"My Music at Work" is a song by

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group

The Tragically Hip The Tragically Hip, often referred to simply as the Hip, was a Canadian rock band formed in Kingston, Ontario in 1984, consisting of vocalist Gord Downie, guitarist Paul Langlois, guitarist Rob Baker (known as Bobby Baker until 1994), bassis ...

. It is the first single and title track from the band's seventh studio album, '' Music @ Work''. The song was a hit in the band's native country, peaking at 2 on Canada's Rock chart.

Music video

The music video for "My Music at Work" was directed by

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and filmed in the lobby of

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North, which is part of the headquarters for the Canadian bank

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. The video features the band performing under the pseudonym "The Filters". The band's musical performance in the video was filmed at The Opera House in

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on May 14, 2000.

Awards and nominations

*The music video was nominated for two awards at the 2000 MuchMusic Video Awards, with McCulloch winning for "

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". *The video reached No. 1 on MuchMusic Countdown for two consecutive weeks between August 18 and 25.

Covers

At the

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in 2016, the night after the Tragically Hip commenced their

Man Machine Poem Tour The Man Machine Poem Tour was a concert tour by the Tragically Hip in support of their thirteenth full-length studio album '' Man Machine Poem''. The tour consisted of 15 shows, the first held on July 22, 2016, in Victoria, British Columbia, an ...

Arkells Arkells is a Canadian rock band, formed in Hamilton, Ontario. In 2006, they signed with Dine Alone Records, and have since signed with Universal Music Canada. They have released nine albums: '' Jackson Square'' (2008), '' Michigan Left'' (2011) ...

included a version of the song in their set."Watch: Arkells honour The Tragically Hip with a rousing rendition of 'My Music At Work'"
''

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'', August 19, 2016. A cover of 'My Music At Work' is included on the 2020 live album Wheatus M (Live in America) by the American band

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Charts

References

External links

* {{authority control 2000 singles The Tragically Hip songs 2000 songs Universal Records singles