This article is about the Opus song. For the Noah and the Whale song, see Life is Life (song).
"Live Is Life"
File:Live is life (2).jpg
Single by Opus
from the album Live Is Life/
Up and Down (U.S. version)
B-side "Again and Again"
"Up and Down"
Released 1985
2008
Format 7" single
Genre Reggae, Pop, rock
Length 4:15
Label Polydor, OK
Writer(s) Ewald Pfleger
Kurt Rene Plisnier
Gunter Grasmuck
Niki Gruber
Herwig Rüdisser
Opus singles chronology
"Flying High"
(1982)		 "Live Is Life"
(1985)		 "Flying High" (live)
(1985)
"Gimme Love"
(1992)
"The Power Of Live Is Life"
(1994)
"Live Is Life 08"
(2008)
Alternative covers
Austrian release
Austrian release
2008 release
2008 release

"Live Is Life" is a popular song originally recorded in 1984 by Austrian pop-rock group Opus. It was successful and was covered by many artists throughout the years.

Contents

Background and writing [link]

"Live Is Life" is their second single, released in 1985, and achieved huge success, topping the charts of many countries, including Austria (eight weeks), Germany, France (seven weeks) and Sweden (four weeks). In France, the song is the 149th best-selling single of all time with about 857,000 units sold.[1]

The song was created during a concert in Oberwart, on September 2, 1984, while the group celebrated its eleven years of existence. Recorded in a live version, the audience also sings the verses. In the lyrics, the song expresses "the enthusiastic attachment of the group to the stage".[2]

The song has frequently been featured in sports events: Finnish Ice Hockey team Tappara have been using "Live Is Life" as their goal song since the mid-80s. On 19 April 1989, during the warming up before the UEFA Cup semi-final return between FC Bayern Munich and SSC Napoli, Diego Maradona did a keepie uppie exhibition on the song, which has become a classic among football fans.[3] The New York Islanders adopted it as their official goal song for the 2010-2011 NHL season.[4]

In 1994, Opus published another version of their hit "Live Is Life", which made it into the top-ten by Austria and to honor the 1994 FIFA World Cup has been released. Diego Maradona also did a warm up at FIFA while a cover version of the song played, with lyrics re-recorded by him.

The song was re-recorded by the group in 2008 in a solo version and featuring Jerry.

Track listings [link]

1985 release [link]

  • 7" single (1984 release)
  1. "Live Is Life" — 4:15
  2. "Again and Again" — 3:51
  • 7" single (1985 release)
  1. "Live Is Life" — 4:15
  2. "Up and Down" — 3:49

1994 release [link]

  • CD maxi
  1. "The Power of Live Is Life" (Bingoboys radio mix) — 3:58
  2. "Live Is Life" (original version) — 5:06
  3. "The Power of Live Is Life" (Bingoboys club mix) — 6:33
  4. "Live Is Life" (radio version) — 3:16

2008 release [link]

  • CD single
  1. "Live Is Life 08" (reggae version) — 4:17
  2. "Live Is Life 08" (rock version) — 3:38
  • CD maxi
  1. "Live Is Life 08" (reggae version) — 4:17
  2. "Live Is Life 08" (rock version) — 3:38
  3. "Live Is Life 08" (reggaeton version) — 3:56
  4. "Touch the Sky" by Opus — 3:47

Charts and sales [link]

Peak positions [link]

Chart (1985) Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart[5] 1
Canadian Singles Chart[6] 1
Eurochart Hot 100 3
French SNEP Singles Chart[7] 1
German Singles Chart[8] 1
Irish Singles Chart[9] 4
Norwegian Singles Chart[10] 2
Swedish Singles Chart[11] 1
Swiss Singles Chart[12] 2
UK Singles Chart[13] 6
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[14] 32
Chart (1994) 1 Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart[15] 3
Chart (2008) 2 Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart[16] 16
Dutch Mega Top 100[17] 69

1 "The Power of Live Is Life"
2 "Live Is Life 08", featuring Jerry (in Austria)

Year-end charts [link]

Chart (1985) Position
Austrian Singles Chart[18] 4
Dutch Top 40[19] 48
Swiss Singles Chart[20] 1

Certifications [link]

Country Certification Date Sales certified
Germany[21] Gold 1985 250,000
UK[22] Silver September 1, 1985 200,000

Chart successions [link]

Preceded by
"Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band Aid		 Austrian number-one single
February 1, 1985 – March 15, 1985		 Succeeded by
"You're My Heart, You're My Soul" by Modern Talking
Preceded by
"You're My Heart, You're My Soul" by Modern Talking		 German number-one single
April 12, 1985 – May 24, 1985		 Succeeded by
"You Can Win If You Want" by Modern Talking
Preceded by
"We Are the World" by USA for Africa		 Swedish number-one single
May 31, 1985 – June 14, 1985		 Succeeded by
"19" by Paul Hardcastle
Preceded by
"Éthiopie" by Chanteurs Sans Frontières		 French SNEP number-one single
July 20, 1985 – August 31, 1985		 Succeeded by
"Tarzan Boy" by Baltimora

