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It's My Life (Talk Talk song)

January 07, 2023

"It's My Life" is a song by the English new wave band Talk Talk. Written by Mark Hollis and Tim Friese-Greene, it was the title track on the band's second album and released as its first single in January 1984. It reached number 46 on the UK Singles Chart, but did better in several other countries, reaching number 33 in Germany, number 32 in New Zealand, and number 25 in France. In North America, it entered the Top 40 in both the United States (at number 31) and Canada (at number 30). It peaked at number 1 on the US Dance Club Songs chart.

"It's My Life"
Single by Talk Talk
from the album It's My Life
B-side"Does Caroline Know?"
Released6 January 1984 (1984-01-06)[1]
Genre
Length
  • 3:50
  • 6:16 (extended remix)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tim Friese-Greene
Talk Talk singles chronology
"My Foolish Friend"
(1983) 		"It's My Life"
(1984) 		"Such a Shame"
(1984)
Music video
"It's My Life" on YouTube
"It's My Life"
Single by Talk Talk
from the album Natural History: The Very Best of Talk Talk
A-side"It's My Life" (Original Version)
B-side"Renée" (Live)
Released7 May 1990 (1990-05-07)[4]
Length
  • 3:53 (7-inch single and 12-inch single B-side)
  • 5:58 (12-inch single)
  • 3:54 (CD single track 2)
LabelParlophone
Songwriter(s)Mark Hollis
Producer(s)Tim Friese-Greene
Talk Talk singles chronology
"I Believe in You"
(1988) 		"It's My Life"
(1990) 		"Life's What You Make It"
(1990)

The single was re-released in the UK in 1985, but only peaked at 93. In 1990, however, "It's My Life" was reissued again to promote the compilation album Natural History: The Very Best of Talk Talk. This time, the song was a hit in the UK, reaching number 13, the band's highest chart-placing single in its native country.

Music video

There are two versions of the video for "It's My Life". The first, envisioned by director Tim Pope as a statement against the banality of lip-synching, consists almost entirely of footage from the 1979 BBC wildlife documentary Life on Earth, interspersed with shots of Talk Talk lead singer Mark Hollis standing in various places throughout the London Zoo. He keeps his hands in his coat pockets and his mouth pointedly shut tight, the latter often obscured by hand-drawn animated lines that occasionally appear in the documentary footage sequences as well.[5]

The second version, recorded at the behest of EMI, consisted of the entirety of the original video projected on a green screen behind Hollis on guitar and vocals as well as his two bandmates as they lip-synched and mimed the song, deliberately poorly and with comic exaggerated gestures.[6]

In media

The song is played during a dinner scene of the 2005 Nick Love film The Business.[citation needed]

Track listings

1984 release

7" single

  1. "It's My Life" – 3:51
  2. "Does Caroline Know?" – 4:36

12" single – North America

  1. "It's My Life" (Extended Version) – 6:14
  2. "It's My Life" – 3:51
  3. "Again, a Game...Again" – 4:09

12" single – Europe

  1. "It's My Life" (12" Remix) – 6:16
  2. "Does Caroline Know?" – 4:33
  3. "It's My Life" – 3:51

1990 reissue

7" single

  1. "It's My Life" – 3:51
  2. "Renée" (Live from Hammersmith Odeon) – 7:28

CD maxi

  1. "It's My Life" – 3:51
  2. "Renée" (Live from Hammersmith Odeon) – 7:28
  3. "It's My Life" (Live from Hammersmith Odeon) – 7:58

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[24] Gold 400,000 

  Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Gigabyte version

"It's My Life"
 
Single by Gigabyte
Released30 May 1995
Recorded1995
GenreEurodance
Length4:17
LabelInfinity
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Máni Svavarsson, Fridrik Karlsson

In 1995, Swedish dance music group Gigabyte covered the song, releasing it as a double release with their own song "Gave My Heart Away".

