| Poets | |
| Cover: | Tragically Hip - Poets cover.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Tragically Hip |
| Album: | Phantom Power |
| Released: | June 1998 |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Length: | 3:59 |
| Label: | Universal |
| Producer: | Steve Berlin |
| Prev Title: | Springtime in Vienna |
| Prev Year: | 1997 |
| Next Title: | Something On |
| Next Year: | 1998 |
"Poets" is a song by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. It was released in June 1998 as the lead single from their sixth studio album, Phantom Power. The song reached number-one on Canada's Alternative chart, and stayed number-one for 12 weeks straight,[1] longer than any song in the history of that chart.
The song was a live staple for the band, and was performed at several of the band's biggest concerts, including their performance at Woodstock 1999, their performance at the Live 8 concert in 2005 (with Dan Aykroyd playing harmonica), and their farewell show in 2016.
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian RPM Singles Chart[2] | 4 |
| Canadian RPM Alternative 30[3] | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Chart[4] | 28 |
| U.S. Billboard Heritage Rock[5] | 22 |
| U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks[6] | 39 |