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Locked in the Trunk of a Car

Locked in the Trunk of a Car

1992 single by The Tragically Hip

"Locked in the Trunk of a Car" is a song by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. It was released in October 1992 as the lead single from their third studio album, Fully Completely. The song peaked at No. 11 on Canada's RPM Singles Chart.[1]

Quick Facts Single by The Tragically Hip, from the album Fully Completely ...

Music video

The music video for the song features a transition between the band playing on a soundstage and a man locked in a car trunk with his hands tied in rope, as another man (played by the band's road manager Dave Powell) drives the car around the Canadian Prairies.[2] The video was directed by Peter Henderson and produced by Eric Yealland. Cinematographer was Sean Valentini.[2]

The video won the award for "Best Video" at the 1993 Canadian Music Video Awards.[3] The video was also nominated in the "Best Video" category at the 1993 Juno Awards.[4]

Covers

Singer-songwriter Justin Rutledge covered the song for his 2014 album Daredevil, an album consisting entirely of Tragically Hip covers.[5]

Charts

More information Chart (1992), Peak position ...

References

  1. [1]
    "Top Singles - Volume 56, No. 23, December 05 1992". RPM. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
  2. [2]
    "The Tragically Hip - Archive". thehip.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-03. Retrieved 2010-09-16.
  3. [3]
    "Tragically Hip snags three awards at Much video gala" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  4. [4]
    "Yearly Summary | the JUNO Awards". Archived from the original on 2013-04-10. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
  5. [5]
    "Justin Rutledge Ropes In Brendan Canning, Jenn Grant, Andy Maize for Tragically Hip Covers Album" Archived 2014-04-09 at the Wayback Machine. Exclaim!, January 30, 2014.
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