It's My Life (Dr Alban song)
"It's My Life" is a 1992 song recorded by the Sweden-based musician and producer Dr Alban. It was the first single from his second studio album One Love.
The song was a hit in most of the European countries where it was released, peaking at number one in Sweden, Austria and Germany, and number two in the UK. In France, the song was marketed twice : first in 1992, then in 1993 because the song was used in a TV advert for feminine hygiene accessories (as it was in the UK in 1992), thus giving to the single a second career.[1] According to Infodisc website, about 91,000 copies of the single were sold in France.[2] The song is currently the 38th best-selling single of all time in Germany[3] and also the best-selling dancefloor hit there.[4]
Track listings
- "It's My Life" (radio edit) — 4:00
- "It's My Life" (club edit) — 4:07
- "It's My Life" (radio edit) — 4:00
- "It's My Life" (extended) — 7:43
- "It's My Life" (extended radio) — 7:03
Charts
Peak positions
| Chart (1992/93) |
Peak
position |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart[5] |
43 |
| Austrian Singles Chart[5] |
1 |
| Dutch Top 40[6] |
1 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 |
1 |
| French SNEP Singles Chart[5] |
13 |
| German Singles Chart[5] |
1 |
| Irish IRMA Singles Chart[7] |
2 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart[5] |
49 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart[5] |
2 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[5] |
1 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[5] |
2 |
| UK Singles Chart[8] |
2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] |
88 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music Club Play[9] |
3 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[9] |
4 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks[9] |
28 |
|
Year-end charts
| Chart (1992) |
Position |
| Austrian Singles Chart[10] |
1 |
| Dutch Top 40[6] |
2 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[11] |
1 |
Certifications
| Country |
Certification |
Date |
Sales certified |
| Austria[12] |
Platinum |
November 15, 1993 |
30,000 |
| France[2] |
Silver |
1993 |
125,000 |
| Germany[13] |
Platinum |
1992 |
500,000 |
|
Chart successions
Preceded by
"Stay" by Shakespears Sister |
Swedish number one single
May 27, 1992 - June 10, 1992 |
Succeeded by
"ABBA-esque" by Erasure |
Preceded by
"Rhythm Is a Dancer" by Snap! |
Austrian number-one single
June 14, 1992 - July 19, 1992 |
Succeeded by
"ABBA-esque" by Erasure |
Preceded by
"Rhythm Is a Dancer" by Snap! |
German number-one single
July 31, 1992 - September 18, 1992 |
Succeeded by
"Sweat (A La La La La Long)" by Inner Circle |
Preceded by
"I'll Be There" by Mariah Carey |
Dutch Top 40 number one single
August 8, 1992 - September 19, 1992 |
Succeeded by
"Too Much Love Will Kill You" by Brian May |
Preceded by
"Rhythm Is a Dancer" by Snap! |
Eurochart Hot 100 number-one single
September 26, 1992 - October 10, 1992 |
Succeeded by
"Erotica" by Madonna |
References
- ^ Elia Habib, Muz hit. tubes, p. 252 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)
- ^ a b French certifications, database Infodisc.fr (Retrieved April 11, 2010)
- ^ Best-selling singles of all time in Germany Musicline.de (Retrieved May 17, 2009)
- ^ [1]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "It's My Life", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 10, 2008)
- ^ a b "Single top 100 over 1992" (in Dutch) (pdf). Top40. http://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%201992.pdf. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
- ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved August 12, 2008)
- ^ "It's My Life", UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved August 12, 2008)
- ^ a b c d Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved August 12, 2008)
- ^ 1992 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
- ^ 1992 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
- ^ Austrian certifications ifpi.at (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Dr. Alban; 'It's My Life')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=It%27s+My+Life&strInterpret=Dr.+Alban&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked. Retrieved April 20, 2008.