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It's My Life (Dr. Alban song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = It's My Life
| cover = It's my life.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Dr. Alban
| album = One Love
| B-side = Remix
| released = 25 February 1992
| recorded = 1992
| studio =
| genre =
* Eurodance
* pop-rap
| length = 4:00
| label =
| writer =
* Dr Alban
* Denniz PoP
| producer = Denniz PoP
| prev_title = (Sing Shi-Wo-Wo) Stop the Pollution
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = One Love
| next_year = 1992
| misc =
}}
"'It's My Life'" is a song by Nigerian-Swedish artist Dr. Alban. It was released in February 1992 in Europe and in April 1992 in the US as the first single from his second studio album, 'One Love' (1992). Produced by Denniz PoP, the song was a hit in most of the European countries where it was released, peaking at number one in Sweden, Austria, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Belgium and number two in the UK. In France, the song was marketed twice: first in 1992, then in 1993 because the song was used in a TV advert for Tampax tampons (as it was in the UK and other countries in Europe in 1992), thus giving to the single a second career.Elia Habib (2002), 'Muz hit. tubes', Alina Bis, p. 252 The song had enough airplay on US college radio stations to chart on the 'Billboard' Modern Rock Tracks in 1992. "It's My Life" was re-released in 1994 in Australia, following the success of "Sing Hallelujah".
Background
Dr. Alban has stated that the song took five hours to record. In the 2017 book 'Stars of 90's Dance Pop: 29 Hitmakers Discuss Their Careers' by James Arena, he explained on the new sound of the song: "'It's My Life' and another hit off the second album, 'Sing Hallelujah!', had totally different sounds [compared to his 1990 debut single "Hello Afrika"], which I wanted to explore at the time. I left the 'Hello Afrika' sound and did 'It's My Life', which had more of a pop, catchy style. Keeping things fresh was very natural for us."
Critical reception
Larry Flick from 'Billboard' magazine called "It's My Life" "a fast'n'furious cut". He wrote that the European rapper/toaster "has previously been heralded for his sturdy dancehall releases. This time, however, he aims for mainstream approval with a gem of a jam that carefully skirts the line dividing hi-NRG and rave sectors. Anthemic chants are placed within a percolating vat of keyboard and percussion effects that will kick during peak-hour sets." Linda Ryan from the 'Gavin Report' viewed it as a "mad creation". Alan Jones from 'Music Week' commented, "A highly commercial house track, recorded in Sweden, it's basically a West Indian accented rap punctuated at regular intervals by a catchy chorus. Probable Top 10 hit." R.S. Murthi from 'New Straits Times' described the song as "a righteous declaration of independence" and added that it shows "a genuine attempt at depth."
Chart performance
"It's My Life" made a huge impact on the charts in Europe, becoming one of Dr. Alban's most successful songs to date. It peaked at number-one in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Sweden, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100. In addition, the single made it to the top 10 in Denmark, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. In the latter, it peaked at number two on September 20, 1992, in its fourth week on the UK Singles Chart. It was held off reaching the top spot by The Shamen's "Ebeneezer Goode". Outside Europe, "It's My Life" reached number two on the Canadian 'RPM' Dance/Urban chart, number three on the US 'Billboard' Hot Dance Club Play chart and number 10 in Zimbabwe. In Australia and New Zealand, it was a top 50 hit. The song was awarded with a silver record in France, after 125,000 units were sold, and a platinum record in Austria and Germany, with a sale of 30,000 and 500,000 singles.
Music video
The music video of "It's My Life" was later published on Dr. Alban's official YouTube channel in November 2009. As of March 2022, it has amassed more than 153.3 million views.
Track listings
* '7" single'
#"It's My Life" (Radio Edit) 4:00
#"It's My Life" (Club Edit) 4:10
* '12" single'
#"It's My Life" (Extended Club Mix) 7:45
#"It's My Life" (Extended Radio Edit) 7:05
#"It's My Life" (Radio Edit) 4:00
* 'CD single'
# "It's My Life" (Radio Edit) 4:00
# "It's My Life" (Club Edit) 4:10
* 'CD maxi'
# "It's My Life" (Radio Edit) 4:00
# "It's My Life" (Extended Radio Edit) 7:05
# "It's My Life" (Extended Club Mix) 7:45
Personnel
'Composers'
*John Amatiello composer
*Chuck Anthony composer, backing vocals
*Dr. Alban composer
*Jrgen Elofsson composer
*Peo Haggstrom composer
*Kristian Lundin composer
*Sonny Okosun composer
*Todd Terry composer
*Errol Thompson composer
*Jorge Vasconcelo composer
'Vocals'
*Dr. Alban primary artist
*Chuck Anthony background vocals
*Atari
*Kofi Benitez & The Girls background vocals
*Anneli Berg background vocals
*Marilyn Bergman background vocals
*Giovanna Bragazza background vocals
*Gladys del Pilar background vocals
*Toro Paola Choir background vocals
*Poe & The Afrikan Conga Association background vocals
*Rico background vocals
*Bjorn Strom background vocals
'Technical'
*Douglas Carr engineer, producer
*Bjrn Engelmann mastering
*Anders Hansson arranger
*Rene "JM Fax" Hedemyr producer
*Denniz Pop producer
*Gundars Rullis engineer
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
Certifications and sales
It's My Life (Don't Worry)
{{Infobox song
| name = It's My Life (Don't Worry)
| cover = Its-My-Life-Dont-Worry-Chawki.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Chawki featuring Dr. Alban
| album =
| released = 13 November 2014
| recorded = 2014
| studio =
| genre = Eurodance
| length = 3:29
| label = RedOne
| writer =
* Dr Alban
* Denniz PoP
* Travon Potts
* RedOne
* Rush
| producer = RedOne
| chronology = Chawki
| prev_title = Time of Our Lives
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc =
}}
In 2014, a remake of the song was released by Moroccan singer Chawki featuring vocals by Dr. Alban. The song with amended lyrics also known as "'It's My Life (Don't Worry)'" was produced by RedOne and released on RedOne Records. A music video was also shot for the release. The single charted in the French SNEP official Singles Chart.
Chawki also released a bilingual English/French version of the song titled "'It's My Life (C'est Ma Vie)'".
Charts
References
It's My Life (Don't Worry)
It's My Life (Don't Worry)
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