Some People Have Real Problems

Sia, talking about the inspiration for the album's name, said: "During recording people would come in and complain about traffic, and I'd say, 'Some people have real problems.' Like, they're waiting for a lung or they don't have a mum," she says. "I thought it would be a funny name for an album. And then I thought if I were to get rich and successful I would remember to not turn into an asshole. But I am one, so it didn't work."{{cite magazine|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203123659/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/sia-talks-missed-winehouse-collaboration-working-with-beck-20080304|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/sia-talks-missed-winehouse-collaboration-working-with-beck-20080304|title=Sia Talks Missed Winehouse Collaboration, Working With Beck|magazine=Rolling Stone |archivedate=2013-02-03}}

{{Music ratings

| MC = 64/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/some-people-have-real-problems/sia/critic-reviews|title=Critic Reviews for Some People Have Real Problems|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=22 February 2015}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/some-people-have-real-problems-mw0000492954|first=Stewart|last=Mason|title=Some People Have Real Problems – Sia|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=22 February 2015}}

|rev2 = Art Nouveau Magazine

|rev2Score=Positive{{cite web|url=http://www.artnouveaumagazine.com/March-April/sia.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090818175801/http://www.artnouveaumagazine.com/March-April/sia.html|title=Some People Have Real Problems: Album Review|work=Art Nouveau Magazine|first=Cale |last=Reneau|issue=March–April|year=2008|archivedate=18 August 2009}}

|rev3 = Billboard

|rev3Score = Positive{{cite magazine|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080925190851/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/albums/e3i5d4ee6c1f9636327deaa5402a021aa97|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/albums/e3i5d4ee6c1f9636327deaa5402a021aa97|title=Some People Have Real Problems|magazine=Billboard|first=Mikael|last=Wood|archivedate=25 September 2008}}

|rev4=The Boston Globe

|rev4Score=Positive{{cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2008/01/15/sia/|title=She's not feeling sorry for herself|work=The Boston Globe|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100618230238/http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2008/01/15/sia/|archivedate=18 June 2010|date=15 January 2008|first=Linda |last=Laban}}

|rev5=The Boston Phoenix

|rev5Score={{rating|3|4}}{{cite web|url=http://thephoenix.com/Boston/music/55233-sia-some-people-have-real-problems/|title=CD Reviews|work=The Boston Phoenix|date=28 January 2008|first=Ken|last=Micallef|accessdate=22 February 2015}}

|rev6=Entertainment Weekly

|rev6Score= (A-){{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2008/01/04/some-people-have-real-problems|title=Review: Some People Have Real Problems|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=4 January 2008|first=Lesley|last=Savage|accessdate=22 February 2015}}

|rev7=The Guardian

|rev7Score={{rating|2|5}}{{cite web|url=http://music.guardian.co.uk/pop/reviews/story/0,,2234911,00.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080105063154/http://music.guardian.co.uk/pop/reviews/story/0,,2234911,00.html|title=Sia, Some People Have Real Problems {{!}} Pop|work=The Guardian|first=Alex|last=Macpherson|date=4 January 2008|archivedate=5 January 2008}}

|rev8=Pitchfork Media

|rev8Score= 4.8/10{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318144334/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11158-some-people-have-real-problems/|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11158-some-people-have-real-problems/|title=Sia: Some People Have Real Problems|publisher=Pitchfork Media|date=27 February 2008|first=Liz|last=Colville|archivedate=18 March 2009}}

|rev9 = Robert Christgau

|rev9Score = {{Rating-Christgau|dud}}{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=sia|title=Consumer Guide|website=Robert Christgau|last=Christgau|first=Robert|accessdate=16 October 2019}}

|rev10=Rolling Stone

|rev10Score= {{Rating|2|5}}

|rev11=Slant Magazine

|rev11Score= {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1260|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303145015/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1260|title=Music Review: Sia: Some People Have Real Problems|publisher=Slant Magazine|archivedate=3 March 2009|first=Sal |last=Cinquemani|date=13 January 2008}}

}}

Some People Have Real Problems received generally favourable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 64, based on 20 reviews. Reviewers such as Rolling Stone and The Guardian (both of whom awarded the album 2 out of 5 stars) and Robert Christgau (who gave it a "dud" score) were highly critical. Other reviewers, however, such as Allmusic and Slant (both of whom awarded the album 4.5 out of 5 stars) and Entertainment Weekly (who gave the album an "A−") were highly positive towards the album.

All tracks produced by Jimmy Hogarth.

