Wild Life (Hedley album)

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.

Wild Life
Studio album by
Hedley
ReleasedNovember 11, 2013 (CAN)
Recorded2012–2013
GenrePop rock
Length37:23
LabelUniversal Music Canada, Capitol Records (US)
ProducerBrian 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

Promotion

Singles

The album's lead single "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]

"Crazy for You" was released as a promotional single on October 22, 2013,[5] and as the second official single from Wild Life on January 10, 2014.[6] It was also released to hot adult contemporary radio in the US on March 17, 2014.[7] 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. The music video stars actress Aurelia Scheppers.

"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.[8]

"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.[9]

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 Sipe3:33
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 Newman3:45
7."Heaven In Our Headlights"Hoggard, Howes, Nolan Sipe3:09
8."Dreaming's For Sleeping"Hoggard, Howes, Nolan Sipe3:15
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
12."Wild Life" (Twice As Nice Remix)HoggardiTunes pre-order only2:57

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts
Chart (2013) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[10] 4

Year-end charts
Chart (2014) Position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[11] 16

Certifications
Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[12] Platinum 80,000

Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
CAN
[13]		 CAN
AC
[14]		 CAN
CHR
[15]		 CAN
Hot AC
[16]
2013 "Anything" 5665
2014 "Crazy for You" 7855
"Heaven In Our Headlights" 14584
"Pocket Full of Dreams" 39211815

Release history
Country Date Label Format
Canada[1] November 11, 2013 Universal Music Canada CD, digital download
Oman[17] May 16, 2014
Germany[18]
United States[19] May 19, 2014 Capitol Records[2]

References
  1. "Wild Life by Hedley". iTunes Store (CAN). Apple Inc. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  2. ""Anything" Can Happen: Hedley Goes Stateside Once More". POP! Goes the Charts. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  3. Bliss, Karen (January 10, 2014). "Canada's Digital Music Sales Rise in 2013 Unlike the U.S.; Eminem, Robin Thicke Among Top Selling Artists". Billboard. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  4. "Hedley - Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  5. Hedley [@Hedleyonline] (22 October 2013). "Bonus: You guys get a brand new track as soon as you pre-order - "Crazy For You" Aw yea! -TH" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. Hedley. "Hedley - Cover Photos". Facebook.
  7. "R&R:: Going for Adds: Hot AC". Radio & Records. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  8. "Hedley - Heaven In Our Headlights". aCharts. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  9. "Hedley - Pocket Full Of Dreams - Lyric Video". November 18, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  10. "Hedley Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.
  11. "2014 Year End: Top Canadian Albums Chart". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  12. "Canadian album certifications – Hedley – Wild Life". Music Canada.
  13. "Hedley Album & Song Chart History – Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  14. "Hedley Album & Song Chart History – Canada AC". Billboard. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  15. "Hedley Album & Song Chart History – Canada CHR/Top 40". Billboard. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  16. "Hedley Album & Song Chart History – Canada Hot AC". Billboard. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  17. "Wild Life by Hedley". iTunes Store (OM). Apple Inc. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  18. ""Wild Life" von Hedley". iTunes Store (GER). Apple Inc. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  19. "Wild Life by Hedley". iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
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