In Our Lifetime (Texas song)

Texas lead singer Sharleen Spiteri commented on the song:

"I think it's pretty important to say, 'Once in a lifetime, you have seen what I've seen/You will always swim for shore.' To me, that's a personally important lyric and that's how I write. I'm talking about a relationship where, for the first time, I've met someone who's the same as me. You don't find that often: this person who challenges the thoughts I challenge other people with. That's why I refer to it being once in a lifetime."

— Sharleen Spiteri, ^[4]

A reviewer from Daily Record viewed the song as "brilliant".^[5] In his review of The Hush, Stephen Dalton from NME wrote that "these 12 tracks perform their ear-soothing job with ruthless efficiency", noting the "opulent swingbeat trundle" of "In Our Lifetime".^[2] Sunday Mercury described it as a "great Hong Kong Garden pastiche".^[6]

Credits are lifted from The Hush album booklet.^[12]

Studios

• Recorded at Shar's house and Park Lane (Glasgow, Scotland)
• Mixed at the Mix Suite, Olympic Studios (London, England)

Personnel

• Texas – all instruments, programming
  • Johnny McElhone – writing, production (as Johnny Mac)
  • Sharleen Spiteri – writing
  • Eddie Campbell
  • Ally McErlaine
• Kenny MacDonald – additional programming
• Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing