Grace, Too
| "Grace, Too" | ||||
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| SinglebyThe Tragically Hip | ||||
| from the albumDay for Night | ||||
| Released | September 1994 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 5:34 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | The Tragically Hip | |||
| Producer(s) | Mark Howard | |||
| The Tragically Hipsingles chronology | ||||
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"Grace, Too"is a song by Canadian rock bandThe 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 theRPMCanadian Singles chart.[1]
Live performances
[edit]In 1995, The Tragically Hip performed the song onSaturday Night Live.The band also opened theirWoodstock 1999performance with this song.[2]
During live performances,Gord Downiefrequently replaced the opening line, "He said I'm fabulously rich" with "He said I'm Tragically Hip", often to applause from the crowd.
Covers
[edit]In 2011, the song was covered bySelina Martinfor the firstHave Not Been the Samecharity compilation.[3]
Singer-songwriterJustin Rutledgecovered the song for his 2014 albumDaredevil,an album consisting entirely of Tragically Hip covers.[4]
Following Downie's death in October 2017, country singerDallas Smithperformed the song during his concert at Kingston'sK-Rock Centreon October 19.[5]
On October 11, 2018, six days before the one-year anniversary of Downie's death, Johnny Fay and Rob Baker joinedChoir! Choir! Choir!atYonge-Dundas Squarefor a live performance of the song.[6]
The song was covered byTwin Flameson their 2020 albumOmen.[7]
On September 5, 2024, it was one of three songs, alongside "Ahead by a Century"and"Bobcaygeon",performed by Choir! Choir! Choir! in a public singalong following the premiere of the documentary seriesThe Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsalat the2024 Toronto International Film Festival.[8]
Charts
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References
[edit]- ^ab"Top Singles - Volume 60, No. 17, November 14, 1994".RPM.Archived fromthe originalon October 18, 2012.Retrieved2010-09-15.
- ^"Tragically Hip-Grace,Too Live From Woodstock 99".YouTube.Retrieved2010-09-15.[dead YouTube link]
- ^"'Have Not Been the Same' Book Spawns Covers Comp Featuring Kevin Drew, the Hidden Cameras, Great Lake Swimmers, Bry Webb".Exclaim!,November 14, 2011.
- ^"Justin Rutledge Ropes In Brendan Canning, Jenn Grant, Andy Maize for Tragically Hip Covers Album"Archived2014-04-09 at theWayback Machine.Exclaim!,January 30, 2014.
- ^"Dallas Smith Sings Tribute to Gord Downie at the K-Rock Centre".Kingston Herald,October 20, 2017.
- ^"Watch the Tragically Hip join Choir! Choir! Choir! for a touching rendition of Grace, Too".Q,October 17, 2018.
- ^Alan Cross,"Twin Flames honour Gord Downie with inspired Grace Too cover".A Journal of Musical Things,July 24, 2020.
- ^David Friend,"Tragically Hip fans belt out band’s classics en masse as TIFF gets underway".Toronto Star,September 5, 2024.
- ^Billboardhttp:// billboard /artist/419309/tragically-hip/chart?f=1186.
{{cite magazine}}:Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^"RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1994".RPM.RetrievedNovember 23,2017.
External links
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