Famous Last Words (Hedley album)

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Famous Last Words
Famous Last Words cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 30, 2007 (CAN)
May 12, 2009 (USA)
StudioRock Beach Recording (White Rock)
Hipposonic Studios (Vancouver)
The Warehouse Studio (Vancouver)
Genre
Length43:35
48:33 (USA Release)
Label
Producer
Hedley chronology
Hedley
(2005)
Famous Last Words
(2007)
The Show Must Go
(2009)
Singles from Famous Last Words
  1. "She's So Sorry"
    Released: August 21, 2007
  2. "For the Nights I Can’t Remember"
    Released: November 2007
  3. "Never Too Late"
    Released: April 2008
  4. "Old School"
    Released: August 2008
  5. "Dying to Live Again"
    Released: November 2008
Famous Last Words
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."She's So Sorry"
  • Jacob Hoggard
  • Dave Rosin
  • Tom MacDonald
  • Chris Crippin
  • Brian Howes
3:36
2."Hand Grenade"
  • Hoggard
  • Rosin
  • MacDonald
  • Crippin
  • Greig Nori
3:04
3."Dying to Live Again"
  • Hoggard
  • Rosin
  • MacDonald
  • Crippin
  • Howes
4:18
4."Narcissist"
  • Hoggard
  • Rosin
  • MacDonald
  • Crippin
  • Dave Genn
3:10
5."Bones Shatter (Never Say Never)"
  • Hoggard
  • Rosin
  • MacDonald
  • Crippin
3:19
6."Old School"
  • Hoggard
  • Rosin
  • MacDonald
  • Crippin
  • Genn
3:41
7."Been There Done That"
  • Hoggard
  • Rosin
  • MacDonald
  • Crippin
  • Nori
  • Genn
  • Davor Valuma
  • Johnny Hetherington (Art of Dying)
3:16
8."For the Nights I Can't Remember"
  • Hoggard
  • Rosin
  • MacDonald
  • Crippin
  • Genn
  • Nori
4:02
9."Brave New World"
  • Hoggard
  • Rosin
  • MacDonald
  • Crippin
  • Sean Hosein
  • Dane Deviller
3:58
10."Dear Blank"
  • Hoggard
  • Rosin
  • MacDonald
  • Crippin
  • Hosein
  • Deviller
3:26
11."Can't Go Back"
  • Hoggard
  • Rosin
  • MacDonald
  • Crippin
  • Genn
  • Nori
  • Ben Cook
4:01
12."Never Too Late"
  • Hoggard
  • Rosin
  • MacDonald
  • Crippin
  • Nori
4:00
Total length:43:35
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Lose My Number" (iTunes preorder bonus track)3:14
14."Alison Wonderland (Afraid)" (Rogers Music Store bonus track)3:14

Never Too Late (USA Release)

No.TitleLength
1."She's So Sorry"3:34
2."321"3:45
3."Trip"4:04
4."For the Nights I Can't Remember"4:02
5."Never Too Late"3:59
6."Gunnin'"4:12
7."On My Own"3:29
8."Bones Shatter (Never Say Never)"3:19
9."Old School"3:41
10."Narcissist"3:10
11."Hand Grenade"3:04
12."Dying to Live Again"4:04
13."Villain" (Bonus Track)4:10
Total length:48:33

Personnel

Adapted from the Famous Last Words booklet. [12]

Hedley
Additional musicians
Production
Artwork

Charts

Chart performance for Famous Last Words
Chart (2007)Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [13] 3

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [14] Platinum100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release formats for Famous Last Words
RegionDateFormat(s)EditionLabelRef.
CanadaOctober 30, 2007 Digital download Standard Universal Music Canada [1]
iTunes bonus track [15]
November 6, 2007 CD Standard [16]
United StatesMay 12, 2009 Digital download USA Standard Fontana [2]

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