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Smile... It Confuses People
Studio album by Sandi Thom
Released	June 5, 2006 (UK)
Genre	Pop, folk
Length	32:05
Label	RCA
Producer	Jake Field, Rick Parkhouse, Duncan Thompson
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Sandi Thom chronology
Singles from Smile... It Confuses People
	"I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)"; Released: 3 October 2005; "What If I'm Right"; Released: August 28, 2006; "Lonely Girl"; Released: December 4, 2006;

Smile... It Confuses People is the first studio album by Scottish singer Sandi Thom, released in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland on June 5, 2006 (see 2006 in music) by RCA Records. The album is a mix of pop and folk, predominantly written by Thom herself alongside Tom Gilbert.

The album produced Thom's first number-one single on the UK Singles Chart, Ireland Singles Chart and in Australia, giving her song the record of longest period at number-one in Australia for 2006 and becoming the highest selling single for 2006. The album also generated another two singles but failed to chart successfully. Smile... It Confuses People was certified platinum by BPI selling three hundred thousand copies around the UK^[1].

[edit] Reception

The album went straight to number one in its week of release in the UK. It spent a total of eighteen weeks in the UK top forty. It has since went triple Platinum in the UK and has sold over 1 million copies worldwide.

In Australia the album reached its peak at #11. On its ninth week in the chart at number fifteen the album was certified gold by ARIA selling thirty-five thousand copies around Australia^[2]. It was the seventy-eighth highest selling album for 2006^[3].

I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair) was the first song released from the album and topped the UK, Ireland Singles Chart for two weeks the Australian ARIA Singles Chart for ten weeks making it the highest selling single for 2006. It was accredited Double Platinum (140,000 units) by ARIA. "What If I'm Right" was the second song released from the album and reached 22 in the UK and 30 in the Irish chart and top forty in Australia and New Zealand. "Lonely Girl" was the third song released from the album available for digital download only released in the UK on December 4, 2006 and did not chart.

[edit] Track listing

Standard Edition
#	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"When Horsepower Meant What It Said"	Sandi Thom; Tom Gilbert	3:05
2.	"I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)"	Sandi Thom; Tom Gilbert	2:31
3.	"Lonely Girl"	Sandi Thom	3:10
4.	"Sunset Borderline"	Duncan Thompson; Jake Field; Sandi Thom	3:36
5.	"Little Remedy"	Duncan Thompson; Jake Field; Sandi Thom	2:53
6.	"Castles"	Jake Field; Sandi Thom; Tom Gilbert	4:25
7.	"What If I'm Right"	Sandi Thom; Tom Gilbert	2:58
8.	"Superman"	Sandi Thom; Tom Gilbert	2:43
9.	"Human Jukebox"	Sandi Thom; Tom Gilbert	3:19
10.	"Time"	Simon Perry; Sandi Thom	3:20

First Pressing
#	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Under The Sun"	John McLaughlin; Nick Cook; Sandi Thom	3:22

Japan Edition
#	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"May You Never"		3:43
12.	"Don't Think Twice"		2:24

Sandithom.com Bonus Track
#	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Soul Mining" (A promotional song available as a free download from Thom's website)	Sandi Thom	3:25

[edit] Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart^[4]	11
New Zealand Albums Chart^[5]	5
Ireland Albums Chart	1
UK Albums Chart	1

Chart	Certification	Sales
Australia ARIA	Gold^[2]	35,000+
FranceSNEP	Silver^[6]	50,000
New Zealand RIANZ	Gold	7,500+
United Kingdom BPI	Platinum^[1]	313,200+

[edit] Release details

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	2006-06-05	RCA Records	CD	82876843432
Australia	2006-07-29	Sony BMG	CD	82876843432

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b "Certifications 2006". BPI. Retrieved June 3, 2007.
^ ^a ^b "Certifications 2006". ARIA. Retrieved June 3, 2007.
^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2006". ARIA. Retrieved June 3, 2007.
^ "Australian peak position". ARIA Charts. Retrieved June 3, 2007.
^ "New Zealand peak position". charts.org. Retrieved June 3, 2007.
^ http://www.disqueenfrance.com/certifications/album.asp?forme_certif=28&annee=25

Preceded by Bright Idea by Orson	UK number one album June 11, 2006 – June 17, 2006	Succeeded by Under the Iron Sea by Keane

[BPI_Certification-0] "Certifications 2006". BPI. Retrieved June 3, 2007.

[ARIA_Certification-1] "Certifications 2006". ARIA. Retrieved June 3, 2007.

[ARIA_End_of_Year_Chart_2006-2] "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2006". ARIA. Retrieved June 3, 2007.

[Australian_peak_position-3] "Australian peak position". ARIA Charts. Retrieved June 3, 2007.

[New_Zealand_peak_position-4] "New Zealand peak position". charts.org. Retrieved June 3, 2007.

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