'Cos Life Hurts
| 'Cos Life Hurts | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 1985 | |||
| Studio | Trafalgar Studios, Platinum Studios, Production Workshop | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, synthpop, pop | |||
| Label | Mushroom Records | |||
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| Uncanny X-Men chronology | ||||
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| Singles from 'Cos Life Hurts | ||||
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'Cos Life Hurts is the debut studio album by Australian pop-rock group Uncanny X-Men. 'Cos Life Hurts was released in June 1985 and sold over 100,000 copies in Australia. The album peaked at No. 3 in Australia and was certified 2× platinum.[1]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Still Waiting" | Chuck Hargreaves | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Work" | Brian Mannix | 3:13 |
| 3. | "Boy (She Said)" | Mannix, Steve Harrison | 3:10 |
| 4. | "Yoko" | Mannix | 3:30 |
| 5. | "My Girl" | Hargreaves, Ron Thiessen | 4:59 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You Say That" | Hargreaves, Thiessen | 3:41 |
| 2. | "Used to Know" | Mannix, Thiessen | 3:33 |
| 3. | "The Party" | Mannix | 3:05 |
| 4. | "50 Years" | Mannix, Thiessen | 4:06 |
| 5. | "Best Looking Guy" | Mannix | 2:47 |
Charts
[edit]Weekly charts
[edit]| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] | 3 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 15 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[4] | 2× Platinum | 140,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Albums & Singles". Uncanny X Men. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ David Kent's "Australian Chart Book 1970-1992"
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 437. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Absolute 80s" (PDF). www.popshop.com.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
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