The Trick to Life

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.

The Trick to Life
Studio album by The Hoosiers
Released	22 October 2007 (2007-10-22)
Recorded	2006–2007
Genre	Pop rock indie pop post-punk revival
Length	39:26
Label	RCA
Producer	Toby Smith
The Hoosiers chronology
The Trick to Life (2007) The Illusion of Safety (2010)
Singles from Blackout
"Worried About Ray" Released: 25 June 2007 "Goodbye Mr A" Released: 8 October 2007 "Worst Case Scenario" Released: 7 January 2008 "Cops and Robbers" Released: 21 April 2008

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Digital Spy	[2]
Drowned in Sound	[3]
The Guardian	[4]
stv.tv	[5]

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 #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.[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.

No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
13.	"Rules"	4:29
14.	"Worried About Ray (Stripped Live 06-03-07)"	2:45
Total length:		46:40

Japanese Edition and 10th Anniversary Edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Ruby Blue"	2:38
14.	"Rules"	4:29
Total length:		46:33

The Trick to Life (10th Anniversary Edition) bonus disc

No.	Title	Length
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

Charts

Weekly charts

Charts (2007)	Peak position[8]
French Albums (SNEP)[9]	82
Irish Albums (IRMA)[10]	43
Japanese Weekly Albums (Oricon)[11]	64
Scottish Albums (OCC)[12]	1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13]	65
UK Albums (OCC)[14]	1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[15]	2× Platinum	658,056^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. AllMusic review
2. Alex Fletcher (23 October 2007). "The Hoosiers: 'The Trick To Life'". Digital Spy.
3. Drowned in Sound review
4. The Guardian review
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. "The Trick To Life".
9. "Lescharts.com – The Hoosiers – The Trick to Life". Hung Medien.
10. "Irish-charts.com – Discography The Hoosiers". Hung Medien.
11. "Ｔｈｅ　Ｈｏｏｓｉｅｒｓ-ORICON STYLE ミュージック" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-01-01.
12. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
13. "Swisscharts.com – The Hoosiers – The Trick to Life". Hung Medien.
14. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
15. "British album certifications – Hooisers – The Trick to Life". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type The Trick to Life in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.