Road Apples is the second studio album by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip.

During the Hip's last tour, in 2016, songs from this album were played live on a regular basis, featuring the above-mentioned songs as well as ”Long Time Running”, “Last of the Unplucked Gems”, “The Luxury”, and “Fiddler's Green.” References to many prominent figures were used, including Tom Thomson and Jacques Cousteau, as well as political situations in Sault Ste.

The track “Fiddler's Green" was written for Gord Downie's young nephew, who died during the writing of the album.

[3] Recording sessions were held at the Daniel Lanois' personal studio in New Orleans in September 1990[4] on the recommendation of Colin Cripps, at the time a member of the band Crash Vegas.

[5]: 598 The name of the album is a Canadian slang term for horse droppings; with allusion to the fact that along the side of a road they can be found in shape and size of apples.