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Life Goes On (Poison song)

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"Life Goes On"
Single by Poison
from the album Flesh & Blood
B-side"Something to Believe In (Acoustic/Unmixed Version)"
ReleasedApril 21, 1991 [1]
Recorded1990
GenreGlam metal[2]
Length4:46
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Bret Michaels, Rikki Rockett, Bobby Dall, C.C. DeVille
Producer(s)Bruce Fairbairn
Poison singles chronology
"Ride the Wind"
(1991)
"Life Goes On"
(1991)
"(Flesh & Blood) Sacrifice"
(1991)

"Life Goes On" is a song by American glam metal band Poison. The power ballad[3] was the fourth single from their 1990 album Flesh & Blood. The song reached number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Song history

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C.C. DeVille originally brought the song to the band, where Rikki Rockett and Bobby Dall added their input. The lyrics were written after a girlfriend of DeVille's was shot and killed in a bar fight in Palm Springs, California. The song is about trying to find the light at the end of the tunnel.[4]

Albums

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"Life Goes On" is on the following albums.

Chart performance

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Chart (1991) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 35
US Radio Songs (Billboard)[6] 73

References

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  1. ^ Life Goes On, retrieved June 20, 2024
  2. ^ "Top 50 Glam Metal Albums". Metal Rules. Archived from the original on November 26, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  3. ^ Flesh & Blood - Poison | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved July 17, 2021
  4. ^ The 10 Best Poison Songs, retrieved September 14, 2021
  5. ^ "Poison Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  6. ^ "Poison Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2021.