Track listings

CD-maxi

  1. It's My Life (Radio Mix) - 4:17
  2. It's My Life (Extended Club Mix) - 5:50
  3. Gave My Heart Away (Radio Mix) - 4:41
  4. Gave My Heart Away (Exteneded Mix) - 6:06

No Doubt version

"It's My Life"
 
Single by No Doubt
from the album The Singles 1992–2003
Released20 October 2003 (2003-10-20)
Genre
Length3:46
LabelInterscope
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
No Doubt singles chronology
"Running"
(2003) 		"It's My Life"
(2003) 		"Bathwater (Invincible Overlord Remix)"
(2004)
Music video
"It's My Life on YouTube

The American ska band No Doubt recorded a cover version of the song to promote their first greatest hits album The Singles 1992–2003 (2003). Because the band was on hiatus while lead singer Gwen Stefani recorded her solo debut album, they decided to record a cover to avoid having to write a new song.[25] Eventually, after the band listened to hundreds of songs from the 1980s, they narrowed it down to two contenders – "It's My Life" by Talk Talk and "Don't Change" by Australian rock band INXS. "A Question of Lust" by English electronic band Depeche Mode was another close contender.[26] No Doubt were dubious about recording a cover and contemplated writing new material.[25] However, they decided on "It's My Life" after rehearsing the song with producer Nellee Hooper,[26] referring to it as a "feel-good" song.[25] No Doubt's version of "It's My Life" was nominated for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 47th Grammy Awards.[27] Jacques Lu Cont, the song's programmer, created the Thin White Duke mix of "It's My Life", which won the award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical.[28]

Commercial performance

No Doubt's cover version was successful in the United States, reaching number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, and remaining on the chart for 28 weeks.[29] On the Radio & Records CHR/Pop Airplay chart the song debuted at number 41 on the 10 October 2003 issue and after six weeks reached and peaked at number five staying there for two non-consecutive weeks, it remained on the top-ten of the chart for nine weeks and remained on it for 20 weeks.[30] It was moderately successful on adult contemporary stations, reaching number 20 on the US Adult Contemporary chart, but had high longevity and appeared atop the Adult Top 40's recurrent chart. The single was more successful at nightclubs, peaking at number 16 on the US Dance Club Songs chart, and had some play on modern rock stations, reaching number 32 on the US Alternative Songs chart.[31] The Recording Industry Association of America certified the digital download Gold for selling 500,000 copies.[32]

On the UK Singles chart, "It's My Life" debuted at number 20 but was unable to reach a higher position until it was released with a remix of the No Doubt song "Bathwater" which boosted the single up to number 17. The single dropped off the chart after seven weeks. It was more of a success across Europe, reaching the top-ten in Italy, Finland, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, and the top 20 in Austria, Belgium, France and Switzerland.[29] The single reached number seven on the ARIA Charts in Australia, lasting 17 weeks on the chart,[29] and was listed at number 81 on the 2004 year-end chart.[33] The Australian Recording Industry Association certified the single Platinum in 2004 for shipping 70,000 copies.[34]

Music video

The 1930s-style music video for the song was directed by David LaChapelle.[35] In the video, Stefani portrays a black widow whose look closely resembles that of actress Jean Harlow, whom Stefani portrayed in the Martin Scorsese film The Aviator.[36] She is put on trial and sentenced to death for the murders of three men she knew, who are portrayed by the other members of the band. She kills the first man (guitarist Tom Dumont) with rat poison mixed into his dinner, the second (bassist Tony Kanal) by running him over with his car, and the third (drummer Adrian Young) by throwing her hair dryer into the bathtub to electrocute him. These scenes are intercut with moments of Stefani in court and being dragged to the gas chamber, wearing a prison uniform, where she is executed. The video ends with the three murder victims together, presumably in the afterlife, laughing at her televised execution.

The music video was moderately successful on video chart programs. On MTV's Total Request Live, it reached number seven in November 2003[37] and was on the countdown as late as January 2004.[38] The video peaked at number eight on MuchMusic's Countdown and remained on the program through March 2004.[39] At the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards, "It's My Life" won the awards for Best Group Video and Best Pop Video. It also received nominations for Best Direction, Best Cinematography, and Best Art Direction.[40]

Track listing and formats

2-track

  1. "It's My Life" – 3:46
  2. "Rock Steady" (live) – 5:53

CD single

  1. "It's My Life" – 3:46
  2. "Sunday Morning" (2002 live) – 4:49
  3. "Rock Steady" (2002 live) – 5:53
  4. "Bathwater" (2002 live) – 4:01

UK CD single[41]

