Life (Haddaway song)

"Life"
Single by Haddaway
from the album Haddaway
B-side Remix
Released November 5, 1993
Format CD single, CD maxi
Recorded 1992
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)

"Life" is the title of a song recorded by the Trinidadian eurodance and house musician Haddaway. It was released in November 1993 as the second single from his debut album Haddaway. 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 and Spain where it reached number 1. The song is featured prominently at Unleash the Power Within and other live life coaching events hosted by Tony Robbins worldwide, as a main augmenting component of the neuro-linguistic programming deployed at the events.

Contents

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

Charts and sales

Peak positions

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[1] 34
Austrian Singles Chart[1] 2
Dutch Top 40[2] 3
Eurochart Hot 100 1
French SNEP Singles Chart[1] 5
German Singles Chart[1] 2
Irish Singles Chart[3] 3
Norwegian Singles Chart[1] 3
Spanish Singles Chart 1
Swedish Singles Chart[1] 1
Swiss Singles Chart[1] 2
UK Singles Chart 6
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] 41
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[4] 3
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[4] 5
U.S. Billboard Pop Songs[4] 14
Chart (1993) 1 Peak
position
Swedish Singles Chart[5] 28
Swiss Singles Chart[5] 14

1 Remix version

End of year charts

End of year chart (1993) Position
Austrian Singles Chart[6] 12
Dutch Top 40[2] 24
Swiss Singles Chart[7] 13

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
Austria[8] Gold October 21, 1993 15,000
Germany[9] Platinum 1993 500,000
Sweden[10] Gold November 12, 1993 10,000

Chart successions

Preceded by
"What's Up?" by 4 Non Blondes		 Swedish number-one single
September 22, 1993 (1 week)		 Succeeded by
"Living on My Own" by Freddie Mercury
Preceded by
"Mr. Vain" by Culture Beat		 Eurochart Hot 100 number-one single
October 2, 1993 - October 9, 1993 (2 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Living on My Own" by Freddie Mercury

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Life", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 10, 2008)
  2. ^ a b "Single top 100 over 1993" (in Dutch) (pdf). Top40. http://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%201993.pdf. Retrieved 15 April 2010. 
  3. ^ Irish Singles Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved February 10, 2008)
  4. ^ a b c d Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved August 22, 2008)
  5. ^ a b "Life (Remixes)", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 10, 2008)
  6. ^ 1993 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved August 22, 2008)
  7. ^ 1993 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved February 13, 2008)
  8. ^ Austrian certifications ifpi.at (Retrieved August 22, 2008)
  9. ^ AT LEAST ONE OF artist or title MUST BE PROVIDED for GERMAN CERTIFICATION.
  10. ^ Swedish certifications Ifpi.se (Retrieved September 11, 2008)
Haddaway
Albums
Haddaway · The Drive  · Let's Do It Now · All the Best: His Greatest Hits · My Face · Love Makes · Best of Haddaway: What Is Love · Pop Splits
Singles
"What Is Love" · "Life" · "I Miss You" · "Rock My Heart" · "Fly Away" · "Catch a Fire" · "Lover Be Thy Name" · "What About Me" · "Who Do You Love" · "You're Taking My Heart" · "Deep" · "Love Makes" · "What Is Love Reloaded" · "Spaceman" · "Missionary Man" (feat. Della Miles) · "Follow Me" · "I Love the 90's" (feat. Dr Alban) · "What Is Love 2k9" (feat. Klaas) · "You Gave Me Love"