Storms (Hedley album)

Storms
Studio album by Hedley
Released	November 8, 2011 (CAN)
Recorded	2010–2011
Genre	Pop rock, alternative rock[1]
Length	43:24
Label	Universal Music Canada
Producer	Brian Howes, Jacob Hoggard
Hedley chronology
Go with the Show (2009) Storms (2011) Wild Life (2013)
Singles from Storms
"Invincible" Released: August 23, 2011 "One Life" Released: November 1, 2011 "Kiss You Inside Out" Released: May 18, 2012

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Storms is the fourth full-length studio album by Canadian pop rock band Hedley. It was preceded by the release of two top-20 singles, including lead single "Invincible" in August 2011. The album was released in Canada on November 8, 2011 through Universal Music Canada.^[2] A critical and commercial success, the album debuted at No. 2 on the Top Canadian Albums chart.^[3] In May 2012, Storms was re-issued with a modified track listing that includes third single "Kiss You Inside Out".^[4]

Background

The album sees the group experimenting with elements of pop and rock music to create their most musically diverse soundscape yet, as well as the one with most overt pop overtones. Debuting at number two on the Canadian Albums Chart (edged out only by Michael Bublé's Christmas), it is also Hedley's most successful album thus far.

The track "Beautiful" was first released on Hedley's live album Go With the Show in 2010. It was performed at the Metro Centre in Halifax. A Jumbotron video was also recorded and can be seen on the DVD, as a special feature.

Singles

The album produced two top-20 singles, "Invincible" (featuring rapper P. Reign on the single release) and "One Life", before being re-issued in 2012 with the hit single "Kiss You Inside Out". This last was met with critical acclaim and netted the band their highest chart peak to date.

Reception

The album debuted at number two on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 23,000 copies.^[3] This was the biggest debut of the week, behind Michael Bublé's holiday album Christmas.^[3] This album marks the band's highest album chart peak. On November 23, 2011, the album was certified Gold by Music Canada, and on December 23 of the same year, it was certified Platinum.^[5] Storms won the Juno Award for Best Pop Album at the 2012 ceremony.

Track listing

Canadian standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
1.	"One Life"	Jacob Hoggard, Matt Squire, Lucas Banker	Brian Howes	3:33
2.	"Invincible"	Hoggard, Howes, Jason Van Poederooyen	Howes	3:43
3.	"Heaven's Gonna Wait"	Hoggard, Howes	Howes	4:07
4.	"We Are Unbreakable"	Hoggard, Howes, Gregg Wattenberg, Ryan Star, Derek Fuhrmann	Howes	3:32
5.	"Young"	Hoggard, Howes, Poederooyen	Howes	3:24
6.	"Beautiful"	Hoggard, Dave Rosin	Howes, Hoggard	3:23
7.	"Bullet for Your Dreams"	Hoggard, Howes, Poederooyen	Howes	3:03
8.	"Hot Mess"	Hoggard, Ryan Petersen, Nolan Sipe	Howes	3:06
9.	"Stormy"	Hoggard, Babyface	Howes	3:41
10.	"Last Call"	Hoggard, John Feldmann	Howes	3:30
11.	"I Won't Let You Go (Darling)"	Hoggard, Rosin	Howes, Hoggard	8:34
Total length:				43:24

Deluxe edition bonus tracks
Track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Hiding Place"
13.	"Carry On"
14.	"Heaven's Gonna Wait" (Acoustic Mix)	Hoggard, Howes
15.	"All You Get Is Sound" (Pre-order only)

