I Just Wanna Live
| "I Just Wanna Live" | |
|---|---|
| Song |
"I Just Wanna Live" is the second single from Good Charlotte's third studio album, The Chronicles of Life and Death. It was one of the songs that Sony paid radio stations to play in the 2005 payola scandal. [1]
Track listing
- "I Just Wanna Live" – 2:47
- "S.O.S." (live from Sessions@AOL) – 3:31
- "The World Is Black" (live from Sessions@AOL) – 3:15
- "I Just Wanna Live" (video) – 3:16
Certifications
| Country | Sales | Certification |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 35,000 | Gold[1] |
| USA | 500,000 | Gold[2] |
Chart performance
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| ARIA Singles Chart[3] | 12 |
| Austrian Top 75[4] | 15 |
| Billboard Hot 100[5] | 51 |
| Dutch Top 40[6] | 9 |
| German Top 100[7] | 19 |
| Irish Top 50[8] | 15 |
| New Zealand Top 40[9] | 6 |
| Swedish Top 60[10] | 27 |
| Swiss Top 100[11] | 21 |
| UK Top 75[12] | 9 |
| United World Chart[13] | 18 |
Trivia
 | This article contains a list of miscellaneous information. (October 2007) |
- The song references the band's breakthrough hit, "Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous".
- The song Good Charlotte play in the bar at the start of the video is "Mountain", another song on the album The Chronicles of Life and Death.
- Reference is made to the Paris Hilton sex tape, 1 Night in Paris.
- The video pokes fun at Ashlee Simpson's Saturday Night Live lipsynching disaster, with Joel Madden "forgetting" the words to the song, parodying the dance Simpson did, and the magazine covers claiming Madden was sick at the time.
- It was the last video Chris Wilson shot with Good Charlotte. He left the band several months later for "personal health reasons".
- The song is featured in the Xbox video game Dance Dance Revolution ULTRAMIX 3.
- The song is featured in the Gamecube video game Donkey Konga 2.
References
- ^ ARIA Australia
- ^ RIAA
- ^ ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart. ARIA Charts. Retrieved January 6 2008.
- ^ Austrian Top 75 Chart. Retrieved January 6 2008.
- ^ Billboard Hot 100 Chart. Retrieved January 6 2008.
- ^ Dutch Top 40 Chart. Retrieved January 6 2008.
- ^ German Top 100 Chart. Retrieved January 6 2008.
- ^ Irish Top 50 Chart. Retrieved January 6 2008.
- ^ New Zealand Top 40 Chart. Retrieved January 6 2008.
- ^ Swedish Top 60 Chart. Retrieved January 6 2008.
- ^ Swiss Top 100 Chart. Retrieved January 6 2008.
- ^ UK Top 75 Chart. Retrieved January 6 2008.
- ^ United World Chart. Retrieved January 6 2008.