'Cos Life Hurts

'Cos Life Hurts
'Cos Life Hurts
Studio album by Uncanny X-Men
Released	June 1985
Studio	Trafalgar Studios, Platinum Studios, Production Workshop
Genre	Pop rock, synthpop, pop
Label	Mushroom Records
Producer	Red Sims; Chuck Hargreaves; Alan Mansfield;
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Singles from 'Cos Life Hurts
	"The Party"; Released: February 1985; "50 Years"; Released: May 1985; "Still Waiting"; Released: August 1985;

'Cos Life Hurts is the debut studio album by Australian pop-rock group Uncanny X-Men. 'Cos Life Hurts was released in June 1985 and sold over 100,000 copies in Australia. The album peaked at No. 3 in Australia and was certified 2× platinum.^[1]

Track listing

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Still Waiting"	Chuck Hargreaves	3:54
2.	"Work"	Brian Mannix	3:13
3.	"Boy (She Said)"	Mannix, Steve Harrison	3:10
4.	"Yoko"	Mannix	3:30
5.	"My Girl"	Hargreaves, Ron Thiessen	4:59

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"You Say That"	Hargreaves, Thiessen	3:41
2.	"Used to Know"	Mannix, Thiessen	3:33
3.	"The Party"	Mannix	3:05
4.	"50 Years"	Mannix, Thiessen	4:06
5.	"Best Looking Guy"	Mannix	2:47

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1985)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[2]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (1985)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[3]	15

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[4]	2× Platinum	140,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Albums & Singles". Uncanny X Men. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
^ David Kent's "Australian Chart Book 1970-1992"
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 437. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Absolute 80s" (PDF). www.popshop.com.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

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[1] "Albums & Singles". Uncanny X Men. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2017.

[Kent-2] David Kent's "Australian Chart Book 1970-1992"

[3] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 437. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[4] "Absolute 80s" (PDF). www.popshop.com.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

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v t e Uncanny X-Men
Chuck Hargreaves Brian Mannix Ron Thiessen John Kirk Craig Waugh Steve Harrison Nick Matandos Joey Amenta Brett Kingman
Studio albums	'Cos Life Hurts What You Give is What You Get
Extended plays	'SaliveOne! Beach Party
Singles	"How Do You Get Your Kicks" "The Party" "50 Years" "Still Waiting" "I Am" "Don't Wake Me"
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