| At the Hundredth Meridian | |
| Cover: | At_The_Hundreth_Meridian.webp |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Tragically Hip |
| Album: | Fully Completely |
| Released: | April 1993 |
| Recorded: | 1992 |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Label: | MCA |
| Producer: | Chris Tsangarides |
| Prev Title: | Courage |
| Prev Year: | 1993 |
| Next Title: | Looking for a Place to Happen |
| Next Year: | 1993 |
"At the Hundredth Meridian" is a song by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. It was released in April 1993 as the fourth single from the band's 1992 album, Fully Completely. The song peaked at No. 18 on the Canadian RPM Singles chart.[1] The song was also featured in the Due South episode "Heaven and Earth" in 1995.
When performing the song live, the band would often play it at a significantly faster tempo than on the album, and would use the instrumental break for a jam session lasting several minutes.[2] [3]
The song is a reference to the 100th meridian west, which is a line of longitude that separates much of Western Canada from the Central and Atlantic regions of Canada and is where the Great Plains begin, as lead-singer Gordon Downie states in the song.
The music video for "At the Hundredth Meridian" was directed by Peter Henderson. It was filmed in Melbourne during the band's tour of Australia and New Zealand in March 1993.
In the video, Downie is wearing a ball-cap advertising Gros Morne National Park, located in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.[4]
The video reached No. 1 on MuchMusic Countdown for the week of June 18, 1993.[5]
| Chart (1993) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian RPM Singles Chart | 18 | |
| US Radio & Records AOR Chart[6] | 34 |