Grace, Too Explained

Grace, Too
Cover:Tragically Hip - Grace Too cover.jpg
Type:single
Artist:The Tragically Hip
Album:Day for Night
Released:September 1994
Genre:Rock
Length:5:34
Label:MCA
Producer:Mark Howard
Prev Title:Fully Completely
Prev Year:1993
Next Title:Greasy Jungle
Next Year:1994

"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

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

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]

Charts

Year-end charts

References

  1. Web site: Top Singles - Volume 60, No. 17, November 14, 1994. RPM. 2010-09-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20121018153611/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.2655&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. October 18, 2012. dead.
  2. Web site: Tragically Hip-Grace,Too Live From Woodstock 99 . . 2010-09-15 .
  3. https://exclaim.ca/music/article/have_not_been_same_book_spawns_covers_compilation_featuring_kevin_drew_hidden_cameras_great_lake_swimmers_bry_webb "'Have Not Been the Same' Book Spawns Covers Comp Featuring Kevin Drew, the Hidden Cameras, Great Lake Swimmers, Bry Webb"
  4. http://exclaim.ca/News/justin_rutledge_ropes_in_brendan_canning_jenn_grant_andy_maize_for_tragically_hip_covers_album "Justin Rutledge Ropes In Brendan Canning, Jenn Grant, Andy Maize for Tragically Hip Covers Album"
  5. http://kingstonherald.com/entertainment/dallas-smith-gord-downie-2010320346 "Dallas Smith Sings Tribute to Gord Downie at the K-Rock Centre"
  6. https://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/blog/watch-the-tragically-hip-join-choir-choir-choir-for-a-touching-rendition-of-grace-too-1.4866262 "Watch the Tragically Hip join Choir! Choir! Choir! for a touching rendition of Grace, Too"
  7. [Alan Cross]
  8. http://www.billboard.com/artist/419309/tragically-hip/chart?f=1186. .
  9. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1994. RPM. November 23, 2017.