Treddin' on Thin Ice

Treddin' on Thin Ice
Studio album by Wiley
Released April 26, 2004
Genre Grime, eskibeat[1]
Length 46:56
Label XL Recordings
Producer Wiley
Wiley chronology
Treddin' on Thin Ice
(2004)
Playtime Is Over
(2007)
Singles from Treddin' on Thin Ice
  1. "Wot Do U Call It?"
    Released: April 5, 2004
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Allmusic [2]

Treddin' on Thin Ice is the debut album by Wiley released on XL Recordings. The album is seen as a critical success in grime music. However, commercially the album did not do as well, with one single ("Wot Do U Call It", a song addressing the debate over the categorization of Grime music) making the top 40 in the UK music charts.

The album is seen as the 'blueprint', or first step towards success for the grime genre, and many artists have cited Treddin' on Thin Ice to be the pinnacle of grime, before Wiley began taking a slightly different direction with later works, such as the album See Clear Now (2008) - in particular the UK number 2 single "Wearing My Rolex", which takes a more dance-style approach.

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "The Game"   3:09
2. "Pick U R Self Up" (featuring Breeze, J2K & Riko) 4:01
3. "Wot Do U Call It?"   3:19
4. "Eskimo (Interlude)"   0:56
5. "Goin' Mad"   3:38
6. "Doorway"   3:50
7. "Special Girl" (featuring Kano) 4:34
8. "Avalanche (Interlude)"   1:23
9. "Reasons"   4:08
10. "Got Somebody"   3:59
11. "Pies"   3:26
12. "Icerink (Interlude)"   0:34
13. "Next Level" (featuring J2K, Tinchy Stryder & Kano) 3:21
14. "Treddin' on Thin Ice"   3:14
15. "I Was Lost"   3:24
Total length:
46:56

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[3] Gold 100,000^
Summaries

^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ "British album certifications – Wiley – Treddin On Thin Ice". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx.  Enter Treddin On Thin Ice in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go