  1. "It's My Life" – 3:46
  2. "Rock Steady" (2002 live) – 5:53
  3. "Bathwater" (2002 live) – 4:01

UK re-issue "It's My Life" / "Bathwater" double A-side CD single[42][43]

  1. "It's My Life" – 3:46
  2. "Bathwater" (Invincible Overlord Remix) – 3:07
  3. "It's My Life" (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Mix) – 6:59
  4. "It's My Life" (Chocolate O'Brian Remix) – 5:43
  5. "Bathwater" (Invincible Overlord Remix Video)
  6. "It's My Life" (Video)

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[87] Platinum 70,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[88] Platinum 10,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[89] Silver 200,000 
United States (RIAA)[90] Platinum 1,000,000 

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
  Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Version Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States "It's My Life" 20 October 2003
Interscope [91]
Australia 17 November 2003 CD [92]
United Kingdom 24 November 2003 [93]
"It's My Life" / "Bathwater" 1 March 2004 [94]

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life, talk, talk, song, life, song, english, wave, band, talk, talk, written, mark, hollis, friese, greene, title, track, band, second, album, released, first, single, january, 1984, reached, number, singles, chart, better, several, other, countries, reaching,. It s My Life is a song by the English new wave band Talk Talk Written by Mark Hollis and Tim Friese Greene it was the title track on the band s second album and released as its first single in January 1984 It reached number 46 on the UK Singles Chart but did better in several other countries reaching number 33 in Germany number 32 in New Zealand and number 25 in France In North America it entered the Top 40 in both the United States at number 31 and Canada at number 30 It peaked at number 1 on the US Dance Club Songs chart It s My Life Single by Talk Talkfrom the album It s My LifeB side Does Caroline Know Released6 January 1984 1984 01 06 1 GenreSynth pop 2 new wave 3 Length3 506 16 extended remix LabelEMI ParlophoneSongwriter s Mark Hollis Tim Friese GreeneProducer s Tim Friese GreeneTalk Talk singles chronology My Foolish Friend 1983 It s My Life 1984 Such a Shame 1984 Music video It s My Life on YouTube It s My Life Single by Talk Talkfrom the album Natural History The Very Best of Talk TalkA side It s My Life Original Version B side Renee Live Released7 May 1990 1990 05 07 4 Length3 53 7 inch single and 12 inch single B side 5 58 12 inch single 3 54 CD single track 2 LabelParlophoneSongwriter s Mark HollisProducer s Tim Friese GreeneTalk Talk singles chronology I Believe in You 1988 It s My Life 1990 Life s What You Make It 1990 The single was re released in the UK in 1985 but only peaked at 93 In 1990 however It s My Life was reissued again to promote the compilation album Natural History The Very Best of Talk Talk This time the song was a hit in the UK reaching number 13 the band s highest chart placing single in its native country Contents 1 Music video 2 In media 3 Track listings 3 1 1984 release 3 2 1990 reissue 4 Charts 5 Certifications 6 Gigabyte version 6 1 Track listings 7 No Doubt version 7 1 Commercial performance 7 2 Music video 7 3 Track listing and formats 7 4 Charts 7 4 1 Weekly charts 7 4 2 Year end charts 7 5 Certifications 7 6 Release history 8 ReferencesMusic video EditThere are two versions of the video for It s My Life The first envisioned by director Tim Pope as a statement against the banality of lip synching consists almost entirely of footage from the 1979 BBC wildlife documentary Life on Earth interspersed with shots of Talk Talk lead singer Mark Hollis standing in various places throughout the London Zoo He keeps his hands in his coat pockets and his mouth pointedly shut tight the latter often obscured by hand drawn animated lines that occasionally appear in the documentary footage sequences as well 5 The second version recorded at the behest of EMI consisted of the entirety of the original video projected on a green screen behind Hollis on guitar and vocals as well as his two bandmates as they lip synched and mimed the song deliberately poorly and with comic exaggerated gestures 6 In media EditThe song is played during a dinner scene of the 2005 Nick Love film The Business citation needed Track listings Edit1984 release Edit 7 single It s My Life 3 51 Does Caroline Know 4 3612 single North America It s My Life Extended Version 6 14 It s My Life 3 51 Again a Game Again 4 