The Trick to Life

The Trick to Life
Studio album by
the Hoosiers
Released22 October 2007 (2007-10-22)
Recorded2006–2007
Genre
Length39:26
LabelRCA
ProducerToby Smith
The Hoosiers chronology
The Trick to Life
(2007) 		The Illusion of Safety
(2010)
Singles from The Trick to Life
  1. "Worried About Ray"
    Released: 25 June 2007
  2. "Goodbye Mr A"
    Released: 8 October 2007
  3. "Worst Case Scenario"
    Released: 7 January 2008
  4. "Cops and Robbers"
    Released: 21 April 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Digital Spy[2]
Drowned in Sound[3]
The Guardian[4]
stv.tv[5]

The Trick to Life is the debut studio album by English indie pop band the Hoosiers. It was released in the United Kingdom on 22 October 2007 by RCA Records. Four singles were released from the album.

Album cover

The album was released with multiple different colours to the front cover. The 2008 Japanese release and the 2017 10th Anniversary re-release has a multi-coloured cover.[6]

Commercial performance

The album reached No. 1 on the UK Charts.

The album charted at No. 98 in the UK end of year album chart, selling around 95,900 copies in 2007.[7]

The album has sold 658,056 copies in the UK as of April 2014.

Track listing

All tracks were written by The Hoosiers and produced by Toby Smith (except "Worried About Ray", which is also credited to Alan Gordon and Garry Bonner)

No.TitleLength
1."Worried About Ray"2:46
2."Worst Case Scenario"2:35
3."Run Rabbit Run"3:13
4."Goodbye Mr A"4:27
5."A Sadness Runs Through Him"3:13
6."Clinging on for Life"2:39
7."Cops and Robbers"4:00
8."Everything Goes Dark"3:37
9."Killer"3:49
10."The Trick to Life"2:49
11."Money to Be Made"2:01
12."The Feeling You Get When" (hidden track)4:17
Total length:39:26
iTunes bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Rules"4:29
14."Worried About Ray" (Stripped Live 06-03-07)2:45
Total length:46:40
Japanese Edition, 10th Anniversary Edition and 15th Anniversary Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Ruby Blue"2:38
14."Rules"4:29
Total length:46:33
The Trick to Life (10th Anniversary Edition) bonus disc
No.TitleLength
15."Worried About Ray" (Acoustic version)2:45
16."Cops and Robbers" (Jake Ridley remix)5:54
17."Cops and Robbers" (Ashanti Boyz remix)5:41
18."Cops and Robbers" (Melox Marvels remix)4:42
19."Worried About Ray" (Stripped/Live)2:47
20."We Didn't Start the Fire" (Stripped/Live)2:20
21."A Sadness Runs Through Him" (Stripped/Live)3:11
22."Clinging on For Life" (Stripped/Live)2:52
23."Worried About Ray" (Instrumental)2:48
24."Worst Case Scenario" (Instrumental)2:38
25."Run Rabbit Run" (Instrumental)3:15
26."Goodbye Mr A" (Instrumental)4:26
27."A Sadness Runs Through Him" (Instrumental)3:13
28."Cops and Robbers" (Instrumental)4:00
29."Everything Goes Dark" (Instrumental)3:37
30."Killer" (Instrumental)4:06
31."The Trick to Life" (Instrumental)2:47
32."Money to Be Made" (Instrumental)2:02
33."The Feeling You Get When" (Instrumental)4:17
34."Rules" (Instrumental)4:32
Total length:78:52
15th Anniversary Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
15."Song for the Uncertain" (Demo)4:02
16."Goodbye Mr A" (Demo)3:21
17."Cops and Robbers" (Demo)3:05
18."Swear It on Your Life"3:11
19."Save Me from Myself"3:08
20."Holding On for July" (Demo)3:20
Total length:66:40

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[18] 2× Platinum 600,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Fletcher, Alex (23 October 2007). "The Hoosiers: 'The Trick To Life'". Digital Spy.
  3. ^ Drowned in Sound review[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "CD: The Hoosiers, The Trick To Life". The Guardian. 18 October 2007. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016.
  5. ^ stv.tv review
  6. ^ "The Hoosiers The Trick To Life Japanese CD album (CDLP) (427897)". eli.com. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
  7. ^ "Hoosiers - The Trick To Life by Hoosiers". aCharts.us. Retrieved 30 October 2007.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – The Hoosiers – The Trick to Life" (in French). Hung Medien.
  9. ^ Sexton, Paul (1 November 2007). "Melua Exhibits Pictures At Euro Chart Summit". Billboard. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Lescharts.com – The Hoosiers – The Trick to Life". Hung Medien.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Hoosiers – The Trick to Life" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
  12. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography The Hoosiers". Hung Medien.
  13. ^ "Ｔｈｅ Ｈｏｏｓｉｅｒｓ-ORICON STYLE ミュージック" (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  14. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  15. ^ "Swisscharts.com – The Hoosiers – The Trick to Life". Hung Medien.
  16. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  17. ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  18. ^ "British album certifications – Hoosiers – The Trick to Life". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 29 November 2024.