Healing Is Difficult

The first single, "Taken for Granted", entered and peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart on 3 June 2000. Sia even performed the song on Jo Whiley's BBC Radio 1 radio show.{{cite web|url=http://www.last.fm/music/Sia/+wiki |title=Sia's Biography – Discover music, videos, concerts, stats, & pictures |publisher=Last.fm |date=2012-07-04 |access-date=2012-08-05}} The next two singles did not match the success of the first. In 2002 "Taken for Granted" peaked at number 100 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart. In April 2002 the album debuted at number 99, staying there for a week. It also reached number 9 on the ARIA Hitseekers Albums Chart.{{fact|date=November 2023}}

Chartifacts – 15 April 2002

No. 99 HEALING IS DIFFICULT – Sia Sia (See-AH) is an Australian singer/songwriter based in London who incorporates hip hop, funk and soul as a base for her incredible vocal styling and harmonies. Her first single Taken For Granted peaked at #10 on the UK chart but did not make such a dent in our local chart. Her influences range from Stevie Wonder to Lauryn Hill and Sting.

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Andy Puleston of the BBC praised Healing Is Difficult as a bold and honest debut, highlighting Sia Furler’s emotional songwriting inspired by personal tragedy. He noted the album's blend of R&B, two-step, and jazz influences, and commended Sia's vocal versatility across tracks like "Drink to Get Drunk", "Blow It All Away", and "Judge Me". Puleston also emphasized her charismatic stage presence and described her as a unique and powerful voice in contemporary music.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/zgbd/|title=Sia Healing Is Difficult Review|access-date=12 December 2017|author=Andy Puleston|website=BBC|year=2022}}

Jon O'Brien of AllMusic described Healing Is Difficult as one of Sia's most personal and emotional records, written during a period of grief following the death of her boyfriend. While some production elements, such as the New Jack Swing influences, have not aged well, O'Brien praised the album's eclecticism and emotional depth. He highlighted tracks like "Taken for Granted", "Fear", and "Blow It All Away" for showcasing Sia's early stylistic range and sensual vocals. O'Brien considered the album as a sould jazz album, and as an honest and underappreciated precursor to Sia's later success.

{{Track listing

| headline = Standard edition

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Fear

| writer1 = Sia Furler

| extra1 = {{hlist|Sia Furler|Sam Frank}}

| length1 = 5:11

| title2 = Drink to Get Drunk

| writer2 = {{hlist|Furler|Sam Frank}}

| length2 = 4:41

| title3 = Taken for Granted

| writer3 = Furler

| extra3 = Nigel Corsbie

| length3 = 4:35

| title4 = Blow It All Away

| writer4 = {{hlist|Furler|Blair MacKichan|Felix Howard|Kevin Armstrong}}

| extra4 = Blair Mackichan

| length4 = 4:40

| title5 = Get Me

| writer5 = {{hlist|Furler|Frank}}

| length5 = 3:13

| title6 = I'm Not Important to You

| writer6 = {{hlist|Furler|Frank}}

| length6 = 6:08

| title7 = Sober and Unkissed

| writer7 = Furler

| extra7 = {{hlist|Furler|Jesse Flavell}}

| length7 = 4:01

| title8 = Healing Is Difficult

| writer8 = Furler

| length8 = 5:24

| title9 = Judge Me

| writer9 = {{hlist|Furler|Frank}}

| length9 = 4:15

| title10 = Little Man

| writer10 = {{hlist|Furler|Frank}}

| length10 = 6:04

| title11 = Insidiously

| writer11 = {{hlist|Furler|Frank}}

| length11 = 8:50

| total_length = 57:02

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{{Track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| headline = UK edition bonus tracks

| title12 = Little Man

| note12 = Exemen Works

| writer12 = {{hlist|Furler|Frank}}

| length12 = 5:01

| title13 = Drink to Get Drunk

| note13 = Different Gear Mix

| writer13 = {{hlist|Furler|Frank}}

| length13 = 7:54

| total_length = 69:57

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{{Track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| headline = Australian edition bonus track

| title12 = Drink to Get Drunk

| note12 = Different Gear Remix

| writer12 = {{hlist|Furler|Frank}}

| length12 = 7:54

| total_length = 64:56

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{{track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| headline = 10th anniversary edition bonus tracks

| title13 = Taken for Granted

| note13 = Groove Chronicles Remix

| writer13 = Furler

| extra13 =

| length13 = 5:19

| title14 = Taken for Granted

| note14 = Desert Eagle Discs Mix

| writer14 = Furler

| extra14 =

| length14 = 4:19

| title15 = Taken for Granted

| note15 = Restless Soul Remix

| writer15 = Furler

| extra15 =

| length15 = 7:02

| title16 = Taken for Granted

| note16 = Soul Brother Remix

| writer16 = Furler

| extra16 =

| length16 = 5.22

| title17 = Taken for Granted

| note17 = Mvp Remix

| writer17 = Furler

| extra17 =

| length17 = 4:58

| title18 = Judge Me

| note18 = Siksense Remix

| writer18 = {{hlist|Furler|Frank}}

| extra18 =

| length18 = 5:35

| title19 = Little Man

| note19 = Exemen Works

| writer19 = {{hlist|Furler|Frank}}

| extra19 =

| length19 = 5:04

| total_length = 102:35

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• Sia Furler – vocals, background vocals
• Otto Williams – bass (1,7)
• Quadraphonic (Richard Louis Simmonds and Tony Rapacioli) – violin (3)
• Isobel Dunn – arrangement, viola (4)
• Blair MacKichan – violin, producer (4)
• Jesse Flavell – guitar, producer (7)
• Camille – violin, viola, cello (4)
• Violet – strings arrangements, strings (3)
• Rod Youngs – drums

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