We Are the Same

We Are the Same

Studio album by

The Tragically Hip

Released

April 7, 2009

Recorded

August–October 2008

Studio

The Bathouse, Bath, Ontario

Genre

Alternative rock

Length

57:21

The Tragically Hip chronology

World Container
(2006)

We Are the Same
(2009)

Now for Plan A
(2012)

Singles from We Are the Same

"Love Is a First"
Released: 2009
"Morning Moon"
Released: 2009
"Speed River"
Released: 2009

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
The Buffalo News	(favourable)^[2]
Jam!	^[3]
The Toronto Star	^[4]
The Vancouver Sun	^[5]

We Are the Same is the 11th studio album by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip, released April 7, 2009 on Universal Music Canada, and by Zoë Records in the United States. The album was recorded at The Bathouse Recording Studio in Bath, Ontario with producer Bob Rock.^[6]

The opening track, "Morning Moon", was released on the band's website in advance of the album's release. The first single, "Love Is a First", was released February 27, 2009 and peaked at #22 on the Canadian Hot 100.

On April 6, 2009, to coincide with the release of We Are the Same, The Tragically Hip performed at The Bathouse Recording Studio in a concert that was screened live in Cineplex theatres across Canada.^[7]

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Commercial performance

The album sold just under 27,000 copies in its first week^[8] and debuted at #1 on the Canadian Albums Chart,^[9] making it the band's eighth #1 on the chart. In the U.S. it peaked at #148 on the Billboard 200.^[9] The album reached platinum certification in Canada the year it was released.^[10]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Morning Moon"	4:01
2.	"Honey, Please"	4:00
3.	"The Last Recluse"	3:49
4.	"Coffee Girl"	3:46
5.	"Now the Struggle Has a Name"	6:04
6.	"The Depression Suite"	9:27
7.	"The Exact Feeling"	3:55
8.	"Queen of the Furrows"	4:12
9.	"Speed River"	4:28
10.	"Frozen in My Tracks"	4:04
11.	"Love Is a First"	3:43
12.	"Country Day"	5:18
Total length:		57:21

iTunes and Telus pre-order bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Hush"	2:29
14.	"Skeleton Park"	3:47
Total length:		63:37

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[11]	1
US Billboard 200^[12]	148

Year-end charts

Chart (2009)	Position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[13]	38

References

^ Allmusic review
^ The Buffalo News review
^ Jam! review^[usurped]
^ The Toronto Star review
^ The Vancouver Sun review
^ (February 12, 2009). "New Tragically Hip Album in April"^[usurped]. Chart.
^ Clare Hill (March 19, 2009). "Ever want to see the Tragically Hip play live from The Bathouse?". National Post.
^ "The Hip's 'Same' hits No. 1". Jam!. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2011.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ ^a ^b "We Are the Same - The Tragically Hip". Billboard. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
^ "Gold & Platinum Certification - May 2009". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
^ "The Tragically Hip Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
^ "The Tragically Hip Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
^ "Top Canadian Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2020.

v t e The Tragically Hip
Gord Downie Rob Baker Johnny Fay Paul Langlois Gord Sinclair Davis Manning
Studio albums	Up to Here Road Apples Fully Completely Day for Night Trouble at the Henhouse Phantom Power Music @ Work In Violet Light In Between Evolution World Container We Are the Same Now for Plan A Man Machine Poem
Live albums	Live Between Us Live at the Roxy
EPs	The Tragically Hip Saskadelphia
Compilations	Hipeponymous Yer Favourites
DVDs	Heksenketel That Night in Toronto A National Celebration
Singles	"Blow at High Dough" "New Orleans Is Sinking" "Boots or Hearts" "38 Years Old" "Little Bones" "Three Pistols" "Twist My Arm" "Locked in the Trunk of a Car" "Fifty Mission Cap" "Courage (for Hugh MacLennan)" "At the Hundredth Meridian" "Land" "Grace, Too" "Greasy Jungle" "Nautical Disaster" "So Hard Done By" "Scared" "Ahead by a Century" "Gift Shop" "700 Ft. Ceiling" "Flamenco" "Springtime in Vienna" "Poets" "Fireworks" "Bobcaygeon" "My Music at Work" "In View" "At Transformation"
Gord Downie solo	Coke Machine Glow Battle of the Nudes The Grand Bounce And the Conquering Sun Secret Path Introduce Yerself Away Is Mine Lustre Parfait
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