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"Life " (known as "Life (Everybody Needs Somebody to Love) " in the US) is a song recorded by the Trinidadian-German Eurodance artist Haddaway . It was released in November 1993 as the second single from his debut album The Album . 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. By March 1994, "Life" had sold 1.5 million copies worldwide.[1]
Track listings
CD maxi
"Life" (radio edit) — 4:18
"Life" (12" mix) — 6:00
"Life" (club life) — 6:13
Cassette single
"Life" — 4:18
"Life" (instrumental) — 4:18
CD maxi - Remixes
"Life / Remix" (mission control mix) — 7:00
"Life" (Bass Bumpers remix) — 5:55
"Life" (radio edit) — 4:15
Charts and sales
Peak positions
1 Remix version
End of year charts
Certifications
Country
Certification
Date
Sales certified
Austria[21]
Gold
October 21, 1993
15,000
Germany[22]
Platinum
1993
500,000
Sweden[23]
Gold
November 12, 1993
10,000
Chart successions
References
^ Ellie Weinert (March 26, 1994). Casebook: Haddaway . Billboard . Retrieved 2011-08-13 .
^ "Haddaway – Life" . ARIA Top 50 Singles .
^ "Haddaway – Life" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40 .
^ "Haddaway – Life" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50 .
^ Canadian Dance peak position
^ Canadian peak position
^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3 .
^ "Haddaway – Life" (in French). Les classement single .
^ Irish Singles Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved February 10, 2008)
^ "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: H" . Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved July 6, 2012 .
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Haddaway" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 .
^ "Haddaway – Life" . VG-lista .
^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2 .
^ a b "Haddaway – Life" . Singles Top 100 . Cite error: The named reference "sc_Sweden_Haddaway" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page ).
^ a b "Haddaway – Life" . Swiss Singles Chart . Cite error: The named reference "sc_Swiss_Haddaway" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page ).
^ a b c d Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved August 22, 2008)
^ 1993 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved August 22, 2008)
^ Canada Top 50 Dance Tracks of 1994
^ "Single top 100 over 1993" (pdf) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 15 April 2010 .
^ 1993 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved February 13, 2008)
^ Austrian certifications ifpi.at (Retrieved August 22, 2008)
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Haddaway; ' Life' )" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved August 22, 2008 .
^ Swedish certifications Ifpi.se (Retrieved September 11, 2008)
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