Three Pistols
{{Other uses|Trois Pistoles (disambiguation){{!}}Trois-Pistoles}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Three Pistols
| cover = Three_Pistols.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = The Tragically Hip
| album = Road Apples
| released = 1991
| recorded = Barris Studios (New Orleans)
September 1990
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Rock
| length = 3:48
| writer = The Tragically Hip
| producer = Don Smith
| prev_title = Little Bones
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = Twist My Arm
| next_year = 1991
}}
"Three Pistols" is a song by The Tragically Hip. The song was released as the second single from the band's second studio album, Road Apples. The song reached No. 1 on the RPM CANCON (Canadian Content) chart.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.1519&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5|title=Canadian Content (Cancon) - Volume 53, No. 24, May 18, 1991 |magazine=RPM |accessdate=2010-09-15 }} The title of the song refers to the city of Trois-Pistoles, Quebec, and the song is about the Canadian artist Tom Thomson.{{cite web|url=http://www.hipmuseum.com/pistols.html|title=hipmuseum.com |accessdate=2010-09-15 }}
Charts
| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2"| Year ! colspan="2"| Peak Chart Position |
| width="40"|CAN
! width="40"|CAN Content (Cancon) |
|---|
| rowspan=1|1991
| align="center"|59{{cite magazine|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.1546&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5|title=Top Singles - Volume 54, No. 2, June 15, 1991 |magazine=RPM |accessdate=2010-09-15 }} |