Laibach versions [link]

"Live is life/Opus Dei"
File:Opus dei album cover.jpg
Single by Laibach
from the album Opus Dei
A-side Opus Dei/Live is life
B-side Germania
Released 1987
Format 7" single
Genre Industrial
Length 4:30
Laibach singles chronology
"Die Liebe"
(1985)		 "Live Is Life(Opus Dei"
(1987)		 "Geburt einer Nation"
(1987)

Slovenian avant-garde band Laibach recorded two martial-style covers of the song in their 1987 album Opus Dei. The first version, "Leben Heißt Leben" was sung in German. The second version, "Opus Dei", was promoted as a single, and its promotional video (which used the title "Life is Life") was played extensively on American cable channel MTV.[23] Opus Dei retained some of the original song's English lyrics, but was delivered in a musical style that left the meaning of the lyrics open to further interpretation. Laibach's subversive interpretation turned the feel-good anthem into a triumphant, rolling military march. With the exception of the promotional video, the refrain is at one instance translated into German, giving an example of the sensitivity of its lyrics to context.

Hermes House Band version [link]

"Live Is Life (Here We Go)"
File:Live is life (HHB).jpg
Single by Hermes House Band featuring DJ Ötzi
from the album Today Is the Day
B-side Remix
Released June 24, 2002
Format CD single, CD maxi
Genre Electronic
Length 3:30
Label Universal Records, Polydor
Writer(s) Gunter Grasmuck, Peter Niklas Gruber, Ewald Pfleger, Kurt Rene Plisnier, Herwig Ruedisser
Producer Klaus Biedermann, Jim Binapfl, Jake Buck, Mark Duran, John Lehmkuhl, Claus Marcus, Christian Seitz
Hermes House Band singles chronology
"Que sera sera"
(2001)		 "Live Is Life (Here We Go)"
(2002)		 "Those Were the Days"
(2003)

The Hermes House Band and DJ Ötzi released a version in 2002. The single had his highest peak position in France where it reached number two for five weeks. The song was used as a soundtrack from Das Jahr der ersten Küsse.[24] It is the 523rd best-selling single in France, with about 518,000 units sold.[25]

Track listings [link]

  • CD single
  1. "Live Is Life (Here We Go)" (Here We Go/video mix) — 3:30
  2. "Live Is Life (Here We Go)" (jump mix) — 3:33
  • CD maxi
  1. "Live Is Life (Here We Go)" (Here We Go/video mix) — 3:30
  2. "Live Is Life (Here We Go)" (jump mix) — 3:33
  3. "Football's Coming Home" (three lions) (radio) by Hermes House Band — 3:48
  4. "Everytime You Touch Me" (fireplace mix) by Hermes House Band — 3:21
  5. "Hey Mama" by Hermes House Band — 3:10
  6. Enhanced Multimediatrack : "Live Is Life" — 3:30

Charts and sales [link]

Peak positions [link]

Chart (2002-2003) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[26] 28
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[27] 16
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[28] 30
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[29] 5
Denmark (Tracklisten)[30] 11
France (SNEP)[31] 2
Germany (Media Control Charts)[32] 15
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 30
Netherlands (Mega Top 100)[33] 61
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[34] 55
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[35] 46
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[36] 26
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)[37] 50

Year-end charts [link]

Chart (2003) Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[38] 27
France (SNEP)[39] 7

Certifications [link]

Country Certification Date Sales certified
Belgium[40] Gold 27 September 2003 20,000
France[41] Platinum 24 September 2003 500,000

Other versions [link]

The song was covered by many other artists, including Stargo (number ten in France in 1985),[42] Starkoo and Quebec singer René Simard covered the song in French, "La vie chante".

A modified version with the chorus changed from "Life is life" to "Geiz ist geil" ("Miserliness is good") is used in radio ads for the German electronics store chain Saturn.

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Life is Life

"Life is Life" is a song by English folk band Noah and the Whale. The single served as the third single from the band's third studio album, Last Night on Earth. The single was released in the United Kingdom on 8 August 2011. It has so far peaked to number 172 on the UK Singles Chart.

Music video

The music video for the song appeared on their YouTube channel on 20 June 2011.

Track listing

Chart performance

Credits and personnel

  • Lead vocals – Noah and the Whale
  • Producers – Charlie Fink, Jason Lader
  • Lyrics – Charlie Fink
  • Label: Mercury Records

    • Release history

    References

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