World Container
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World Container is the tenth full-length album by Canadian
Canada
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 rock band The Tragically Hip
The Tragically Hip
The Tragically Hip, often referred to simply as The Hip, is a Canadian rock band from Kingston, Ontario, consisting of Gordon Downie , Paul Langlois , Rob Baker , Gord Sinclair and Johnny Fay . Since their formation in 1983 they have released 12 studio albums, two live albums, and 46 singles...

. It was released in Canada on October 17, 2006, in two formats: as a limited edition Digipak
Digipak
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 and regular jewel case. The United States
United States
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 release was March 6, 2007, in advance of a planned tour. This album was recorded at various locations including Maui
Maui
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, Vancouver
Vancouver
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 and Toronto
Toronto
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. In concert Gord Downie joked that the title of the album is actually a typo, and should read "World Contain Her."

The first single, "In View", and the video for the song, were released on the band's website in advance of the album release. "In View" reached #1 on the Canadian singles chart.

The track "The Lonely End of the Rink" was premiered on Hockey Night in Canada
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 on October 7.

The album's fourth track, "Fly", has been in the works since before the band recorded their November 26, 2004 show at the Air Canada Centre
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, which became the concert DVD
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, That Night in Toronto
That Night in Toronto
That Night in Toronto is a live concert DVD featuring Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip, filmed and directed by filmmaking brothers Pierre and Francois Lamoureux....

. As can be witnessed on the DVD, Gord Downie recites the opening lyric of "Fly", as well as a portion of the chorus, as a part of his rant during the extended up-tempo break of "At the Hundredth Meridian
At the Hundredth Meridian
"At the Hundredth Meridian" is the fourth single by The Tragically Hip from the band's 1992 album, Fully Completely. The song is a reference to the 100th meridian west, which is a line of longitude that separates much of Western Canada from the Central and Atlantic regions of Canada and is where...

".

The length of the CD is erroneously noted as "42:45" (min:sec) on the front and back cover. It is actually 42:27 (min:sec), or 42.45 minutes in length (42 min + (27/60) sec).

World Container was available to stream from the band's website and various Southern Ontario radio stations on October 10, 2006, one week ahead of the album release.

Commercial Performance

World Container debuted at #2 on the Canadian Albums Chart
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, selling 27,000 copies in its first week. The album was certified Platinum in Canada in the same month of its release.

As of January 2009, the album has sold over 300,000 copies.

Track listing

  1. "Yer Not the Ocean" – 3:35
  2. "The Lonely End of the Rink" – 3:51
  3. "In View" – 3:58
  4. "Fly" – 3:42
  5. "Luv(sic)" – 3:43
  6. "The Kids Don't Get It" – 4:35
  7. "Pretend" – 3:47
  8. "Last Night I Dreamed You Didn't Love Me" – 4:21
  9. "The Drop-Off" – 3:39
  10. "Family Band" – 3:40
  11. "World Container" – 3:36

Singles

  • "In View"
  • "The Lonely End of the Rink" (Canada-only)
  • "Yer Not the Ocean"
  • "Family Band" (Canada-only)
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