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The Trick to Life

by The Hoosiers

The Trick to Life is a 2007 rock album by The Hoosiers. It runs 14 tracks across 47 minutes.

Rock · Indie Pop · Pop

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14
Tracks
47 min
Runtime
113 bpm
Tempo
D major
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The Trick to Life album cover

The Trick to Life album cover

The The Trick to Life cover was photographed by Dan Burn-Forti and illustrated by Stefan Uddholm.

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Dan Burn-Forti
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Stefan Uddholm

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  • The Trick to Life (15th Anniversary Edition)Anniversary edition · 2022 · 20 tracks
    1. 1Worried About Ray
    2. 2Worst Case Scenario
    3. 3Run Rabbit Run
    4. 4Goodbye Mr A
    5. 5A Sadness Runs Through Him
    6. 6Clinging On for Life
    7. 7Cops and Robbers
    8. 8Everything Goes Dark
    9. 9Killer
    10. 10The Trick to Life
    11. 11Money to Be Made
    12. 12The Feeling You Get When
    13. 13Ruby Blue
    14. 14Rules
    15. 15Song for the Uncertain (Demo)
    16. 16Goodbye Mr A (Original Demo)
    17. 17Cops and Robbers (1.0) (Original Demo)
    18. 18Swear It on Your Life
    19. 19Save Me from Myself
    20. 20Holding on for July (Demo)
  • The Trick to Life (10th Anniversary Edition)Anniversary edition · 2017 · 34 tracks
    1. 1Worried About Ray
    2. 2Worst Case Scenario
    3. 3Run Rabbit Run
    4. 4Goodbye Mr A
    5. 5A Sadness Runs Through Him
    6. 6Clinging On for Life
    7. 7Cops and Robbers
    8. 8Everything Goes Dark
    9. 9Killer
    10. 10The Trick to Life
    11. 11Money to Be Made
    12. 12The Feeling You Get When
    13. 13Ruby Blue
    14. 14Rules
    15. 15Worried About Ray (Acoustic Version)
    16. 16Cops and Robbers (Jake Ridley Remix)
    17. 17Cops and Robbers (Ashanti Boyz Remix)
    18. 18Cops and Robbers (Melox Marvels Remix)
    19. 19Worried About Ray (Stripped / Live)
    20. 20We Didn't Start the Fire (Stripped / Live)
    21. 21A Sadness Runs Through Him (Stripped / Live)
    22. 22Clinging on For Life (Stripped / Live)
    23. 23Worried About Ray (Instrumental)
    24. 24Worst Case Scenario (Instrumental)
    25. 25Run Rabbit Run (Instrumental)
    26. 26Goodbye Mr A (Instrumental)
    27. 27A Sadness Runs Through Him (Instrumental)
    28. 28Cops and Robbers (Instrumental)
    29. 29Everything Goes Dark (Instrumental)
    30. 30Killer (Instrumental)
    31. 31The Trick to Life (Instrumental)
    32. 32Money to Be Made (Instrumental)
    33. 33The Feeling You Get When (Instrumental)
    34. 34Rules (Instrumental)

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The Trick to Life is the debut album by London 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". 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. 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.

In brief

When was The Trick to Life released?
The Trick to Life was released in 2007.
How many tracks are on The Trick to Life?
The Trick to Life has 14 tracks, with a runtime of 47 minutes.
What genre is The Trick to Life?
The Trick to Life is catalogued under Rock, Indie Pop, Pop.
What BPM is The Trick to Life?
The Trick to Life runs at a median tempo of 113 BPM across its tracks, most often in D major, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to The Trick to Life?
Listeners of The Trick to Life also rate Inside In/Inside Out by The Kooks, AM by Arctic Monkeys, Goodbye Blues by The Hush Sound.

The Trick to Life at a glance

Label
RCA Records
Produced by
Toby Smith

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