Healing Is Difficult

Healing Is Difficult is the second studio album by Australian singer and songwriter Sia. It was released in the United Kingdom on 9 July 2001 and in the United States on 28 May 2002.

Healing Is Difficult
Studio album by Sia
Released	9 July 2001 (UK) 28 May 2002 (US)
Genre	R&B 2-step garage[1] soul jazz[2]
Length	64:56
Label	Columbia
Sia chronology
OnlySee (1997) Healing Is Difficult (2001) Colour the Small One (2004)
Singles from Healing Is Difficult
"Taken for Granted" Released: 19 May 2000 "Little Man" Released: 18 September 2000 "Drink to Get Drunk" Released: January 2001

In the UK the album's first single "Taken for Granted" was released in early 2000 and peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart. A low budget music video was made for around $50. The follow-up "Little Man" peaked at number 85, and the song received a two-step garage remix which was popular at the time. A third single, "Drink to Get Drunk", was planned. However, only the "Different Gear" Remix received a limited release across Europe, promoted as "Different Gear vs. Sia." Its peak position was number 91 in the UK, 85 in the Netherlands, 55 in Belgium and number 1 on that country's Dance Chart.

The fourth and final single planned was "Blow It All Away," which was re-recorded as "Throw It All Away" due to the September 11 attacks. However, the single has failed to surface. The album had no chart success in the United Kingdom due to lack of promotion. The track "Sober and Unkissed" was originally featured on Sia's first solo album OnlySee under the title "Soon," and "I'm Not Important to You" was originally performed by Sia with her band Crisp for their album The Word and the Deal in 1996 as the track "Sia's Song."

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Fear"	Sia Furler	Sia Furler Sam Frank	5:11
2.	"Drink to Get Drunk"	Furler Sam Frank		4:41
3.	"Taken for Granted"	Furler	Nigel Corsbie	4:35
4.	"Blow It All Away"	Furler Blair MacKichan Felix Howard Kevin Armstrong	Blair Mackichan	4:40
5.	"Get Me"	Furler Frank		3:13
6.	"I'm Not Important to You"	Furler Frank		6:08
7.	"Sober and Unkissed"	Furler	Furler Jesse Flavell	4:01
8.	"Healing Is Difficult"	Furler		5:24
9.	"Judge Me"	Furler Frank		4:15
10.	"Little Man"	Furler Frank		6:04
11.	"Insidiously"	Furler Frank		8:50
Total length:				57:02

UK edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Little Man" (Exemen Works)	Furler Frank	5:01
13.	"Drink to Get Drunk" (Different Gear Mix)	Furler Frank	7:54
Total length:			1:09:57

Australian edition bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Drink to Get Drunk" (Different Gear Remix)	Furler Frank	7:54
Total length:			1:04:56

10th Anniversary Edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Fear"	Sia Furler	Sia Furler Sam Frank	5:11
2.	"Drink to Get Drunk"	Furler Sam Frank		4:41
3.	"Taken for Granted"	Furler	Nigel Corsbie	4:35
4.	"Blow It All Away"	Furler Blair MacKichan Felix Howard Kevin Armstrong	Blair Mackichan	4:40
5.	"Get Me"	Furler Frank		3:13
6.	"I'm Not Important to You"	Furler Frank		6:08
7.	"Sober and Unkissed"	Furler	Furler Jesse Flavell	4:01
8.	"Healing Is Difficult"	Furler Frank		5:24
9.	"Judge Me"	Furler Frank		4:15
10.	"Little Man"	Furler Frank		6:04
11.	"Insidiously"	Furler Frank		8:50
12.	"Drink to Get Drunk" (Different Gear Remix)	Furler Frank		7:55
13.	"Taken for Granted" (Groove Chronicles Remix)	Furler		5:19
14.	"Taken for Granted" (Desert Eagle Discs Mix)	Furler		4:19
15.	"Taken for Granted" (Restless Soul Remix)	Furler		7:02
16.	"Taken for Granted" (Soul Brother Remix)	Furler		5.22
17.	"Taken for Granted" (Mvp Remix)	Furler		4:58
18.	"Judge Me" (Siksense Remix)	Furler Frank		5:35
19.	"Little Man" (Exemen Works)	Furler Frank		5:04

• Otto Williams played bass on tracks 1 and 7.
• Quadraphonic (Richard Louis Simmonds and Tony Rapacioli) played strings on tracks 2 and 3.
• Isobel Dunn arranged and played strings on track 4.
• Blair MacKichan played strings on and produced track 4.
• Jesse Flavell played guitar on and produced track 7.

Singles

The first single entered and peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart on 3 June 2000. Sia even performed the song on Jo Whiley's BBC Radio 1 radio show.[3] The next two singles did not match the success of the first. In 2002 "Taken for Granted" peaked at number 100 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart. In April 2002 the album debuted at number 99, staying there for a week. It also reached number 9 on the ARIA Hitseekers Albums Chart.

Chartifacts – 15 April 2002
No. 99 HEALING IS DIFFICULT – Sia Sia (See-AH) is an Australian singer/songwriter based in London who incorporates hip hop, funk and soul as a base for her incredible vocal styling and harmonies. Her first single Taken For Granted peaked at #10 on the UK chart but did not make such a dent in our local chart. Her influences range from Stevie Wonder to Lauren Hill and Sting.

Charts

Album

Chart (2001–02)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4]	99

Singles

Year	Song	Peak position	Chart
2000	"Taken for Granted"	10	UK Singles Chart
		13	Irish Singles Chart
	"Little Man"	85	UK Singles Chart
		67	Irish Singles Chart
2001	"Drink to Get Drunk" (Different Gear vs. Sia)	91	UK Singles Chart
		85	Dutch Top 100
		55	Belgian Ultratop Top 75
2002	"Taken for Granted"	100	Australian Singles Chart

References

1. Andy Puleston. "Sia Healing Is Difficult Review". BBC. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
2. Jon O'Brien. Healing Is Difficult at AllMusic. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
3. "Sia's Biography – Discover music, videos, concerts, stats, & pictures". Last.fm. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
4. "Australia's Official Music Charts". ARIA Charts. 13 February 2012. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2012.