Released October 2, 2012 | Length 39:18 Release date 2 October 2012 Genre Rock music | |
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Label Zoë Records, Universal Music Canada Similar The Tragically Hip albums, Rock music albums | ||
The tragically hip goodnight attawapiskat
Now For Plan A is the twelfth full-length studio album by Canadian rock band, The Tragically Hip. At a length of 39:18, it is band's shortest album to date. The album's first single, "At Transformation", was released on May 18, 2012. The album's second single, "Streets Ahead", was released to radio on August 24. On September 25, the band made the album available to stream online in its entirety via SoundCloud. The album was nominated for Rock Album of the Year at the 2013 Juno Awards.
Contents
- The tragically hip goodnight attawapiskat
- Now for plan a
- Commercial performance
- Track listing
- Songs
- References
Now for plan a
Commercial performance
Now For Plan A debuted at #3 on the Canadian Albums Chart. It is the band's first album since their 1991 release Road Apples to debut lower than the number two position on the chart. The album sold 12,000 copies in its first week, which is less than half of the first week sales of the band's two previous albums, 2009's We Are the Same and 2006's World Container. The album debuted at #129 on the Billboard 200, the band's highest position on that chart in their history. The album was certified Gold in Canada on January 14, 2013.
Track listing
All tracks written by Gordon Downie and The Tragically Hip.
- "At Transformation" - 3:44
- "Man Machine Poem" - 3:52
- "The Lookahead" - 2:26
- "We Want To Be It" - 3:28
- "Streets Ahead" - 3:26
- "Now For Plan A" - 5:07
- "The Modern Spirit" - 3:21
- "About This Map" - 3:47
- "Take Forever" - 3:10
- "Done And Done" - 2:53
- "Goodnight Attawapiskat" - 4:04
Songs
1At Transformation3:44
2Man Machine Poem3:52
3The Lookahead2:28