Gift Shop (song) explained

Gift Shop
Cover:The_Tragically_Hip_Gift_Shop_2.jpg
Type:single
Artist:The Tragically Hip
Album:Trouble at the Henhouse
Released:June 1996
Genre:Alternative rock
Length:4:57
Label:MCA
Producer:Mark Vreeken, The Tragically Hip
Prev Title:Ahead by a Century
Prev Year:1996
Next Title:700 Ft. Ceiling
Next Year:1996

"Gift Shop" is a song by Canadian rock group The Tragically Hip. It was released in June 1996 as the second single from their fifth studio album, Trouble at the Henhouse. The song was a successful follow-up to the band's previous hit single "Ahead by a Century", peaking at No. 4 on Canada's RPM Singles Chart.[1]

Music video

The music video for "Gift Shop" was directed by Eric Yealland and filmed in Sedona, Arizona in July 1996.[2]

The video reached #1 on MuchMusic Countdown for the week of September 20, 1996.[3] The video also won the award for "Best Cinematography" at the 1997 MuchMusic Video Awards.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
Canadian RPM Singles Chart4
Canadian RPM Alternative 30[4] 17

Year-end charts

References

  1. Top Singles - Volume 64, No. 7, September 30, 1996. RPM. 2010-09-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20121018194454/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.9929&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. October 18, 2012. dead.
  2. Web site: The Tragically Hip - Archive . thehip.com . 2010-09-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717003351/http://www.thehip.com/archive/index.html?IDNUM=5773&PA=5 . 2011-07-17 .
  3. Web site: MuchMusic Countdown - Fri, Sept 20, 1996 . .
  4. Rock/Alternative - Volume 63, No. 21, July 08 1996. RPM. 2010-09-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20141016180255/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.3025&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. 2014-10-16. dead.
  5. Web site: RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1996. RPM. November 26, 2017.