Life Goes On (Poison song)
"Life Goes On" | ||||
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Single by Poison | ||||
from the album Flesh & Blood | ||||
B-side | "Something to Believe In (Acoustic/Unmixed Version)" | |||
Released | April 21, 1991 | |||
Recorded | 1990 | |||
Genre | Glam metal | |||
Length | 4:46 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bret Michaels, Rikki Rockett, Bobby Dall, C.C. DeVille | |||
Producer(s) | Bruce Fairbairn | |||
Poison singles chronology | ||||
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"Life Goes On" is a power ballad[1] by American glam metal band Poison. It was the fourth single from their 1990 album Flesh & Blood. The song reached number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Albums[]
"Life Goes On" is on the following albums.
- Flesh & Blood
- Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986-1996
- Best of Ballads & Blues
- The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock
- Flesh & Blood - 20th Anniversary Edition
Song history[]
C.C. DeVille originally brought the song to the band, where Rikki Rockett and Bobby Dall added their input. The lyrics were written after a girlfriend of DeVille's was shot and killed in a bar fight in Palm Springs, California. The song is about trying to find the light at the end of the tunnel.[citation needed]
Chart performance[]
Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[2] | 35 |
US Radio Songs (Billboard)[3] | 73 |
References[]
- ^ Flesh & Blood - Poison | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2021-07-17
- ^ "Poison Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- ^ "Poison Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
Categories:
- 1990 songs
- 1991 singles
- Poison (American band) songs
- Capitol Records singles
- Song recordings produced by Bruce Fairbairn
- Songs written by Bobby Dall
- Songs written by C.C. DeVille
- Songs written by Bret Michaels
- Songs written by Rikki Rockett
- Songs inspired by deaths
- Songs in memory of deceased persons
- Glam metal ballads
- Heavy metal song stubs