In Between Evolution

In Between Evolution
Studio album by The Tragically Hip
Released	June 29, 2004
Recorded	2004 at Studio X, Seattle, Washington
Genre	Rock
Length	40:13
Label	Universal Music Canada
Producer	Adam Kasper
The Tragically Hip chronology
In Violet Light (2002) In Between Evolution (2004) Hipeponymous (2005)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Cokemachineglow	(81%)[2]
PopMatters	[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[5]

In Between Evolution is the ninth full-length album by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. It was recorded at Studio X in Seattle and was released June 29, 2004. The album debuted at #1 in Canada,^[6] selling 22,500 copies in its first week.^[7] However, sales of the album dropped by 50 percent the following week.^[7] The album was certified Platinum in Canada in September 2004.^[8]

One of the major themes of this album is the 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 the song "It Can't be Nashville Every Night" on a season two episode of Canadian situation comedy TV program Corner Gas.

Track listing

All songs were written by The Tragically Hip.

1. "Heaven Is a Better Place Today" – 2:55
2. "Summer's Killing Us" – 3:26
3. "Gus: The Polar Bear from Central Park" – 4:09
4. "Vaccination Scar" – 2:57
5. "It Can't Be Nashville Every Night" – 2:53
6. "If New Orleans Is Beat" – 3:15
7. "You're Everywhere" – 3:34
8. "As Makeshift as We Are" – 3:15
9. "Mean Streak" – 4:10
10. "The Heart of the Melt" – 2:35
11. "One Night in Copenhagen" – 2:20
12. "Are We Family" – 4:34
13. "Goodnight Josephine" – 3:25

Singles

• "Vaccination Scar"
• "It Can't Be Nashville Every Night"
• "Summer's Killing Us"
• "Gus: The Polar Bear from Central Park"

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Cokemachineglowreview
3. PopMatters review
4. Rolling Stone review
5. Tiny Mix Tapes review
6. "Canadian Albums - Week of July 17, 2004". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
7. "Avril knocks The Hip out of No. 1". Jam!. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
8. "Gold & Platinum Certification - September 2004". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2011-04-03.