Shaking the Foundations is the third studio album by the Toronto new-wave band Rough Trade. It was released in 1982 and became a hit in Canada in 1983, spending 21 weeks on the charts, peaking at #9 in February, putting it at #1 on the CANCON listing.
The only standard single release from the album was \"Crimes of Passion\" b/w \"Endless Night\",which peaked at #18. Both this and the title track were included on the 10-track 1985 greatest hits album Birds of a Feather: The Best of Rough Trade. \"I Want To Live\" b/w \"Numero Fatale\" and \"The Sacred And The Profane\" (the last track being from the previous album For Those Who Think Young) was released as a 12-inch picture sleeve disc.