Life (Haddaway song)

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“Life”
“Life” cover
Single by Haddaway
from the album Haddaway
Released 1993
Format CD single
CD maxi
Recorded 1993
Genre Eurodance
Length 4:18
Label Scorpio, Polygram
Writer(s) Dee Dee Halligan
Junior Torello
Producer Dee Dee Halligan
Junior Torello
Haddaway singles chronology
"What Is Love
(1993)
"Life"
(1993)
"I Miss You"
(1993)
Alternate cover
CD-Maxi - Remixes
CD-Maxi - Remixes

"Life" is a 1993 song recorded by the Trinidadian eurodance and house musician Haddaway. It was the second single from his debut album Haddaway and was relased in 1993 summer. Another CD maxi were produced at the end of that year containing new remixes (one of them was made by Bass Bumpers).

The song was a hit in several countries, particularly in Sweden, Israel and Spain where it reached number 1.

[edit] Track listings

CD-Maxi
  1. "Life" (Radio Edit) (4:18)
  2. "Life" (12" Mix) (6:00)
  3. "Life" (Club Life) (6:13)
CD-Single
  1. "Life" (4:18)
  2. "Life" (Instrumental) (4:18)
CD-Maxi (Remixes)
  1. "Life / Remix" (Mission Control Mix) (7:00)
  2. "Life" (Bass Bumpers Remix) (5:55)
  3. "Life" (Radio Edit) (4:15)

[edit] Charts

Original version
Chart[1] [2] [3] Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart 34
Austrian Singles Chart 2
Dutch Singles Chart 3
French Singles Chart 5
German Singles Chart 2
Irish Singles Chart 3
Israeli Singles Chart 1
Norway Singles Chart 3
Spanish Singles Chart 1
Swedish Singles Chart 1
Swiss Singles Chart 2
UK Singles Chart 6
US Billboard Hot 100 41
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 3
US Hot Dance Club Play 5
US Top 40 Mainstream 14
Remixes version
Chart Peak
position[4]
Swedish Singles Chart 28
Swiss Singles Chart 14
Annual Chart (1995) Position
Swiss Singles Chart[5] 13
Preceded by
"What's Up?" by 4 Non Blondes
Swedish number-one single
September 22, 1993
Succeeded by
"Living on My Own" by Freddie Mercury

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Life", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 10, 2008)
  2. ^ Irish Singles Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved February 10, 2008)
  3. ^ Billboard Billboard.com (Retrieved February 26, 2008)
  4. ^ "Life (Remixes)", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 10, 2008)
  5. ^ 1993 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved February 13, 2008)