The song was a minor hit when it was first released on 2 March 1992, reaching number 28 on the UK Singles Chart. However the song later gained popularity when the BBC football programme, Match of the Day, began to use it frequently for segments including "Goal of the Month", throughout most of the 1990s.[2] The song was still associated with the programme many years later and featured in a similar "Goal of the Day" segment in the mid-2000s.[3] It is still occasionally used for the same section as of 2023.
The writer of the song, Ian Broudie, cites his son Riley as the namesake of the piece. The song title has also been used for a compilation album, Life of Riley: The Lightning Seeds Collection. A remix of "The Life of Riley" appeared on the single "Sense", and an instrumental version appeared on "Change". The single was also later reissued.[4] The song may bear the influence of another, more raucous, song of the same name, "The Life Of Riley", written by bassist Andy Brice and released on Virgin Records in 1979 (VS 283)
^"Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. 25 April 1992. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
^"Alternative Airplay". Billboard. 21 March 1992. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
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life, riley, song, life, riley, song, british, band, lightning, seeds, released, 1992, from, album, sense, life, riley, single, lightning, seedsfrom, album, sensereleased2, march, 1992, 1992, genrepop, rocklabelvirginsongwriter, broudieproducer, broudiesimon, . The Life of Riley is a song by British band The Lightning Seeds It was released in 1992 from the album Sense The Life of Riley Single by The Lightning Seedsfrom the album SenseReleased2 March 1992 1992 03 02 1 GenrePop rockLabelVirginSongwriter s Ian BroudieProducer s Ian BroudieSimon RogersThe Lightning Seeds singles chronology Joy 1990 The Life of Riley 1992 Sense 1992 The song was a minor hit when it was first released on 2 March 1992 reaching number 28 on the UK Singles Chart However the song later gained popularity when the BBC football programme Match of the Day began to use it frequently for segments including Goal of the Month throughout most of the 1990s 2 The song was still associated with the programme many years later and featured in a similar Goal of the Day segment in the mid 2000s 3 It is still occasionally used for the same section as of 2023 Contents 1 Background 2 Track listing 3 Charts 4 ReferencesBackground editThe writer of the song Ian Broudie cites his son Riley as the namesake of the piece The song title has also been used for a compilation album Life of Riley The Lightning Seeds Collection A remix of The Life of Riley appeared on the single Sense and an instrumental version appeared on Change The single was also later reissued 4 The song may bear the influence of another more raucous song of the same name The Life Of Riley written by bassist Andy Brice and released on Virgin Records in 1979 VS 283 Track listing edit The Life of Riley Something in the Air Marooned Charts editWeekly chart performance for The Life of Riley Chart 1992 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 5 98Germany Official German Charts 6 52New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 7 15UK Singles OCC 8 28US Billboard Hot 100 9 98US Modern Rock Tracks Billboard 10 2References edit New Releases Singles Music Week 29 February 1992 p 21 Davies Laura Lee 9 October 2004 Resowing the seeds The Times Retrieved 24 November 2020 Ask us about Music details BBC News 18 July 2006 Retrieved 24 November 2020 Sense lightning seeds co uk Retrieved 2009 01 09 Ryan Gavin 2011 Australia s Music Charts 1988 2010 PDF ed Mt Martha Victoria Australia Moonlight Publishing p 165 The Lightning Seeds The Life of Riley in German GfK Entertainment charts Retrieved 20 August 2022 The Lightning Seeds The Life of Riley Top 40 Singles Retrieved 20 August 2022 The Life of Riley Official Charts Company Retrieved 20 August 2022 Billboard Hot 100 Billboard 25 April 1992 Retrieved 18 August 2023 Alternative Airplay Billboard 21 March 1992 Retrieved 18 August 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Life of Riley song amp oldid 1182225034, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
