Life Is a Rollercoaster

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"Life Is a Rollercoaster"
Single by Ronan Keating
from the album Ronan
Released	July 10, 2000
Format	CD single: Worldwide Cassette single: Worldwide
Recorded	1999; Los Angeles, California
Genre	Pop
Length	3:56
Label	Polydor
Writer(s)	Gregg Alexander Rick Nowels
Producer(s)	Gregg Alexander
Chart positions
#1 (Ireland & UK) #2 (Sweden) #6 (Australia) #11 (Switzerland)
Ronan Keating singles chronology
When You Say Nothing at All (1999)	Life Is a Rollercoaster (2000)	The Way You Make Me Feel (2000)

"Life Is a Rollercoaster" is a pop song written by Gregg Alexander and Rick Nowels for Irish singer Ronan Keating's solo debut album Ronan (2000). The song was produced by Alexander and received a mixed reception from music critics. It was released as the first single in the third quarter of 2000 and reached number one on the United Kingdom singles chart, where it became Keating's second number one solo single, and went on to be the 27th biggest-selling single of 2000 in the UK. It also reached the top position in Ireland. In the UK, the single was certified gold. In Asia, STAR TV used a promotional song for TV series Friends.

The opening refrain of "Na-na na-na na" is very similar to that of the mysterious leaked Gregg Alexander song "A Love Like That", suggesting that the two are perhaps intended as counterparts or sequels to each other.

[edit] Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Life is a Rollercoaster".

UK CD single

1. "Life Is a Rollercoaster" (Radio edit)
2. "Life Is a Rollercoaster" (Karaoke)
3. "Thank God I Kissed You"

German CD single

1. "Life Is a Rollercoaster" (Radio edit)
2. "Since 13"
3. "You"
4. "Thank God I Kissed You"

Preceded by "Breathless" by The Corrs

UK number one single July 16, 2000

Succeeded by "We Will Rock You" by 5ive and Queen