0912 single Europe It s My Life 12 Remix 6 16 Does Caroline Know 4 33 It s My Life 3 511990 reissue Edit 7 single It s My Life 3 51 Renee Live from Hammersmith Odeon 7 28CD maxi It s My Life 3 51 Renee Live from Hammersmith Odeon 7 28 It s My Life Live from Hammersmith Odeon 7 58Charts EditChart 1984 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 7 73Canada RPM 50 Singles 8 30France SNEP 9 25Italy Musica e dischi 10 9Netherlands Dutch Top 40 11 31Netherlands Single Top 100 12 30New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 13 32UK Singles OCC 14 46US Billboard Hot 100 15 31US Radio amp Records CHR Pop Airplay Chart 16 31US Billboard Top Tracks 17 23US Hot Dance Club Play Billboard 1West Germany Official German Charts 18 33 Chart 1990 PeakpositionBelgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 19 44Belgium VRT Top 30 Flanders 20 29Europe Eurochart Hot 100 21 38Germany Media Control Charts 22 49Ireland IRMA 23 23UK Singles OCC 14 13Certifications EditRegion Certification Certified units salesUnited Kingdom BPI 24 Gold 400 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Gigabyte version Edit It s My Life Single by GigabyteReleased30 May 1995Recorded1995GenreEurodanceLength4 17LabelInfinitySongwriter s Mark HollisTim Friese GreeneProducer s Mani Svavarsson Fridrik KarlssonIn 1995 Swedish dance music group Gigabyte covered the song releasing it as a double release with their own song Gave My Heart Away Track listings Edit CD maxi It s My Life Radio Mix 4 17 It s My Life Extended Club Mix 5 50 Gave My Heart Away Radio Mix 4 41 Gave My Heart Away Exteneded Mix 6 06No Doubt version Edit It s My Life Single by No Doubtfrom the album The Singles 1992 2003Released20 October 2003 2003 10 20 GenreSynthpopnew waveLength3 46LabelInterscopeSongwriter s Mark HollisTim Friese GreeneProducer s Nellee HooperNo DoubtNo Doubt singles chronology Running 2003 It s My Life 2003 Bathwater Invincible Overlord Remix 2004 Music video It s My Life on YouTubeThe American ska band No Doubt recorded a cover version of the song to promote their first greatest hits album The Singles 1992 2003 2003 Because the band was on hiatus while lead singer Gwen Stefani recorded her solo debut album they decided to record a cover to avoid having to write a new song 25 Eventually after the band listened to hundreds of songs from the 1980s they narrowed it down to two contenders It s My Life by Talk Talk and Don t Change by Australian rock band INXS A Question of Lust by English electronic band Depeche Mode was another close contender 26 No Doubt were dubious about recording a cover and contemplated writing new material 25 However they decided on It s My Life after rehearsing the song with producer Nellee Hooper 26 referring to it as a feel good song 25 No Doubt s version of It s My Life was nominated for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 47th Grammy Awards 27 Jacques Lu Cont the song s programmer created the Thin White Duke mix of It s My Life which won the award for Best Remixed Recording Non Classical 28 Commercial performance Edit No Doubt s cover version was successful in the United States reaching number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and remaining on the chart for 28 weeks 29 On the Radio amp Records CHR Pop Airplay chart the song debuted at number 41 on the 10 October 2003 issue and after six weeks reached and peaked at number five staying there for two non consecutive weeks it remained on the top ten of the chart for nine weeks and remained on it for 20 weeks 30 It was moderately successful on adult contemporary stations reaching number 20 on the US Adult Contemporary chart but had high longevity and appeared atop the Adult Top 40 s recurrent chart The single was more successful at nightclubs peaking at number 16 on the US Dance Club Songs chart and had some play on modern rock stations reaching number 32 on the US Alternative Songs chart 31 The Recording Industry Association of America certified the digital download Gold for selling 500 000 copies 32 On the UK Singles chart It s My Life debuted at number 20 but was unable to reach a higher position until it was released with a remix of the No Doubt song Bathwater which boosted the single up to number 17 The single dropped off the chart after seven weeks It was more of a success across Europe reaching the top ten in Italy Finland Germany Ireland the Netherlands Norway and Sweden and the top 20 in Austria Belgium France and Switzerland 29 The single reached number seven on the ARIA