Ahead by a Century
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| Single by The Tragically Hip | ||||
| from the album Trouble at the Henhouse | ||||
| Released | April 22, 1996 | |||
| Format | Promo-CD Single | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, Folk rock | |||
| Length | 3:43 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
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| Producer(s) | Mark Vreeken, The Tragically Hip | |||
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"Ahead by a Century" is the first single from The Tragically Hip's fifth studio album, Trouble at the Henhouse. The song reached number one on Canada's singles chart, and was nominated for "Best Single" at the 1997 Juno Awards. It is the band's most successful single in their native Canada. The song was certified platinum in Canada in 2016.
The song was the final one performed by the band at their final concert on August 20, 2016. CBC also used the song for their highlight montage to close their coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
The song is one of several Tragically Hip singles which were developed from improvised bridge jams during live performances of the band's signature song "New Orleans Is Sinking".
The song's music video was directed by Eric Yealland and filmed on a small farm in Brooklin, Ontario. The music video won the award for Best Video at the 1996 MuchMusic Video Awards. The video was also nominated for "Best Video" at the 1997 Juno Awards.
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