Grace, Too
| "Grace, Too" | |
|---|---|
| Single by The Tragically Hip | |
| from the album Day for Night | |
| Released | September 1994 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Length | 5:34 |
| Label | MCA |
| Songwriter(s) | The Tragically Hip |
| Producer(s) | Mark Howard |
| The Tragically Hip singles chronology | |
"Grace, Too" is a song by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. It was released in September 1994 as the lead single from their fourth studio album, Day for Night . The song peaked at number 11 on the RPM Canadian Singles chart.[1]
Live performances
[edit ]In 1995, The Tragically Hip performed the song on Saturday Night Live . The band also opened their Woodstock 1999 performance with this song.[2]
During live performances, Gord Downie frequently replaced the opening line, "He said I'm fabulously rich" with "He said I'm Tragically Hip", often to applause from the crowd.
Covers
[edit ]In 2011, the song was covered by Selina Martin for the first Have Not Been the Same charity compilation.[3]
Singer-songwriter Justin Rutledge covered the song for his 2014 album Daredevil , an album consisting entirely of Tragically Hip covers.[4]
Following Downie's death in October 2017, country singer Dallas Smith performed the song during his concert at Kingston's K-Rock Centre on October 19.[5]
On October 11, 2018, six days before the one-year anniversary of Downie's death, Johnny Fay and Rob Baker joined Choir! Choir! Choir! at Yonge-Dundas Square for a live performance of the song.[6]
The song was covered by Twin Flames on their 2020 album Omen.[7]
On September 5, 2024, it was one of three songs, alongside "Ahead by a Century" and "Bobcaygeon", performed by Choir! Choir! Choir! in a public singalong following the premiere of the documentary series The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.[8]
Charts
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References
[edit ]- ^ a b "Top Singles - Volume 60, No. 17, November 14, 1994". RPM. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved 2010年09月15日.
- ^ "Tragically Hip-Grace,Too Live From Woodstock 99". YouTube . Retrieved 2010年09月15日.[dead YouTube link ]
- ^ "'Have Not Been the Same' Book Spawns Covers Comp Featuring Kevin Drew, the Hidden Cameras, Great Lake Swimmers, Bry Webb". Exclaim! , November 14, 2011.
- ^ "Justin Rutledge Ropes In Brendan Canning, Jenn Grant, Andy Maize for Tragically Hip Covers Album" Archived 2014年04月09日 at the Wayback Machine. Exclaim! , January 30, 2014.
- ^ "Dallas Smith Sings Tribute to Gord Downie at the K-Rock Centre". Kingston Herald, October 20, 2017.
- ^ "Watch the Tragically Hip join Choir! Choir! Choir! for a touching rendition of Grace, Too". Q , October 17, 2018.
- ^ Alan Cross, "Twin Flames honour Gord Downie with inspired Grace Too cover". A Journal of Musical Things, July 24, 2020.
- ^ David Friend, "Tragically Hip fans belt out band’s classics en masse as TIFF gets underway". Toronto Star , September 5, 2024.
- ^ "The Tragically Hip - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard .
- ^ "RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1994". RPM. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
External links
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