The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living

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The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living
The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living cover
Studio album by The Streets
Released April 10, 2006
Recorded October-November 2005
Genre Electronica, Garage, Hip Hop
Length 37:18
Label Locked On 0927435682
Producer(s) Mike Skinner
Professional reviews

[2]
The Streets chronology
A Grand Don't Come for Free
(2004)		 The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living
(2006)


The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living is the third album by The Streets, released April 10, 2006 in the United Kingdom and April 25, 2006 in North America.

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[edit] Making of the album

On his third album, the focus of Skinner's lyrics and storytelling has shifted away from descriptions of everyday circumstances and occurrences, and instead describes the changes that fame has granted (and sometimes imposed) on Skinner's life. The album, like his earlier material, was written and recorded by Skinner; it was recorded in the last months of 2005, partly in New York to "get away from his mates", according to NME. It is also the shortest album released so far, with a running time of just 37 minutes and 12 seconds. The Mitchell Brothers and Ted Mayhem, two of Skinner's proteges, make guest appearances on the album.

[edit] Critical response

Though The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living was generally well-received at the time of its release, it gathered mostly mixed reviews, with critics believing that Skinner's newfound obsessions with fame and the album's rushed production has affected his work greatly. This somewhat negative response proved to be a first for the Streets, as the last two albums were hardly given bad reviews. Despite that, many of the album's songs, especially "Never Went to Church" and "Prangin' Out", have quickly become live favourites.

[edit] Chart success

The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living debuting at #1 on the UK album chart sold around the 71,000 mark in its first week. Hitting the top spot, The Streets claimed their second chart topping album.

[edit] Chart trajectories

UK Album Charts
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11
Position
1
5
14
22
23
26
35
31
34
45
74

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Prangin' Out" – 3:49
  2. "War of the Sexes" – 3:26
  3. "The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living" – 3:13
  4. "All Goes Out the Window" – 3:32
  5. "Memento Mori" – 2:36
  6. "Can't Con an Honest John" – 3:40
  7. "When You Wasn't Famous" – 3:18
  8. "Never Went to Church" – 3:32
  9. "Hotel Expressionism" – 3:33
  10. "Two Nations" – 3:05
  11. "Fake Streets Hats" – 3:12
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