The Trick to Life

The Trick to Life
Studio album by The Hoosiers
Released	22 October 2007
Genre	Pop rock, indie pop, indie rock
Length	39:25
Label	RCA
Producer	Toby Smith
The Hoosiers chronology
The Trick to Life (2007) The Illusion of Safety (2010)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Digital Spy	[1]
stv.tv	[2]
AllMusic	[3]

The Trick to Life is the debut studio album by English indie pop band The Hoosiers. It was released in the UK on 22 October 2007. Four singles were released from the album - "Worried About Ray", "Goodbye Mr A", "Worst Case Scenario" and "Cops and Robbers".^[4] The album was released with four different colours to the front cover. A special version of the album including two bonus tracks was released on the iTunes Store with a purple cover and the 2008 Japanese release contained two bonus tracks and had a multicoloured cover.^[5] The album reached #1 on the UK Charts. The album charted at #98 in the UK end of year album chart, selling around 95,900 copies in 2007.^[6]

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

Track listing

1. "Worried About Ray" – 2:46
2. "Worst Case Scenario" – 2:35
3. "Run Rabbit Run" – 3:13
4. "Goodbye Mr A" – 3:47
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

iTunes bonus tracks

1. "Rules" - 4:29
2. "Worried About Ray (Stripped Live 06-03-07)" - 2:45

2008 Japanese Issue bonus tracks

1. "Ruby Blue" - 2:38
2. "Rules" - 4:29

Charts and certifications

Charts Charts (2007) Peak position[7] French Albums (SNEP)[8] 82 Irish Albums (IRMA)[9] 43 Japanese Weekly Albums (Oricon)[10] 64 Scottish Albums (OCC)[11] 1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 65 UK Albums (OCC)[13] 1

Certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments United Kingdom (BPI)[14] 2× Platinum 658,056^^ ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

1. Alex Fletcher (23 October 2007). "The Hoosiers: 'The Trick To Life'". Digital Spy.
2. stv.tv review
3. AllMusic review
4. "Hoosiers Interview, Digital Spy" Retrieved January 09, 2008
5. eli.com. Retrieved 02 November 2009.
6. "Hoosiers - The Trick To Life worldwide chart positions and trajectories". aCharts.us. Retrieved October 30, 2007.
7. "The Trick To Life".
8. "Lescharts.com – The Hoosiers – The Trick to Life". Hung Medien.
9. "Irishcharts.com – The Hoosiers – The Trick to Life". Hung Medien.
10. "Ｔｈｅ　Ｈｏｏｓｉｅｒｓ-ORICON STYLE ミュージック" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-01-01.
11. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
12. "Swisscharts.com – The Hoosiers – The Trick to Life". Hung Medien.
13. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
14. "British album certifications – Hooisers – The Trick to Life". British Phonographic Industry. Enter The Trick to Life in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search