Unreleased song lands Tragically Hip back on top of radio charts

An unreleased Tragically Hip track went to No. 1 on radio after the song was featured in the band’s award-winning documentary. Only a live version of the song was ever released but it will be on the upcoming — extended version — of their debut album re-release.

The song, Get Back Again, climbed the charts after being featured in the end credits of the final episode of Mike Downie’s The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal feature film. The four-part series premiered on the first day of the Toronto International Film Festival (Sept. 5-15) and emerged a winner of the prestigious People’s Choice Award for best documentary. The song reached the No. 1 spot in Canada during the week of September 8, before the award was given out on the last day of the festival.

Upon hearing that Get Back Again was active on the charts, reclaiming the No. 1 spot for the first time in 15 years, bassist Gord Sinclair shared his thoughts on the matter by making a cultural reference to the film Back to the Future: “Woke up to the news that Get Back Again went #1 at Rock radio in Canada! Thanks to everyone for all the support and for proving our DeLorean flux capacitor is now operational!”

Fans will be excited to hear that The Hip are releasing a recording of Get Back Again. The only recorded release of The Tragically Hip’s Get Back Again is the Live At Misty Moon set from the Misty Moon Cabaret in Halifax. The song will be included in the commemorative boxset reissue of their diamond-certified debut album, Up To Here.

The new version of Up To Here is a four-LP remastering of the original album, set for release on November 8, on vinyl. The reissue contains four previously unreleased songs that didn’t make it on the original album: She’s Got What It TakesRain, Hearts And Fire, Wait So Long, and Get Back Again. 

The deluxe boxset includes a book focused on the history of the debut album era, a recording of the Live at Misty Moon special filmed for MuchMusic in 1990, a one-hour concert film on Blu-ray, as well as demos recorded in 1988, before the Up To Here recording session. The re-release of Up To Here marks the band’s 40th anniversary.

by Cherryl Bird – Toronto, Ontario, Canada
@ladycbird | Instagram @cherrylbird


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