The Calling (Hilltop Hoods album)

The Calling is the third studio album by Australian hip hop group Hilltop Hoods and was released on 22 September 2003 through Obese Records.^[2] The success of the album was significant in the Australian hip-hop scene because it demonstrated popular recognition for a genre previously supported by a comparatively small, "underground" fan base.^[3]

The Calling
Studio album by Hilltop Hoods
Released	22 September 2003
Recorded	2001–2003 various studios Adelaide
Genre	Australian hip hop
Length	53:06
Label	Obese
Producer	Hilltop Hoods
Hilltop Hoods chronology
Left Foot, Right Foot (2001) The Calling (2003) The Hard Road (2006)
Singles from The Calling
"Testimonial Year" Released: 2003 "Dumb Enough" Released: 2003 "The Nosebleed Section" Released: 2003
Reissue cover
2009 reissue

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Three singles were released as single and two placed in the 2003 Triple J Hottest 100 chart: "The Nosebleed Section" was voted into ninth place, while "Dumb Enough" was voted into position 44.^[4]

Reception

In an interview after the release of their fourth album, Suffa revealed that The Calling was recorded on his mother's computer and the simplicity of their 'studio' is the reason why some of the music on the album is in monaural ('mono') sound.^[5]

On 26 July 2006, Obese Records announced that the album became the first Australian hip hop release to achieve a platinum certification.^[6][7] The album originally peaked at number 53 on the Australian Albums Chart in 2004 before re-entering the chart at number 50 in March 2012, following the release of the sixth Hilltop Hoods album, Drinking From the Sun.

DVD

The Calling Live DVD is available on the Hoods website and includes: Live footage, Film clips, Remixes, Interviews, Outtakes and Photo Gallery.^[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
0.	Untitled (pregap track[note 1])		1:53
1.	"Incoming" (interlude)		0:16
2.	"Testimonial Year"	Matthew Lambert Daniel Smith	3:39
3.	"The Calling"	Smith Lambert	3:06
4.	"Dumb Enough?"	Smith Lambert	4:02
5.	"Illusionary Lines"	Smith	3:08
6.	"Tomorrow Will Do"	Smith Lambert	3:13
7.	"Laying Blame"	Lambert Smith	3:35
8.	"Simmy and the Gravespitter" (interlude)	Lambert	0:55
9.	"The Nosebleed Section"	Lambert	3:39
10.	"Down for the Cause" (featuring Hyjak and DJ Bonez)	Jack McCarthy Smith Lambert	3:59
11.	"Mic Felon"	Smith	2:51
12.	"Walk On" (featuring DJ Next)	Lambert Smith	3:16
13.	"The Certificate" (featuring Certified Wise)	Lambert Daniel Rankine Kris Adams Michael Leslie K. Tinge C. Green Adam Baker Barry Francis Michael Veraguth Andrew Simmons B. Johncock D. Evans A. Raymond H. Watson Matthew Honson Smith	6:26
14.	"Hilltop Hoods" (interlude)		0:31
15.	"Working the Mic"	Lambert Smith	3:22
16.	"Outgoing" (interlude)		1:54
17.	"The Sentinel"	Lambert Smith	5:12
Total length:			54:57

Obese Records edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
18.	"Mic Felon" (remix)	Smith	2:38
19.	"The Certificate" (remix) (featuring Certified Wise)	Lambert Rankine Adams Leslie Tinge Green Baker Francis Veraguth Simmons Johncock Evans Raymond Watson Honson Smith	6:01
Total length:			63:36

Golden Era Records deluxe edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
18.	"Here Come the Girls"	Lambert Smith	3:26
Total length:			58:23

Obese Records vinyl edition^{[note 2]}

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"All On Me" (featuring Pegz and Layla)	Layla Hanbury Lambert Smith Tirren Staaf	3:02
Total length:			52:47

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2003–2012)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10]	50

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[11]	Platinum	70,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

1. The track hidden in the pregap does not have an official name. It has been referred to as "Gravyspitter" and "Stay the Fuck Away Because I Spit When I'm Talking".^[9]
2. The vinyl edition has "All On Me" as the 13th of its 17 tracks. It excludes "The Sentinel", has "The Certificate" as the closing track.