Released February 1995 Length 4:43 Writer(s) The Tragically Hip | Genre Rock, Alternative rock Label MCA Producer(s) Mark Howard | |
"Nautical Disaster" is a song by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. It was released in February 1995 as the third the band's 1994 album, Day for Night. The song peaked at number 26 on the Canadian RPM Singles chart. The song was performed by the band on their 1995 appearance on Saturday Night Live, along with the band's previous single "Grace, Too".
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Background
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".
Live performance
In the version which appears on the band's 1997 live album Live Between Us, Downie incorporates a verse "Bad Time to Be Poor", a song by that concert's opening act Rheostatics, and a verse from Jane Siberry's single "The Temple".