Living My Life (song)
| "Living My Life" | ||||
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| Single by Grace Jones | ||||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 7:34 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Grace Jones | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Living My Life" on YouTube | ||||
"Living My Life" is a Grace Jones song released as a single in 1983.
Background
[edit]The track was originally recorded for the album of the same name, but for unknown reasons (most likely that the pop-oriented record did not fit the overall reggae sound of the album) it did not make the final cut. It received a scarce 1983 release as a UK white label single and was officially released only in Portugal. Jones, however, performed the track on several TV shows. A remixed version was released as the B-side to the UK reissue single of "Love Is the Drug" in 1986. The original and dub versions are yet to be reissued on CD.
Music video
[edit]The music video for the song was directed by Jean-Paul Goude and famously includes the "suicide" scene, with Grace blowing her brains out.[1] Excerpts from the "Living My Life" video were used in the "Slave to the Rhythm" clip. The music video for "Living My Life" was also included in Jones' concert film, A One Man Show.
Track listing
[edit]- 12" single (1983)
- A. "Living My Life" – 7:34
- B. "Living My Life" (Dub) – 4:15
- 12" promotional single (1983)
- A. "Living My Life" – 7:34
- B. "Living My Life" – 7:34
References
[edit]- ^ "Grace Jones - 'Living my life'". MVDBase.com (video). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
