Life (Des'ree song)

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“Life”
“Life” cover
Single by Des'ree
from the album Supernatural
Released June 2, 1998
Format CD single
CD maxi
12" maxi
Recorded 1998
Genre Soul, Pop
Length 3:28
Label SSQ
Writer(s) Prince Sampson
Des'ree Weekes
Producer Prince Sampson
Des'ree Weekes
Certification Platinum France, 1989
Des'ree singles chronology
"Fire"
(1998)		 "Life"
(1998)		 "What's Your Sing"
(1998)

"Life" is a popular song recorded by the British pop and soul singer Des'ree. It was the third single from her third album Supernatural and was released on June 2, 1998. This song remains the biggest Des'ree's hit.

The song peaked at #1 in Austria, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain.

On an "innocuous tone", this playful song mixes "stories about superstitions, phobias and travels around the world". The melody is "upbeat and jubilant"[1].

In the music video, the singer is sitting on the back seat of a convertible car, led by a driver. The singer, initially sheltered from the sun by a black umbrella, which then flies away, is singing the song in the car travelling in the midst of cotton fields, in a landscape similar to that of Latin America. Above the car spends an airplane, and instead of throwing pesticides in the fields, it throws a multitude of butterflies. The video was directed by the director Mike Lipscombe.

[edit] Track lisitngs

CD-Single - UK
  1. "Life" (Single Version) (3:28)
  2. "Open Mind" (4:19)
CD-Maxi 1 - UK
  1. "Life" (3:28)
  2. "Open Mind" (4:19)
  3. "Get a Life" (3:32)
  4. "I'm Kissing You" (4:52)
CD-Maxi 2 - UK
  1. "Life" (Long Version) (4:22)
  2. "Life" (Cosmack Mix) (4:25)
  3. "Life" (Cosmack Extended Mix) (7:45)
  4. "Life" (Brooklin Funk R&B Mix) (No Rap) (5:00)
CD-Maxi - Australia
  1. "Life" (Single Version) (3:28)
  2. "Open Mind" (4:19)
  3. "Get a Life" (3:32)
  4. "Life" (Cosmack Mix) (4:25)
  5. "Life" (Cosmack Extended Mix) (7:45)
12"-Maxi - UK
  1. "Life" (Long Version) (4:22)
  2. "Life" (Cosmack Mix) (4:25)
  3. "Life" (Cosmack Extended Mix) (7:45)
CD-Single - Promo
  1. "Life" (Cosmack Radio Edit) (3:09)
  2. "Life" (Special Radio Mix) (3:12)
  3. "Life" (Brooklyn Funk R&B Radio Edit) (3:52)

[edit] Chart

Chart (1998)[2] [3] [4] [5] Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart 8
Austrian Singles Chart 1
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart 2
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart 3
Dutch Singles Chart 1
French Singles Chart 2
Irish Singles Chart 3
Italian Singles Chart 1
Latvian Airplay Top 1
Norwegian Singles Chart 9
New Zealander Singles Chart 21
Spanish Singles Chart 1
Swedish Singles Chart 3
Swiss Singles Chart 3
UK Singles Chart 8
Preceded by
"Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)"
by Pras Michel feat. ODB and intr. Mýa		 Austrian number one single (first run)
August 9, 1998		 Succeeded by
"Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)"
by Pras Michel feat. ODB and intr. Mýa
Preceded by
"De bestemming" by Marco Borsato		 Dutch number one single
August 22, 1998 - September 26, 1998		 Succeeded by
"No Matter What" by Boyzone
Preceded by
"Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)"
by Pras Michel feat. ODB and intr. Mýa		 Austrian number one single (second run)
August 23, 1998 - August 30, 1998		 Succeeded by
"Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)"
by Pras Michel feat. ODB and intr. Mýa

[edit] References

  1. ^ Elia Habib, Muz hit. tubes, p. 431 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)
  2. ^ "Life", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 24, 2008)
  3. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved February 24, 2008)
  4. ^ UK Singles Chart Everyhit.com (Retrieved February 24, 2008)
  5. ^ Italian Singles Chart Hitparadeitalia.it (Retrieved February 24, 2008)
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