Little Bones

{{Short description|1991 single by the Tragically Hip}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox song | name = Little Bones | cover = The Tragically Hip Little Bones.webp | alt = | type = single | artist = The Tragically Hip | album = Road Apples | released = 1991 | format = | recorded = September 1990 | studio = Barris (New Orleans) | venue = | genre = Rock | length = 4:44 | label = MCA | writer = The Tragically Hip | producer = Don Smith | prev_title = 38 Years Old | prev_year = 1990 | next_title = Three Pistols | next_year = 1991 }}

"'''Little Bones'''" is a song by the Canadian rock band the Tragically Hip. It was released as the lead single from their second studio album, ''Road Apples'', on which it appears as the opening track. The song was very successful in Canada, peaking at No. 11 on the ''RPM'' Singles chart.<ref name="RPMpeak">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.1510&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5|title=Top Singles – Volume 53, No. 22, May 04 1991|magazine=RPM|accessdate=September 15, 2010}}</ref>

==Background== The song was written in New Orleans during the recording of ''Road Apples''. It was originally an acoustic guitar based song with music composed by bassist Gord Sinclair.<ref name=NDR>{{cite episode |title=On the Verge |series=The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal |date=2024 |minutes=4:30}}</ref>

The inspiration behind the song's title came from when singer and lyricist Gord Downie read ''The Last of the Crazy People'' by Timothy Findley. The book featured a cat named ''Little Bones'', which he thought would make a good song title. Months later, during the recording of ''Road Apples'', Downie was reminded of this when he had a conversation with a cab driver who warned him about "little bones" in chicken. This would also inspire the chorus of the song.<ref name=NDR />

==Track listing== {{Tracklisting | all_writing = The Tragically Hip.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=Little Bones |others=The Tragically Hip |date=1991 |type=CD |publisher=MCA}}</ref> | title1 = Little Bones | length1 = 4:42 | title2 = 38 Years Old | length2 = 4:18 | title3 = Blow at High Dough | note3 = Live at the Roxy | length3 = 4:52 | total_length = 13:52 }}

==Charts== ===Weekly charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Chart (1991) !Position |- |align="left"|Canada Top Singles (''RPM'')<ref name="RPMpeak"/> |align="center"|11 |}

===Year-end charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Chart (1991) !Position |- |align="left"|Canada Top Singles (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.2024&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.2024.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.2024|title=RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1991|work=RPM|date=July 17, 2013 |accessdate=November 23, 2017}}</ref> |align="center"|84 |}

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==External links== * {{YouTube|vPJ2rcYQC88|"Little Bones" official music video}}

Category:1991 singles Category:The Tragically Hip songs Category:1991 songs Category:MCA Records singles Category:Sire Records singles Category:Music videos shot in Toronto Category:Songs written by Rob Baker (guitarist) Category:Songs written by Gord Downie