The Tragically Hip - At The Hundredth Meridian

What this video is

Released in April 1993 as the fourth single from Fully Completely, 'At The Hundredth Meridian' arrived during The Tragically Hip's transition from beloved Canadian cult act to undisputed national institution. The song's central geographic metaphor — the 100th meridian west as the boundary where the Great Plains begin — functions simultaneously as landscape poetry and as a declaration of Canadian artistic identity…

Why it matters

One of the defining texts of Canadian alternative rock, 'At The Hundredth Meridian' established the template for The Tragically Hip's signature fusion of literary lyricism, hard rock energy, and explicit Canadian geographic identity. Its 1993 release positioned the band at the center of the CanCon…

The director

Pete Henderson (also credited as Peter Henderson) is a Canadian music video director based in Toronto. He studied film at Ryerson University. He is known for directing multiple videos for The Tragically Hip across the Fully Completely album cycle (1992–1993)…