Trip (Hedley song)

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"Trip"
Trip Hedley song.jpg
Single by Hedley
from the album Hedley
A-side "On My Own"
ReleasedOctober 4, 2005
Recorded2005
Genre Pop punk
Length4:00
Label Universal Music Canada
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Brian Howes
Hedley singles chronology
"Villain"
(2005)
"Trip"
(2005)
"321"
(2006)
Music video
"Trip" on YouTube

"Trip" is a song by Canadian pop rock band Hedley. It was released on October 4, 2005, as the third single from their debut studio album Hedley . The single topped the Canadian MuchMusic Countdown and reached number eleven on the Canadian Singles Chart. It sold close to 3,000 copies. "Trip" appears on the US version of Famous Last Words , which is called Never Too Late. [1]

Contents

Background and composition

"Trip" finds Jacob Hoggard displaying an "uncharacteristic sensitivity and beauty." [2] The song was written by Jacob Hoggard, Dave Rosin, Tommy Mac and Chris Crippin, while production was handled by Brian Howes. [3] Howes won Producer of the Year at the 2007 Juno Awards for the song. [4] Musically, the track has been described as a power ballad. [5]

Music video

The music video for "Trip" was shot on November 3, 2005, and was directed by Jack Richardson and Kyle Davidson. [6] The video was released in December 2005. [7]

Chart performance

"Trip" is the second Hedley single to reach the Canadian Singles Chart peaking at number 11. [8] It also reached the Radio & Records Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 chart at number 14 and number 9 on the Canada Hot AC Top 30 chart. The song reached number one on Canada's MuchMusic Countdown on the week of February 17, 2006. [9]

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations for "Trip"
YearOrganizationAwardResultRef(s)
2007 Juno Awards Producer of the Year Won [4]

Track listing

Digital 45 single
No.TitleLength
1."On My Own" (remix)3:29
2."Trip"4:00
Digital download acoustic single
No.TitleLength
1."Trip" (acoustic)4:01

Personnel

Credits for "Trip" adapted from AllMusic. [10]

Charts

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Trip"
RegionDateFormatVersionLabelRef.
VariousOctober 4, 2005 Digital download Main Universal Music Canada [15]
August 29, 2006Acoustic [16]

References

  1. "Never Too Late - Album by Hedley". AllMusic . Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  2. "Hedley – Biography". MapleMusic Recordings. Archived from the original on December 21, 2005. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
  3. Hedley (booklet). Hedley. Universal Music Canada. 2005.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. 1 2 "Past Nominees and Winners - The Juno Awards". Juno Awards . Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  5. Emilio LV (November 10, 2005). "Hedley - Hedley". Melodic . Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  6. "Video Day!". hedleyonline.com. November 3, 2005. Archived from the original on January 10, 2006. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  7. "Trip (2005) - Hedley". IMVDb.com. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  8. 1 2 Angel Karmazenuk (March 25, 2009). "Hedley Answers Fan Questions". Confront Magazine. Archived from the original on October 28, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  9. Barry Kowal (November 21, 2016). "Canada's (MuchMusic) Weekly Singles Chart For 2006". Hits of All Decades. Archived from the original on October 12, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  10. "Trip - Hedley Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  11. "RR Canada CHR/Pop Top 30" (PDF). p. 25. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  12. "RR Canada Hot AC Top 30" (PDF). p. 54. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  13. "Hedley Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard . Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  14. Barry Kowal (January 18, 2020). "Canada's Top Singles of 2006". Hitsofalldecades.com. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  15. "On My Own/Trip (Digital 45) Single - by Hedley". Apple Music . Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  16. "Trip (Acoustic) Single - by Hedley". AllMusic . Retrieved September 5, 2025.