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This Is the Life is the debut album by Scottish singer-songwriter Amy Macdonald, released on July 30, 2007. It was highly successful, reaching the number one in the UK albums chart on January 13, 2008,[1] and as of 14 March 2008, over 700,000 copies have been sold in the UK, certifying it 2x Platinum.[2] Later in the year at 15, December 2008, her debut album reached over 2,000,000 copies sold.
Singles and other tracks
The first single from the album was "Poison Prince", a limited online release, while the debut first full single was the successful "Mr Rock & Roll" which debuted at #12. The following singles "L.A." and "This Is the Life" were considerably less successful in the UK, although "This Is the Life" is considered her most successful song in the rest of Europe, where it peaked at #1 in the Belgian Top 50 and Dutch Top 40, #3 in the Spanish Top 50, it's also reached #6 on the Norway Top 20 Singles, #2 on the Swiss Top 100 and #8 in the Danish Top 40. It peaked at a disappointing #28 in the UK spending 17 weeks in the UK's Top 75 Singles. After fifth single Run, the sixth release from the album was a re-release of "Poison Prince" on May 19, 2008.[3]
Three songs of the album are cover versions: "Caledonia", originally recorded in 1979 by Dougie MacLean, "Fairytale of New York", first performed in 1987 by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl, written by Jem Finer and Shane MacGowan, and "Mr. Brightside", cover version of a 2004 song by The Killers, written by Brandon Flowers and Dave Keuning.
- Singles chronology
- United Kingdom
- "Poison Prince" (May 7, 2007)
- "Mr Rock & Roll" (July 16, 2007)
- "L.A." (October 15, 2007)
- "This Is the Life" (December 10, 2007)
- "Run" (March 3, 2008)
- "Poison Prince" (May 19, 2008 – re-release)
- "Mr Rock & Roll" (August 5, 2008)
- "This Is the Life"
- "Run" (February 20, 2009)
- "Poison Prince" (June 19, 2009)
- "Mr Rock & Roll" (August 5, 2008)
Chart performances
The album has already spent 57 weeks in the German Top 20 Albums Chart, 36 weeks in the German Top 10 Albums Chart; it has been certified 4x Platinum (June 2009) for over 800,000 copies sold in Germany.[4] It has also spent 57 weeks in the Netherlands album chart and 53 weeks in the Swiss album chart so far.
It has also been certified Gold in Sweden. It has been certified Platinum in France for over 220,000 copies sold.[5] The album was released in the U.S. on August 19, 2008.[6]
It has now sold over three million worldwide.[7]
Track listings
All tracks were written by Amy Macdonald except where shown.
Standard edition
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Mr Rock & Roll" | 3:35 |
2. | "This Is the Life" | 3:05 |
3. | "Poison Prince" | 3:28 |
4. | "Youth of Today" | 4:00 |
5. | "Run" | 3:50 |
6. | "Let's Start a Band" | 4:05 |
7. | "Barrowland Ballroom" | 3:58 |
8. | "L.A." (written by Amy Macdonald and Pete Wilkinson) | 4:06 |
9. | "A Wish for Something More" | 3:46 |
10. | "Footballer's Wife" | 5:06 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "The Road to Home" | 2:20 |
12. | "Caledonia" (hidden track, written by Dougie MacLean) | 2:00 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "The Road to Home" | 2:20 |
12. | "Caledonia" (hidden track, written by Dougie MacLean) | 2:00 |
13. | "Mr. Brightside" (Live From King Tuts) | 4:14 |
14. | "Mr Rock & Roll" (Live From King Tuts) | 3:28 |
15. | "Rock Bottom" | 3:45 |
Deluxe edition
After the major success of "This Is the Life" across Europe, in the end of 2008 a deluxe version of the album was released. The 2-disc-set include the standard version of the album and a bonus-CD with several bonus tracks, live and acoustic versions.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Mr Rock & Roll" | 3:35 |
2. | "This Is the Life" | 3:05 |
3. | "Poison Prince" | 3:28 |
4. | "Youth of Today" | 4:00 |
5. | "Run" | 3:50 |
6. | "Let's Start a Band" | 4:05 |
