Springtime in Vienna explained

Springtime in Vienna
Cover:Hip - Springtime in Vienna single.jpg
Type:single
Artist:The Tragically Hip
Album:Trouble at the Henhouse
Released:May 1997
Genre:Alternative rock
Length:4:32
Label:MCA
Producer:Mark Vreeken, The Tragically Hip
Prev Title:Flamenco
Prev Year:1997
Next Title:Poets
Next Year:1998

"Springtime in Vienna" is a song by Canadian rock group The Tragically Hip. It was released in May 1997 as the fifth and final single from their fifth studio album, Trouble at the Henhouse. The song peaked at number 11 on Canada's RPM Singles Chart.[1]

On at least one occasion before his death in 2017, Gord Downie identified "Springtime in Vienna" as his own favourite song from the Tragically Hip repertoire.[2]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1997)Peak
position
Canadian RPM Singles Chart11
Canadian RPM Alternative 30[3] 12

Year-end charts

References

  1. Top Singles - Volume 65, No. 16, June 23, 1997. . 2016-08-16 .
  2. https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/if-secret-path-is-the-last-thing-i-do-im-happy-what-happens-to-gord-downienext/article32483883/ "What happens next"
  3. Rock/Alternative - Volume 65, No. 17, June 30, 1997 . . 2012-05-22 .
  4. Web site: RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1997. RPM. November 26, 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170805143109/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.3416&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=4dp17sl7hp9qmhhj3vmcenr836. August 5, 2017.