''Wild Life'' is the fifth

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by Canadian pop/rock band Hedley. It was released via

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on November 11, 2013 in their native Canada, while the album was via

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in the US on May 20, 2014. The album debuted and peaked at No. 4 on the

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. It sold 64,000 copies in Canada in 2013. ''Wild Life'' was certified Platinum by

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on March 10, 2014. The album was released in the US on May 19, 2014.

Promotion

Singles

The album's lead single and lead track "

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" was released on August 27, 2013, and the music video premiered on September 10. The song has peaked at number 5 on the ''

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. The song has sold 90,000 digital copies. The second track " Crazy for You" was released as a

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on October 22, 2013, and as the second official single from ''Wild Life'' on January 10, 2014. It was also released to

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radio in the US on March 17, 2014. 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. 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. The song sold 82,000 digital copies in 2014. 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

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on the same day.

Reception

''Wild Life'' was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of

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gave the album a three out of five star rating. He compared the album's second track, " Crazy for You" to

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'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." Johan Wippsson of

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called the album "a little too polished and radio-friendly" and drew a comparison to the likes of

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, and Parallel. However, he praised the tracks "Mexico" and "All the Way". The ''

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'' complimented the first track "

" for its catchiness. ''

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'' remarked, "the voice of

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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

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, Tommy Mac and

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help to shape this album into a very memorable one.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

Certifications

Release history

References

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