Charts in Australia lasting 17 weeks on the chart 29 and was listed at number 81 on the 2004 year end chart 33 The Australian Recording Industry Association certified the single Platinum in 2004 for shipping 70 000 copies 34 Music video Edit The 1930s style music video for the song was directed by David LaChapelle 35 In the video Stefani portrays a black widow whose look closely resembles that of actress Jean Harlow whom Stefani portrayed in the Martin Scorsese film The Aviator 36 She is put on trial and sentenced to death for the murders of three men she knew who are portrayed by the other members of the band She kills the first man guitarist Tom Dumont with rat poison mixed into his dinner the second bassist Tony Kanal by running him over with his car and the third drummer Adrian Young by throwing her hair dryer into the bathtub to electrocute him These scenes are intercut with moments of Stefani in court and being dragged to the gas chamber wearing a prison uniform where she is executed The video ends with the three murder victims together presumably in the afterlife laughing at her televised execution The music video was moderately successful on video chart programs On MTV s Total Request Live it reached number seven in November 2003 37 and was on the countdown as late as January 2004 38 The video peaked at number eight on MuchMusic s Countdown and remained on the program through March 2004 39 At the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards It s My Life won the awards for Best Group Video and Best Pop Video It also received nominations for Best Direction Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction 40 Track listing and formats Edit 2 track It s My Life 3 46 Rock Steady live 5 53CD single It s My Life 3 46 Sunday Morning 2002 live 4 49 Rock Steady 2002 live 5 53 Bathwater 2002 live 4 01UK CD single 41 It s My Life 3 46 Rock Steady 2002 live 5 53 Bathwater 2002 live 4 01UK re issue It s My Life Bathwater double A side CD single 42 43 It s My Life 3 46 Bathwater Invincible Overlord Remix 3 07 It s My Life Jacques Lu Cont s Thin White Duke Mix 6 59 It s My Life Chocolate O Brian Remix 5 43 Bathwater Invincible Overlord Remix Video It s My Life Video Charts Edit Weekly charts Edit Chart 2003 2004 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 44 7Austria O3 Austria Top 40 45 12Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 46 11Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 47 9CIS TopHit 48 20Czech Republic IFPI 49 1Europe Eurochart Hot 100 50 16Finland Suomen virallinen lista 51 14France SNEP 52 19Germany Official German Charts 53 9Greece IFPI 54 5Hungary Radios Top 40 55 5Ireland IRMA 56 with Bathwater 6Italy FIMI 57 7Netherlands Dutch Top 40 58 4Netherlands Single Top 100 59 6New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 60 8Norway VG lista 61 3Poland Nielsen Music Control 62 1Portugal AFP 63 5Romania Romanian Top 100 64 29Scotland OCC 65 12Sweden Sverigetopplistan 66 4Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 67 12UK Singles OCC 68 20US Billboard Hot 100 69 10US Adult Contemporary Billboard 70 20US Adult Top 40 Billboard 71 3US Alternative Airplay Billboard 31 32US Dance Club Songs Billboard 72 Remixes 16US Dance Mix Show Airplay Billboard 73 5US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 74 5 Year end charts Edit Chart 2003 PositionCIS TopHit 75 80Ireland IRMA 76 85Chart 2004 PositionAustralia ARIA 77 81Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 78 84Germany Official German Charts 79 78Hungary Radios Top 40 80 22Netherlands Dutch Top 40 81 17Netherlands Single Top 100 82 54Sweden Sverigetopplistan 83 58Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 84 67US Billboard Hot 100 85 38US Adult Top 40 Billboard 86 11 Certifications Edit Region Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 87 Platinum 70 000 Norway IFPI Norway 88 Platinum 10 000 United Kingdom BPI 89 Silver 200 000 United States RIAA 90 Platinum 1 000 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release history Edit Region Version Date Format s Label s Ref United States It s My Life 20 October 2003 Contemporary hitalternative radio Interscope 91 Australia 17 November 2003 CD 92 United Kingdom 24 November 2003 93 It s My Life Bathwater 1 March 2004 94 References Edit New Singles Music Week 7 January 1984 p 10 Jonathan Barnes 18 October 2010 When the man from Talk Talk fell silent EADT 24 Eadt co uk Retrieved 23 July 2013 the EMI signed group 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