Music @ Work
{{Short description|2000 studio album by the Tragically Hip}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Music @ Work
| type = studio
| artist = The Tragically Hip
| cover = TTH_Music_at_Work.jpg
| alt =
| released = June 6, 2000
| recorded = 1999
| venue =
| studio = The Bathouse, Bath, Ontario
| genre = Alternative rock
| length = 51:40
| label = Universal
| producer =
- Steve Berlin
- Mark Vreeken
- The Tragically Hip
| prev_title = Phantom Power
| prev_year = 1998
| next_title = In Violet Light
| next_year = 2002
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Music @ Work
| type = studio
| single1 = My Music at Work
| single1date = May 4, 2000
| single2 = Lake Fever
| single2date = 2000
| single3 = The Completists
| single3date = 2000
| single4 = Freak Turbulence
| single4date = 2001
}}
}}
{{Album reviews
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r484886/review|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]
|rev3 = PopMatters
|rev3score = (favourable)[https://web.archive.org/web/20121105223411/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/tragicallyhip-music PopMatters review]
|rev2 = Robert Christgau
|rev2score = C[http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=tragically+hip Robert Christgau review]
}}
Music @ Work is the seventh studio album by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. The album was leaked via the internet six weeks before its official release in June, 2000.{{cite web|url=http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicTragicallyHip/apr2700_hip.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041010072635/http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicTragicallyHip/apr2700_hip.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 10, 2004|title=Hip album leaks to Net|accessdate=April 14, 2020}} It won the 2001 Juno Award for Best Rock Album.{{cite web |title=2001 Juno Awards|url=http://www.metrolyrics.com/2001-juno-awards.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207234709/http://www.metrolyrics.com/2001-juno-awards.html|archive-date=2009-02-07|url-status=unfit|publisher=MetroLeap Media|accessdate=2009-12-29}}
Commercial performance
Music @ Work debuted at #1 on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 45,396 copies in its first week.{{cite web |title=Hip album debuts at No. 1|url=http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicTragicallyHip/jun21_sales.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041012124831/http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicTragicallyHip/jun21_sales.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 12, 2004|accessdate=April 18, 2020}} The album has been certified 2× Platinum in Canada.
Track listing
All songs were written by The Tragically Hip.
{{Tracklist
|title1 = My Music at Work
|length1 = 3:06
|title2 = Tiger the Lion
|length2 = 5:30
|title3 = Lake Fever
|length3 = 4:34
|title4 = Putting Down
|length4 = 3:13
|title5 = Stay
|length5 = 3:22
|title6 = The Bastard
|length6 = 4:54
|title7 = The Completists
|length7 = 3:07
|title8 = Freak Turbulence
|length8 = 2:53
|title9 = Sharks
|length9 = 4:14
|title10 = Toronto #4
|length10 = 2:59
|title11 = Wild Mountain Honey
|length11 = 3:56
|title12 = Train Overnight
|length12 = 3:17
|title13 = The Bear
|length13 = 3:55
|title14 = As I Wind Down the Pines
|length14 = 2:34
}}
Personnel
Personnel taken from Music @ Work liner notes.{{Cite AV media notes |title=Music @ Work |others=The Tragically Hip |date=2000 |type=CD liner notes}}
The Tragically Hip
- Gord Downie – lead vocals
- Rob Baker – lead guitar
- Paul Langlois – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Gord Sinclair – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Johnny Fay – drums
Additional musicians
- Steve Berlin – keyboards, percussion, MIDI sax
- Chris Brown – keyboards (2, 3, 11, 12)
- Julie Doiron – vocals (7, 10, 14)
- Sarah Pinette – cello (2, 10)
- Mr. Hussein – tabla (6)
Technical personnel
- Steve Berlin – production
- The Tragically Hip – production
- Mark Vreeken – recording, additional production
- Ken J. Friesen – recording assistance
- Graeme McCann – additional recording
- Aaron Keane – additional recording
- Steven Drake – mixing
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
Year-end charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col"|Chart (2000) !scope="col"|Position |
| scope="row"|Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan){{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040812032100/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2000_1.html|archivedate=August 12, 2004|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2000_1.html|title=Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000|website=Jam!|accessdate=March 24, 2022}}
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References
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Category:The Tragically Hip albums