This Is the Life (Amy Macdonald album)

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This Is the Life
This Is the Life cover
Studio album by Amy Macdonald
Released July 30, 2007 (UK)
Genre Indie, alternative rock
Length 44:15
Label Vertigo Records
Professional reviews
Amy Macdonald chronology
N/A This is the Life
(2007)
Singles from This Is the Life
  1. "Poison Prince"
    Released: 7 May 2007
  2. "Mr. Rock and Roll"
    Released: 16 July 2007
  3. "L.A."
    Released: 15 October 2007
  4. "This Is the Life"
    Released: 10 December 2007
  5. "Poison Prince (Re-Release)"
    Released: 19 May 2008

This Is the Life is the debut album by Scottish singer-songwriter Amy Macdonald, released on July 30, 2007. It was highly successful, knocking Radiohead off the number one slot in the UK albums chart on January 13, 2008,[1] and as of 14 March 2008, over 600,000 copies have been sold in the UK, certifying it 2x Platinum.[2] The album will be released in the U.S. on August 19, 2008. [3]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All tracks written by Amy Macdonald except where shown.

  1. "Mr. Rock and 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." – 4:06 (Amy Macdonald and Pete Wilkinson)
  9. "A Wish for Something More" – 3:46
  10. "Footballer's Wife" – 5:06
  11. "The Road to Home" – 2:20
  12. "Caledonia" (hidden track) – 2:00 (Dougie MacLean)

[edit] Singles

The first single from the album was Poison Prince, a limited online release, while the debut first full single was the successful Mr. Rock and Roll. Following singles L.A. and This Is the Life have all charted reasonably well in the UK. The fifth single from the album was a re-release of Poison Prince on May 19th.[4]

[edit] Chart performance

Chart (2007) Peak
position
UK Album Chart[5] 1
Swiss Albums Chart[6] 1
Dutch Albums Chart[7] 1
German Albums Chart[8] 12
Irish Albums Chart[9] 16
Polish Albums Chart[10] 17
Austrian Albums Chart[11] 45
French Albums Chart[12] 107
United World Chart[13] 28

[edit] References

  1. ^ MacDonald tops the UK album chart (English). bbc.co.uk (2008-1-13). Retrieved on 2008-06-04.
  2. ^ Why Amy Macdonald's a reluctant Wag (English). dailymail.co.uk (2008-05-16). Retrieved on 2008-06-04.
  3. ^ This Is The Life (English). amazon.com. Retrieved on 2008-06-04.
  4. ^ Footballer's wife? Not me says Amy Macdonald (English). edinburghnews.scotsman.com (09 May 2008). Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
  5. ^ BBC - Radio 1 - Chart Show - The UK Top 40 Albums
  6. ^ Amy Macdonald - This Is The Life - Music Charts
  7. ^ Amy Macdonald - This Is The Life - Music Charts
  8. ^ Amy Macdonald - This Is The Life - Music Charts
  9. ^ >> IRMA << Irish Charts - Singles, Albums & Compilations >>
  10. ^ Amy Macdonald - This Is The Life - Music Charts
  11. ^ Amy Macdonald - This Is The Life - Music Charts
  12. ^ Amy Macdonald - This Is The Life - Music Charts
  13. ^ United world chart June 14 2008 (English). mediatraffic.de. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.

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Preceded by
In Rainbows by Radiohead		 UK number-one album
13 January 2008		 Succeeded by
Scouting for Girls by Scouting for Girls
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