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Revision as of 02:46, 27 December 2010
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| B-side | "This Much Is True" |
"This Is the Life" is an indie pop / folk song by Scottish singer-songwriter Amy Macdonald from her 2007 album of the same title. It was released on December 10, 2007 in UK, and in April 2008 in most of European countries, becoming a major hit worldwide. It has so far been Macdonald's most successful single, topping five charts and reaching the top ten in 11 charts around the world. The music video consists of pictures of Macdonald and her friends' night out. As sign of popularity, the song and the music video were included on the famous double compilation NRJ Music Awards 2009.[1]
Charts performances
The song was first released in late 2007 in the UK, but achieved a moderate success, peaking at #28. In 2008, it was then successively released in many European countries, achieving huge success on The Dutch Mega Top 50 and the Dutch Top 40 where it became the biggest hit of 2008 and the best selling single for a female artist , the Ultratop 50 (Belgium Flanders), the Ultratop 40 (Belgium Wallonia), and on FIMI (Italian) chart, the German Singles Chart and the SNEP (France) chart, where it was #2. The song was also high ranked on the airplay and digital charts and had a long run in Austria, Switzerland and Belgium (Wallonia).
In Spain the song had an amazing radio success and a long run in the singles chart, peaking at #3 in the official Spanish Singles Chart compiled by PROMUSICAE, and being certified 2x Platinum with sales over 80,000 units.
Track listings
- CD single
- "This Is the Life" — 3:05
- "This Much Is True" — 2:44
- Digital download
- "This Is the Life" — 3:05
- "This Is the Life (acoustic version)" — 3:06
Charts and sales
Certifications and sales
| Country | Certification | Date | Sales certified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium[36] | Platinum | October 18, 2008 | 40,000 |
| Germany[37] | Platinum | 2008 | 300,000 |
| Switzerland[38] | Gold | 2008 | 15,000 |
| Spain[39] | 2x Platinum | 2009 | 80,000 |
Chart successions
References
- ^ "NRJ Music Awards 2009, track listings" (in French). Lescharts. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ^ "Amy MacDonald – This Is the Life" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ^ "Amy MacDonald – This Is the Life" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Amy MacDonald – This Is the Life" (in French). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Amy MacDonald – This Is the Life". Tracklisten.
- ^ "Amy MacDonald – This Is the Life" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/song/amy-macdonald/this-is-the-life/10336396
- ^ "Amy MacDonald – This Is the Life" (in French). Les classement single.
- ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
- ^ "Amy MacDonald – This Is the Life". Top Digital Download.
- ^ "Amy MacDonald – This Is the Life". VG-lista.
- ^ "Amy MacDonald – This Is the Life" Canciones Top 50.
- ^ "Amy MacDonald – This Is the Life". Singles Top 100.
- ^ "Amy MacDonald – This Is the Life". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ^ "Amy MacDonald: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=851&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Triple+A&ci=3107455&cdi=10175111&cid=04%2F18%2F2009
- ^ 2008 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved January 1, 2009)
- ^ 2008 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved December 26, 2008)
- ^ 2008 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved December 26, 2008)
- ^ 2008 Dutch Singles Charts Dutchcharts.nl (Retrieved December 29, 2008)
- ^ 2008 Eurochart Hot 100 Billboard.com (Retrieved December 26, 2008)
- ^ "2008 French Airplay Chart". Snep. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "2008 French Digital Chart" (in French). Snep. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ^ 2008 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved January 28, 2009)
- ^ "Single Jahrescharts 2008" (in German). MTV. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
- ^ 2008 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved December 29, 2008)
- ^ "2009 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- ^ "2009 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- ^ "2009 Eurochart Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 15 January 2009.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Single Jahrescharts 2009" (in German). MTV. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
- ^ "Éves összesített listák - MAHASZ Rádiós TOP 100 (súlyozott)". Mahasz. Mahasz.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help) - ^ "Single Jahrescharts 2009" (PDF) (in Spanish). PROMUSICAE. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
- ^ "2009 Swiss Singles Chart". Swisscharts. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
- ^ http://www.rtl.de/cms/unterhaltung/tv-programm/show/die-ultimative-chartshow/hits-neue-jahrtausend-download.html
- ^ "Best of All-Time". SwissCharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
- ^ Belgian certifications Ultratop.be (Retrieved July 28, 2008)
- ^ Template:Cite gold platin
- ^ Swiss certifications Swisscharts.com (Retrieved December 26, 2008)
- ^ Spanish certifications [1] (Retrieved December 20, 2009)