7. | "Barrowland Ballroom" | 3:58 |
8. | "L.A." (written by Amy Macdonald and Pete Wilkinson) | 4:06 |
9. | "A Wish for Something More" | 3:46 |
10. | "Footballer's Wife" | 5:06 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "This Is the Life" (Acoustic live version) | 3:19 |
2. | "This Much Is True" | 2:44 |
3. | "Somebody New" | 3:29 |
4. | "Footballer's Wife" (Live from Glasgow Barrowlands) | 5:02 |
5. | "Fairy Tale Of New York" (Live from Glasgow Barrowlands, written by The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl) | 5:50 |
6. | "Mr. Brightside" (Live from Glasgow Barrowlands, written by The Killers) | 4:05 |
7. | "Mr Rock & Roll" (Live from Glasgow Barrowlands) | 3:28 |
8. | "Rock Bottom" | 3:46 |
9. | "The Road to Home" | 2:21 |
10. | "Caledonia" (hidden track) | 2:06 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "What Is Love" | 3:42 |
Personnel
- Amy Macdonald - vocals, acoustic guitar
- Pete Wilkinson - Producer/ Manager
- Seton Daunt - guitar
- Jolyon Dixon - guitar, mixing
- Johnny Dyke - keyboards
- Phillip Read Mason - bagpipes
- Audrey Riley - cello, conductor
- Richard George - violin
- Jonathan Hill - violin
- Laura Melhuish - violin
- Susan Dench - viola
- Joe Fields - engineer
- Paul Adam & His Mayfair Music - executive producer
- Guy Katsav - assistant engineer
- Danton Supple and Bob Clearmountain’- Mixing
- Valerie Phillips - cover design, photography
Charts and certifications
Chart (2007/09) | Peak position |
Certification | Date of certification | Sales certified[9] |
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Austrian Albums Chart[10] | 3 | Platinum[11] | October 20, 2008 | 30,000 |
Belgium (Flanders) Albums Chart[12] | 2 | Platinum[13] | October 17, 2008 | 50,000 |
Belgium (Wallonia) Albums Chart[12] | 5 | |||
Danish Albums Chart[12] | 1 | Platinum[14] | August 8, 2008 | 30,000 |
Dutch Albums Chart[10] | 1 | 2008 | 220,000 | |
European Albums Chart | 1 | 2x Platinum[15] | July 2008 | 3,000,000 |
French SNEP Albums Chart[10] | 6 | Platinum[16] | 2008 | 320,000 |
German Albums Chart[10] | 3 | 4 x Platinum[4] | June 2009 | 800,000+ |
Greek Albums Chart | 2 | Gold[17] | 2008 | 7,500 |
Irish Albums Chart[10] | 16 | 2008 | ||
Italian FIMI Albums Chart[12] | 6 | Gold[18] | 2009 | 65,000 |
Mexican Albums Chart[10] | 1 | 2008 | ||
Norwegian Albums Chart[12] | 5 | 2008 | 20,000 | |
Polish Albums Chart[19] | 14 | Gold[20] | February 8, 2009 | 10,000 |
Portuguese Albums Chart[12] | 19 | 2009 | ||
Spanish Albums Chart[12] | 2 | 2009 | 50,000 | |
Swedish Albums Chart[12] | 5 | Gold[21] | October 29, 2008 | 50,000 |
Swiss Albums Chart[12] | 1 | 4 x Platinum[22] | 2009 | 140,000 |
UK Album Chart[10] | 1 | 2 x Platinum[23] | 2008 | 800,000 |
U.S. Billboard 200[10] | 92 | 2008 | 45,000 |
Year-end charts
Country | Year-end position (2008) |
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Germany [24] | 8 |
Country | Year-end position (2009) |
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Germany[25] | 10 |
Chart processions and successions
References
- ^ "MacDonald tops the UK album chart". bbc.co.uk. 2008-01-13. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
- ^ Woods, Judith (2008-05-16). "Why Amy Macdonald's a reluctant Wag". London: dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
- ^ "Footballer's wife? Not me says Amy Macdonald". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. 9 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
- ^ a b Template:Cite gold platin
- ^ http://www.chartsinfrance.net/charts/bilan-2008.php
- ^ "This Is The Life". amazon.com. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
- ^ Macdonald's myspace blog and IFPI
- ^ http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=293996515&s=143443
- ^ "Certification for every country in the world" (PDF). IFPI. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
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