The Calling (Hilltop Hoods album)

The Calling
Studio album by Hilltop Hoods
Released	22 September 2003
Recorded	2001–2003 various studios Adelaide
Genre	Australian hip hop
Length	53:06
Label	Obese
Producer	Hilltop Hoods
Hilltop Hoods chronology
Left Foot, Right Foot (2001) The Calling (2003) The Hard Road (2006)
Singles from The Calling
"Testimonial Year" Released: 2003 "Dumb Enough" Released: 2003 "The Nosebleed Section" Released: 2003

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
0.	Untitled (pregap track [note 1] )		1:53
1.	"Incoming" (interlude)		0:16
2.	"Testimonial Year"	Matthew Lambert Daniel Smith	3:39
3.	"The Calling"	Smith Lambert	3:06
4.	"Dumb Enough?"	Smith Lambert	4:02
5.	"Illusionary Lines"	Smith	3:08
6.	"Tomorrow Will Do"	Smith Lambert	3:13
7.	"Laying Blame"	Lambert Smith	3:35
8.	"Simmy and the Gravespitter" (interlude)	Lambert	0:55
9.	"The Nosebleed Section"	Lambert	3:39
10.	"Down for the Cause" (featuring Hyjak and DJ Bonez)	Jack McCarthy Smith Lambert	3:59
11.	"Mic Felon"	Smith	2:51
12.	"Walk On" (featuring DJ Next)	Lambert Smith	3:16
13.	"The Certificate" (featuring Certified Wise)	Lambert Daniel Rankine Kris Adams Michael Leslie K. Tinge C. Green Adam Baker Barry Francis Michael Veraguth Andrew Simmons B. Johncock D. Evans A. Raymond H. Watson Matthew Honson Smith	6:26
14.	"Hilltop Hoods" (interlude)		0:31
15.	"Working the Mic"	Lambert Smith	3:22
16.	"Outgoing" (interlude)		1:54
17.	"The Sentinel"	Lambert Smith	5:12
Total length:			54:57

Obese Records edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
18.	"Mic Felon" (remix)	Smith	2:38
19.	"The Certificate" (remix) (featuring Certified Wise)	Lambert Rankine Adams Leslie Tinge Green Baker Francis Veraguth Simmons Johncock Evans Raymond Watson Honson Smith	6:01
Total length:			63:36

Golden Era Records deluxe edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
18.	"Here Come the Girls"	Lambert Smith	3:26
Total length:			58:23

Obese Records vinyl edition ^{[note 2]}

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"All On Me" (featuring Pegz and Layla)	Layla Hanbury Lambert Smith Tirren Staaf	3:02
Total length:			52:47

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2003–2012)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [10]	50

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [11]	Platinum	70,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

1. The track hidden in the pregap does not have an official name. It has been referred to as "Gravyspitter" and "Stay the Fuck Away Because I Spit When I'm Talking". ^[9]
2. The vinyl edition has "All On Me" as the 13th of its 17 tracks. It excludes "The Sentinel", has "The Certificate" as the closing track.

References

1. AllMusic review
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4. "Hottest 100 2003". Triple J . Retrieved 28 August 2022.
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6. obese records (26 July 2006). "Subject: The Calling - goes PLATINUM!!" (Message board post). OzHipHop.com. The XMB Group. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
7. Obese Records (5 August 2006). "HILLTOP HOODS 'THE CALLING' GOES PLATINUM". Spraci. Spraci. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
8. "Hilltop Hoods - The Calling Live | Music, Music Genres, Urban Grooves : JB HI-FI". Jbhifionline.com.au. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
9. "RIP secret songs? Celebrating the unlisted gems of your favourite records". Double J . 7 February 2018.
10. "Australiancharts.com – Hilltop Hoods – The Calling". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
11. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 28 April 2021.