Music @ Work

Music @ Work
Music @ Work
Studio album by The Tragically Hip
Released	June 6, 2000
Recorded	1999
Studio	The Bathouse, Bath, Ontario
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	51:40
Label	Universal
Producer	Steve Berlin; Mark Vreeken; The Tragically Hip;
The Tragically Hip chronology
Singles from Music @ Work
	"My Music at Work"; Released: May 4, 2000; "Lake Fever"; Released: 2000; "The Completists"; Released: 2000; "Freak Turbulence"; Released: 2001;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	C^[3]
PopMatters	(favourable)^[2]

Music @ Work is the seventh studio album by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. The album was leaked via the internet six weeks before its official release in June, 2000.^[4] It won the 2001 Juno Award for Best Rock Album.^[5]

Commercial performance

Music @ Work debuted at #1 on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 45,396 copies in its first week.^[6] The album has been certified 2× Platinum in Canada.

Track listing

All songs were written by The Tragically Hip.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"My Music at Work"	3:06
2.	"Tiger the Lion"	5:30
3.	"Lake Fever"	4:34
4.	"Putting Down"	3:13
5.	"Stay"	3:22
6.	"The Bastard"	4:54
7.	"The Completists"	3:07
8.	"Freak Turbulence"	2:53
9.	"Sharks"	4:14
10.	"Toronto #4"	2:59
11.	"Wild Mountain Honey"	3:56
12.	"Train Overnight"	3:17
13.	"The Bear"	3:55
14.	"As I Wind Down the Pines"	2:34

Personnel

Personnel taken from Music @ Work liner notes.^[7] 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

Additional musicians

Steve Berlin – keyboards, percussion, MIDI sax
Chris Brown – keyboards (2, 3, 11, 12)
Julie Doiron – vocals (7, 10, 14)
Sarah Pinette – cello (2, 10)
Mr. Hussein – tabla (6)

Technical personnel

Steve Berlin – production
The Tragically Hip – production
Mark Vreeken – recording, additional production
Ken J. Friesen – recording assistance
Graeme McCann – additional recording
Aaron Keane – additional recording
Steven Drake – mixing
Bob Ludwig – mastering

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)	Position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[8]	46

References

^ Allmusic review
^ PopMatters review
^ Robert Christgau review
^ "Hip album leaks to Net". Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
^ "2001 Juno Awards". MetroLeap Media. Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
^ "Hip album debuts at No. 1". Archived from the original on October 12, 2004. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
^ Music @ Work (CD liner notes). The Tragically Hip. 2000.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000". Jam!. Archived from the original on August 12, 2004. Retrieved March 24, 2022.

[1] Allmusic review

[2] PopMatters review

[3] Robert Christgau review

[4] "Hip album leaks to Net". Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved April 14, 2020.

[5] "2001 Juno Awards". MetroLeap Media. Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2009-12-29.

[6] "Hip album debuts at No. 1". Archived from the original on October 12, 2004. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

[7] Music @ Work (CD liner notes). The Tragically Hip. 2000.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[8] "Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000". Jam!. Archived from the original on August 12, 2004. Retrieved March 24, 2022.

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