American standard edition / Canadian 2012 re-issue[4]
Track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
1.	"One Life"	Hoggard, Squire, Banker	Howes	3:33
2.	"Kiss You Inside Out"	Brandyn Burnett, Lauren Christy, Adrian Newman	Newman	3:37
3.	"Invincible"	Hoggard, Howes, Poederooyen	Howes	3:43
4.	"Heaven's Gonna Wait"	Hoggard, Howes	Howes	4:07
5.	"We Are Unbreakable"	Hoggard, Howes, Wattenberg, Star, Fuhrmann	Howes	3:32
6.	"Young"	Hoggard, Howes, Poederooyen	Howes	3:24
7.	"Beautiful"	Hoggard, Rosin	Howes, Hoggard	3:23
8.	"Bullet for Your Dreams"	Hoggard, Howes, Poederooyen	Howes	3:03
9.	"Hot Mess"	Hoggard, Petersen, Sipe	Howes	3:06
10.	"Stormy"	Hoggard, Babyface	Howes	3:41
11.	"Last Call"	Hoggard, Feldmann	Howes	3:30
12.	"I Won't Let You Go (Darling)"	Hoggard, Rosin	Howes, Hoggard	8:34
Total length:				47:01

Personnel

• Jacob Hoggard – vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboard
• Dave Rosin – electric guitar, textures, background vocals
• Tommy Mac – bass, background vocals
• Chris Crippin – drums, background vocals

Charts and certifications

Album

Weekly charts Chart (2011) Peak position Canadian Albums (Billboard)[6] 2 Year-end charts Chart (2012) Position Canadian Albums (Billboard)[7] 19

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/Sales Canada (Music Canada)[8] Platinum 80,000[9] ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions				Certifications
		CAN [10]	CAN AC [11]	CAN CHR [12]	CAN Hot AC [13]
2011	"Invincible"	9	8	14	8	MC: 2× Platinum[14]
	"One Life"	16	30	18	9	MC: Platinum[15]
2012	"Kiss You Inside Out"	2	1	7	4	MC: 3× Platinum[16]

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Edition	Label(s)
Canada	November 8, 2011[2]	CD, digital download	Standard, deluxe	Universal Music Canada
	May 22, 2012[4]		Re-issue

References

1. Storms at AllMusic
2. Universal Music Canada. "Studio Album #4 for Canada's Multiplatinum Hit-makers". Facebook. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
3. Williams, John. "Michael Buble hits No. 1". Jam!. CANOE. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
4. "Storms by Hedley". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
5. "Gold and Platinum Search". Music Canada. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
6. "Hedley – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Hedley.
7. "Canadian Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
8. "Canadian album certifications – Hedley – Storms". Music Canada.
9. "Hedley". Music Canada. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
10. "Hedley Album & Song Chart History – Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
11. Canada AC peaks:
    • For "Invincible": "BDSRadio Charts (Canada AC National Airplay)". BDS Radio. Nielsen N.V. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
    • For "One Life": "BDSRadio Charts (Canada AC National Airplay)". BDS Radio. Nielsen N.V. Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
    • For "Kiss You Inside Out": "Hedley Album & Song Chart History – Canada AC". Billboard. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
12. Canada CHR/Top 40 peaks:
    • For "Invincible": "BDSRadio Charts (Canada CHR/Top 40 National Airplay)". BDS Radio. Nielsen N.V. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
    • For "One Life": "BDSRadio Charts (Canada CHR/Top 40 National Airplay)". BDS Radio. Nielsen N.V. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
    • For "Kiss You Inside Out": "BDSRadio Charts (Canada CHR/Top 40 National Airplay)". BDS Radio. Nielsen N.V. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
13. • For "Invincible": "BDSRadio Charts (Canada Hot AC National Airplay)". BDS Radio. Nielsen N.V. Archived from the original on 12 October 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
    • For "One Life": "BDSRadio Charts (Canada Hot AC National Airplay)". BDS Radio. Nielsen N.V. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2015. |archive-url= is malformed: timestamp (help)
    • For "Kiss You Inside Out": "BDSRadio Charts (Canada Hot AC National Airplay)". BDS Radio. Nielsen N.V. Archived from the original on 24 August 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
14. "Canadian digital download certifications – Hedley – Invincible". Music Canada.
15. "Canadian digital download certifications – Hedley – One Life". Music Canada.
16. "Canadian digital download certifications – Hedley – Kiss You Inside Out". Music Canada.