In Between Evolution

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title: "In Between Evolution" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["2004-albums", "the-tragically-hip-albums", "albums-produced-by-adam-kasper", "universal-records-albums"] description: "2004 studio album by the Tragically Hip" topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Between_Evolution" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary 2004 studio album by the Tragically Hip ::

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Field	Value
name	In Between Evolution
type	studio
artist	The Tragically Hip
cover	In Between Evolution.jpg
released	June 29, 2004
recorded	2004
studio	Studio X (Seattle, Washington)
genre	Alternative rock
length	45:28
label	Universal
producer	Adam Kasper
prev_title	In Violet Light
prev_year	2002
next_title	Hipeponymous
next_year	2005
misc	{{Singles
name	In Between Evolution
type	studio
single1	Vaccination Scar
single1date	2004
single2	It Can't Be Nashville Every Night
single2date	2004
single3	Gus: The Polar Bear from Central Park
single3date	2005
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In Between Evolution is the ninth studio album by the Canadian rock band the Tragically Hip. It was recorded at Studio X in Seattle and released June 29, 2004. The album debuted at number one in Canada, selling 22,500 copies in its first week. However, it got bumped off the number one spot by Avril Lavigne's * Under My Skin*. In Between Evolution was certified Platinum in Canada in September 2004.

One of the major themes on the album is a response to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. "Heaven Is a Better Place Today" doubles as a tribute to Dan Snyder, a player for the Atlanta Thrashers hockey team who died in an automobile accident nine months before the album's release, and for young men being sent to war.

The Hip performed a rough version of the song "It Can't be Nashville Every Night" on a season-two episode of the Canadian television sitcom Corner Gas, as a local band renting out main character Brent Leroy's garage for band practice.

Track listing

All songs by the Tragically Hip |title1 = Heaven Is a Better Place Today |length1 = 2:55 |title2 = Summer's Killing Us |length2 = 3:26 |title3 = Gus: The Polar Bear from Central Park |length3 = 4:09 |title4 = Vaccination Scar |length4 = 2:57 |title5 = It Can't Be Nashville Every Night |length5 = 2:53 |title6 = If New Orleans Is Beat |length6 = 3:15 |title7 = You're Everywhere |length7 = 3:34 |title8 = As Makeshift as We Are |length8 = 3:15 |title9 = Mean Streak |length9 = 4:10 |title10 = The Heart of the Melt |length10 = 2:35 |title11 = One Night in Copenhagen |length11 = 2:20 |title12 = Are We Family |length12 = 4:34 |title13 = Goodnight Josephine |length13 = 3:25

Cover art

The album cover art was designed by Cameron Tomsett, a Canadian artist from Kingston.

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

References

References

1. [{{AllMusic
2. [https://archive.today/20120909204504/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/6084134/thetragicallyhip?pageid=rs.Artistcage&pageregion=triple1&rnd=1117200313781&has-player=unknown PopMatters review]
3. [https://archive.today/20120909204504/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/6084134/thetragicallyhip?pageid=rs.Artistcage&pageregion=triple1&rnd=1117200313781&has-player=unknown Rolling Stone review]
4. "Canadian Albums – Week of July 17, 2004".
5. "Avril knocks The Hip out of No. 1".
6. "Gold & Platinum Certification – September 2004". [[Canadian Recording Industry Association]].
7. [https://www.discogs.com/Tragically-Hip-In-Between-Evolution/release/4212635 Cover Artist: Cameron Tomsett Citation]

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