Life Goes On (LeAnn Rimes song)
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| Single by LeAnn Rimes | ||||
| from the album Twisted Angel | ||||
| B-side | "Can't Fight the Moonlight" | |||
| Released | August 5, 2002 | |||
| Studio | Various (US, UK) | |||
| Length | 3:33 | |||
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The first chorus of Rimes' "Life Goes On". | ||||
"Life Goes On" is a song by American country music artist LeAnn Rimes. Recorded for her seventh studio album, Twisted Angel (2002), the song was penned by Rimes, Desmond Child, and Andreas Carlsson, with production from Child, Peter Amato, and Gregg Pagani. Lyrically, "Life Goes On" speaks of moving on and letting go of the past. Rimes's then-label, Curb Records, first released the song on August 5, 2002, as the lead single from the album.
Commercially, "Life Goes On" missed the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 10 on Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. It was a bigger hit outside the United States, peaking within the top 10 in Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Romania, and Sweden while reaching the top 20 in Norway and the United Kingdom. A country remix of the song was released to country radio and peaked at number 60 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
Chuck Taylor of Billboard magazine gave "Life Goes On" a positive review, saying "['Life Goes On'] features a sexy, sassy performance that allows the chanteuse to boldly audition her full-fledged transition to womanhood." He ended his review by saying that "top 40 will respond to this enormously talented artist, who has delivered many a cherished hit."[1]
Music video
The music video for "Life Goes On" was filmed in New Orleans, Louisiana during the week of July 29, 2002 and was directed by Matthew Rolston. It takes a look at a relationship gone wrong.[2]
Track listings
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UK CD1[3]
UK CD2[4]
UK cassette single and European CD single[5][6]
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German limited-edition CD single[7]
Australian and New Zealand CD single[8]
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Credits and personnel
Credits are taken from the Twisted Angel booklet.[9]
Studios
- Recorded at various studios in the United States and United Kingdom
- Mixed at Larrabee West (Hollywood, California) and Larrabee North (Universal City, California)
- Lead vocals mixed at Larrabee North (Universal City, California)
- Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
Personnel
- LeAnn Rimes – writing, vocals, background vocals
- Desmond Child – writing, production
- Andreas Carlsson – writing
- Sherree Ford – background vocals, background vocals arrangement
- Nora Payne – background vocals
- Michael Landau – guitar
- Abe Laboriel Sr. – bass
- Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums
- Peter Amato – keyboards, production, arrangement, programming
- Gregg Pagani – keyboards, production, arrangement, programming
- Rob Chiarelli – mixing
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[44] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
