Wild Life (Hedley album)

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Wild Life
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 11, 2013 (CAN)
Recorded20122013
Genre Pop rock
Length37:23
Label Universal Music Canada, Capitol Records (US)
Producer Brian Howes, Jacob Hoggard
Hedley chronology
Storms
(2011)
Wild Life
(2013)
Hello
(2015)
Singles from Wild Life
  1. "Anything"
    Released: August 27, 2013
  2. "Crazy for You"
    Released: January 10, 2014
  3. "Heaven in Our Headlights"
    Released: June 17, 2014
  4. "Pocket Full of Dreams"
    Released: November 18, 2014

Wild Life is the fifth studio album by Canadian pop/rock band Hedley. It was released via Universal Music Canada on November 11, 2013 in their native Canada, [1] while the album was via Capitol Records in the US on May 20, 2014. [2] The album debuted and peaked at No. 4 on the Canadian Albums Chart. It sold 64,000 copies in Canada in 2013. [3] Wild Life was certified Platinum by Music Canada on March 10, 2014. The album was released in the US on May 19, 2014.

Contents

Promotion

Singles

The album's lead single and lead track "Anything" was released on August 27, 2013, and the music video premiered on September 10. The song has peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100. [4] The song has sold 90,000 digital copies. [5]

The second track "Crazy for You" was released as a promotional single on October 22, 2013, [6] and as the second official single from Wild Life on January 10, 2014. [7] It was also released to hot adult contemporary radio in the US on March 17, 2014. [8] A music video for the song premiered February 14, 2014. As of June 2014, the song has peaked at No. 7 on the Canadian Hot 100 and within the top 10 on the CHR, Hot AC, and AC radio formats and has sold 166,000 digital copies. [5] The music video stars actress Aurelia Scheppers.

The seventh track "Heaven in Our Headlights" was issued to radio as the third official single from the album on June 17, 2014, while the music video premiered later that week on June 20. It debuted at No. 47 on the Canadian Hot 100 for the chart dated July 3, 2014. [9] The song sold 82,000 digital copies in 2014. [5]

The fifth track "Pocket Full of Dreams" was announced as the fourth single from the album on November 18, 2014. The band uploaded an official lyric video to YouTube on the same day. [10]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Melodic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Montreal Gazette Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [13]

Wild Life was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave the album a three out of five star rating. He compared the album's second track, "Crazy for You" to Daft Punk's "Get Lucky". He stated, "Hedley's blatant desire to have a hit by any means necessary is tawdry but endearing because there is so much gloss here even the songs that aren't quite as potent sound alluring due to the big-budget slickness." [11] Johan Wippsson of Melodic called the album "a little too polished and radio-friendly" and drew a comparison to the likes of OneRepublic, Train, and Parallel. However, he praised the tracks "Mexico" and "All the Way". [12] The Montreal Gazette complimented the first track "Anything" for its catchiness. [13] Renowned for Sound remarked, "the voice of Jacob Hoggard somehow always manages to truly give off the vibe of being fed up, happy, longing or insecure. Likewise, the vocals and many sounds of the likes of Dave Rosin, Tommy Mac and Chris Crippin help to shape this album into a very memorable one. [14]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Anything" Jacob Hoggard, Brian Howes, Jason Van Poederooyen3:11
2."Crazy for You"Hoggard, Howes, Van Pooderooyen3:37
3."Headphones"Hoggard, Howes, Ryan Petersen, Nolan Sipe 3:33
4."I'll Be With You"Hoggard, Lucas Banker, Patrick Nissley, Matt Squire3:10
5."Pocket Full of Dreams"Hoggard, BC Jean, Rune Westberg3:43
6."Mexico"Hoggard, Adrian Newman 3:45
7."Heaven in Our Headlights"Hoggard, Howes, Nolan Sipe 3:09
8."Dreaming's For Sleeping"Hoggard, Howes, Nolan Sipe 3:15
9."Wild Life"Hoggard3:05
10."Got Love"Hoggard, Jean, Westberg3:20
11."All the Way"Hoggard3:35
Deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Top of the World"Hoggard, Howes, Van Poederooyen3:54
13."Beautiful Girl"Hoggard, Tony Dixon, Kenny Edmonds4:09
14."Parade Rain"Hoggard, Thomas "Tawgs" Salter, Mike Wise3:40
15."Almost Over"Hoggard, Jimmy Harry3:28
Digital version bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s){{{extra_column}}}Length
16."Wild Life" (Twice As Nice Remix)HoggardiTunes pre-order only2:57

Charts

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions
CAN
[17]
CAN
AC

[18]
CAN
CHR

[19]
CAN
Hot AC

[20]
2013"Anything"5665
2014"Crazy for You"7855
"Heaven In Our Headlights"14584
"Pocket Full of Dreams"39211815

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [21] Platinum80,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDateLabelFormat
Canada [1] November 11, 2013 Universal Music Canada CD, digital download
Oman [22] May 16, 2014
Germany [23]
United States [24] May 19, 2014 Capitol Records [2]

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