television sitcom Corner Gas, as a local band renting out main character Brent Leroy's garage for band practice.

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ PopMatters review
  3. ^ Rolling Stone review
  4. ^ "Canadian Albums – Week of July 17, 2004". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Avril knocks The Hip out of No. 1". Jam!. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2011.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Gold & Platinum Certification – September 2004". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on November 22, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2011.