Ain't Got No, I Got Life

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“Ain't Got No, I Got Life”
Single by Nina Simone from the album Nuff Said
A-side	Ain't Got No, I Got Life
B-side	Do What You Gotta Do
Released	1968
Recorded	RCA studios, New york City
Genre	pop music
Length	2:17
Label	RCA Records
Writer(s)	James Rado, Gerome Ragni, Galt MacDermot

"Ain't Got No/I Got Life" is a 2:17 single by the American songwriter Nina Simone. The song also featured on Nuff Said (1968). It is a medley of two songs from the musical Hair, with lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot. The song helped Simone gain pop-popularity under a new, younger audience, and became a standard in her repertoire. It has been suggested that the lyrics are in reference to the slavery and oppression of black people [1]. It is perhaps somewhat ironic then, that the tune has came to widespread prominence in the UK as the 'feel-good' musical backdrop to the Müller Corner adverts (albeit in remixed form) [2]. The said Groovefinder remix of the song charted at #30 in the UK and remained on the charts for 16 weeks. In Ireland the said Groovefinder Remix charted at #9 and remained on the charts for 15 weeks. The song was also recorded by a british band Red Box and released in 1986 on a b-side of the single For America. This song is also covered on Le Volume Courbe's debut I Killed My Best Friend.