This Is the Life is the debut album by Scottish singer-songwriter Amy Macdonald, released on 30 July 2007. It was highly successful, reaching the number one in the UK albums chart on 13 January 2008, and as of 14 March 2008, over 700,000 copies have been sold in the UK, certifying it 2x Platinum. Later in the year at 15 December 2008, her debut album reached over 2,000,000 copies sold. It has now sold over 3,000,000 worldwide. This Is the Life is the debut album by Scottish singer-songwriter Amy Macdonald, released on 30 July 2007. It was highly successful, reaching the number one in the UK albums chart on 13 January 2008, and as of 14 March 2008, over 700,000 copies have been sold in the UK, certifying it 2x Platinum. Later in the year at 15 December 2008, her debut album reached over 2,000,000 copies sold. It has now sold over 3,000,000 worldwide. false 2025-10-04 01:15:23 This Is the Life 2007 2007-08-06 2007-08-06 50 Folk Rock Pop 111596 2113631 4cda81ab-cf8f-433c-8fd7-c72a2487fe05 6aa40207-fec8-43a7-991d-b872a42def05 283daab4-2227-39de-85a8-d3244fb302ed /media/data/media2/Music/Amy Macdonald/This Is the Life (2007)/folder.jpg Amy Macdonald Amy Macdonald 1 1 Mr Rock & Roll 03:34 1 2 This Is the Life 03:04 1 3 Poison Prince 03:28 1 4 Youth of Today 03:58 1 5 Run 03:48 1 6 Let’s Start a Band 04:04 1 7 Barrowland Ballroom 03:55 1 8 L.A. 04:05 1 9 A Wish for Something More 03:44 1 10 Footballer’s Wife 05:05 1 11 The Road to Home 02:22 1 12 Poison Prince (acoustic W14 session) 02:40 1 13 Run (acoustic W14 session) 03:57 1 14 Caledonia 02:06 Amy Elizabeth Macdonald (born 25 August 1987) is a Scottish singer-songwriter. In 2007, she released her debut studio album, This Is the Life, which produced the singles "Mr. Rock & Roll" and "This Is the Life"; the latter charting at number one in six countries, while reaching the top 10 in another 11 countries. The album reached number one in four European countries – the United Kingdom, Denmark, the Netherlands and Switzerland – and sold three million copies worldwide. Moderate success in the American music market followed in 2008. Macdonald's second studio album, A Curious Thing, was released in 2010. Its lead single "Don't Tell Me That It's Over" peaked at number 45 on the UK Singles Chart, and reached the Top 10 in several mainland European countries. In 2010, she collaborated with Ray Davies on his album, See My Friends; she sang with him on a cover of the Kinks' 60s hit "Dead End Street". Her third studio album, Life in a Beautiful Light, was released in 2012 and supplied three singles: "Slow It Down", "Pride" and "4th of July". In 2017, Macdonald released her fourth studio album, Under Stars, which entered at number two on the Scottish and UK Album Charts, and spawned three singles, with the lead single "Dream On" achieving chart success in European charts. In 2020, Macdonald released her fifth studio album, The Human Demands, which spawned four singles and one promotional single. The lead single "The Hudson" reached number twelve in her native Scotland, whilst The Human Demands performed favourably in European album markets. She represented Scotland at the Free European Song Contest 2021 with her song "Statues", finishing in 4th place with 77 points. Macdonald has sold over 12 million records worldwide.