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Welcome to My Life
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Welcome to My Life
| cover = Welcometomylife.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Simple Plan
| album = Still Not Getting Any...
| B-side = "Worst Day Ever" (live)
| released =
| recorded =
| genre =
| length = 3:22
| label = Lava
| writer = Pierre Bouvier, Chuck Comeau
| producer = Bob Rock
| prev_title = Don't Wanna Think About You
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = Shut Up!
| next_year = 2005
}}
"'Welcome to My Life'" is a song by Canadian rock band Simple Plan. "Welcome to My Life" was released to radio on September 14, 2004, as the lead single from their second studio album, 'Still Not Getting Any...' (2004). It peaked at number 40 on the US 'Billboard' Hot 100, number seven in Australia, and number five in New Zealand. The song is certified gold in the US and platinum in Australia.
Content and music video
The song's intention is to express teenage angst about life becoming so frustrating that no one can understand how awful it is for them. In the music video, a traffic jam is seen and scenes are shown in which passengers deal with dysfunctional families and how the families' dysfunction affects their lives. At the end of the video, a few of the people in the traffic jam get out of their cars and begin to walk down the road. The video received some criticism for being similar to R.E.M.'s "Everybody Hurts". It was shot at the Henry Ford Bridge and the Commodore Schuyler F. Heim Bridge in San Pedro, Los Angeles.
Chart performance
"Welcome to My Life" became another top-40 hit on the US 'Billboard' Hot 100, peaking at the number-40 position. It reached the top 10 in Australia and New Zealand, peaking at number seven in the former country and number five in the latter. The song become band's first number one on the Canadian Hot 100.
Track listings
'UK and European CD single'
# "Welcome to My Life"
# "Addicted" (live)
'UK 7-inch single'
:A. "Welcome to My Life"
:B. "Worst Day Ever" (live)
'Australian CD single'
# "Welcome to My Life"
# "Addicted" (live)
# "Worst Day Ever" (live)
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
Category:2004 singles
Category:2004 songs
Category:Lava Records singles
Category:Rock ballads
Category:Simple Plan songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Bob Rock
Category:Songs about depression
Category:Songs about loneliness
Category:Songs about suicide
Category:Songs written by Chuck Comeau
Category:Songs written by Pierre Bouvier
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