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| title1 = Little Black Sandals

| writer1 = {{hlist|Sia Furler|Dan Carey}}

| length1 = 4:14

| title2 = Lentil

| writer2 = {{hlist|Furler|Samuel Dixon}}

| length2 = 4:27

| title3 = Day Too Soon

| writer3 = {{hlist|Furler|Dixon}}

| length3 = 4:24

| title4 = You Have Been Loved

| writer4 = {{hlist|Furler|Clifford Jones

|Peter-John Vettese}}

| length4 = 4:23

| title5 = The Girl You Lost to Cocaine

| writer5 = {{hlist|Furler|Rob Allum|Phil Marten|Eddie Myer}}

| length5 = 2:40

| title6 = Academia

| writer6 = {{hlist|Furler|Carey}}

| length6 = 3:16

| title7 = I Go to Sleep

| writer7 = Ray Davies

| length7 = 3:47

| title8 = Playground

| writer8 = {{hlist|Furler|Dixon|Felix Bloxsom}}

| length8 = 3:29

| title9 = Death by Chocolate

| writer9 = {{hlist|Furler|Greg Kurstin}}

| length9 = 5:03

| title10 = Soon We'll Be Found

| writer10 = {{hlist|Furler|Rick Nowels}}

| length10 = 4:21

| title11 = Electric Bird

| writer11 = {{hlist|Furler|Henry Binns}}

| length11 = 4:26

| title12 = Beautiful Calm Driving

| writer12 = {{hlist|Furler|Dixon}}

| length12 = 5:02

| title13 = Lullaby

| note13 = including hidden track "Buttons"

| writer13 = {{hlist|Furler|Dixon}}

| length13 = 9:55

| total_length = 59:15

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Spotify bonus tracks

| title14 = Buttons

| length14 = 3:20

| title15 = Cares at the Door

| length15 = 3:49

| total_length = 66:24

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Physical CD Bonus Tracks

| title14 = Blame It On the Radio

| length14 = 2:32

| title15 = Bring It To Me

| length15 = 3:33

| title16 = Buttons

| length16 = 3:20

}}

"Buttons" is a hidden track after "Lullaby" on the international edition of the album, but it is a normal track on the Australian edition, in which it was the first single. "Buttons" was written by Freescha and Sia.

“Blame It On the Radio” and “Bring It to Me” were b-sides for “The Girl You Lost to Cocaine” and “Soon We’ll Be Found”.

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• Sia Furler – vocals
• Beck – backing vocals (tracks 6 and 9){{cite web|url=http://www.siamusic.net/albumarea/ |title=**> some people have REAL problems <** |accessdate=2007-12-22 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20071213001211/http://www.siamusic.net/albumarea/ |archivedate = 2007-12-13}}
• Dan Carey – guitar (track 6)
• Tony Cousins – mastering
• Larry Goldings – keyboards (tracks 1–4, 7, 10, 12 and 13)
• Jimmy Hogarth – guitar (tracks 1, 4, 6, 11 and 13), keyboards (track 1), percussion (track 6)
• Jim Hunt – brass (tracks 5 and 11)
• Greg Kurstin – keyboards (track 9)
• Pantera Marvelous (Sia's pet dog) – backing vocals (track 9)
• Giovanni Ribisi – backing vocals (track 9){{cite web |url=http://music.barnesandnoble.com/Some-People-Have-Real-Problems/Sia/e/888072306295 |title=**> Some People Have Real Problems <** |accessdate=2008-10-11 |archive-date=24 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224063547/http://music.barnesandnoble.com/Some-People-Have-Real-Problems/Sia/e/888072306295 |url-status=dead }}
• Jason Lee – backing vocals (track 9)
• Martin Slattery – clarinet and flute (track 6), percussion (track 3)
• Emery Dobyns — recording engineer
• Eric Spring — recording engineer
• Eddie Stevens – keyboards (tracks 2, 3, 5–11 and 13)
• Joey Waronker – drums (tracks 2–11 and 13), percussion (tracks 5, 7 and 8)
• Felix Bloxsom – drums (tracks 1 and 12), percussion (track 1)
• Jeremy Wheatley – mixing
• Khoa Truong – guitar tracking and arranging
• Samuel Dixon – bass guitar on all tracks

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Following its release, the album debuted at number 26 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling about 20,000 copies in its first week.{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1046808/keys-holds-off-radiohead-juno-at-no-1 |title=Keys Holds Off Radiohead, 'Juno' At No. 1 |work=Billboard.com |last=Hasty |first=Katie |accessdate=2008-01-16}} The album was also chosen as iTunes' Top Pop Album of 2008.

The album was certified Gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association in 2011.

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The first single "Day Too Soon" was released on 12 November 2007 in the UK and was followed by "The Girl You Lost to Cocaine" on 21 April 2008 and later followed by "Soon We'll Be Found", which was released on 13 October 2008. "Buttons" was released as the fourth and final single in November 2008.

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