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Wikipedia article




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"'Sing Your Life'" is a single by English singer-songwriter Morrissey released in April 1991. It was the second single taken from the 'Kill Uncle' album. On release this was Morrissey's lowest charting single in the UK charts, reaching only number 33. One of the single's B-sides was a cover version of "That's Entertainment" by The Jam which had backing vocals by Chas Smash, a.k.a. Carl Smyth the second singer of the band Madness. Vic Reeves also recorded backing vocals for the song, but they weren't included in the final version. He is thanked in the sleeve notes.

Critical review



Stuart Maconie in 'NME' gave the single a positive review, calling it "toe-tapping".[http://motorcycleaupairboy.com/mozdisc1/singyour.htm NME Sing Your Life Review] Ned Raggett of AllMusic called the song "one of Morrissey's subtler pieces, and also one with a more upbeat and straightforward message than most."

Live performances



The song was performed live by Morrissey on his 1991 'Kill Uncle' tour. The song was last performed on 6 October 1991, and was dropped from the set list for the rest of the tour. Along with all of the material from 'Kill Uncle', "Sing Your Life" has never been performed by Morrissey since the 1991 tour, but it is frequently requested by his audience. When Morrissey hears the request, he usually replies by saying "I'm singing it."

Track listings



'7-inch vinyl and cassette'

# "Sing Your Life"

# "That's Entertainment" (The Jam cover)

'12-inch vinyl'

# "Sing Your Life"

# "That's Entertainment" (The Jam cover)

# "The Loop"

'CD'

# "Sing Your Life"

# "That's Entertainment" (The Jam cover)

# "The Loop"

Musicians



* Morrissey voice

* Mark E. Nevin guitars

* Boz Boorer guitars

* Andrew Paresi drums

* Mark Bedford bass

Charts



In popular culture



The song is featured prominently in season one, episode seven of the Netflix show Daybreak, when character Ms Crumble's passion for Morrissey's music forms an important plot point. It appears as the theme song of a fictitious post-apocalyptic sitcom, in a Spanish version performed by Ms Crumble's Morrissey cover band, and as a duet by characters Angelica (Alyvia Alyn Lind and Ms Crumble Krysta Rodriguez). The episode itself is called "Canta Tu Vida", the Spanish translation of the song's title.

References



Category:Morrissey songs

Category:1991 singles

Category:1991 songs

Category:His Master's Voice singles

Category:Song recordings produced by Alan Winstanley

Category:Song recordings produced by Clive Langer

Category:Songs written by Mark Nevin

Category:Songs written by Morrissey

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