Vorlage:Infobox Single "Live Your Life" is a song by American rapper T.I. off his sixth album Paper Trail. The song features Barbadian R&B-pop singer Rihanna and was produced by Just Blaze and Canei Finch. It was released as the second single from the album. It was officially premiered at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards during T.I.'s performance. This is T.I's third Billboard Hot 100 one single in the United States (after "My Love" with Justin Timberlake and his previous single "Whatever You Like") and Rihanna's fifth on the same chart. The offical remix so far is with Rick Ross.Vorlage:Fact
On October 15 2008, the song was added to BBC Radio 1's B List. [1]
Release
The first version of the song leaked onto the Internet on August 26, earlier than the award performance, although that version was not the mastered version. The offical mastered radio version, which has Rihanna's own verse, and T.I.'s dedication to soldiers on the Iraqi battlefield (on the first part, he told "Ay... This a special what's haapnin' to all my, all my soldiers over there in Iraq. Errbody right here, what you need to do is be thankful for the life you got you know what I'm sayin'? Stop lookin' at what you ain't got, start and and be thankful for what you do got. Let's get it to 'em baby girl") has already been released as a promotional digital download for radio stations. The radio edit clocks out at 4:05, the album version is the same as above except Rihanna's verse is longer, the chorus is extended and the sample is used at the end, the album version clocks out at 5:39.
The song contains a rendition of the O-Zone song "Dragostea din tei," mostly known in the United States for the Numa Numa Internet fad, but a number one single throughout Europe. However, the opening is slightly altered due to licensing issues.
Reception
Wellheart Music Journal called the song 'a step up' from 'Whatever You Like' stating that it has lyrics 'with depth'. [1]
Music video
Rihanna and T.I. have currently finished shooting a music video. The video is set to be released next week.[2]
Chart performance
"Live Your Life" debuted at #80 on the Billboard Hot 100 solely on airplay for the chart week of October 10, 2008. The following week, the song made history and broke several records when it rocketed from eighty to number one on the Hot 100 (record broken the following week by Britney Spears and her song Womanizer), setting the record for the highest jump to number one, a record previously set by T.I. himself only six weeks prior when his song "Whatever You Like" jumped seventy-one to number one on the chart. [3] "Live Your Life" also replaced "Whatever You Like" at number one on the Hot 100, making T.I. the ninth artist to ever replace themselves at number one on the chart, and the first time since Usher did it in 2004. [3] "Whatever You Like" also occupied the number two position on the Hot 100 that week, making it the first time an artist has held the number one and number two positions simultaneously since Akon in 2006. [3] In addition, the song broke the record for second highest first week digital sales ever, behind of Flo Rida's "Low", shifting 334,000 digital downloads to debut at number one on the Hot Digital Songs chart. [4] "Live Your Life" also gives Rihanna her fifth Hot 100 number one, therefore making her the solo female with the most number ones of the decade, breaking her tie with Beyonce and Mariah Carey. [3] It is T.I.'s second Hot 100 number one as a lead artist, and his third overall.
The song originally debuted at #7 on Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles before entering Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs as the week's "Hot Shot" at number 77 and rising the following week up to number 38, an impressive 39-place jump, so far reaching the top ten at #7. It has also made a "Hot Shot Debut" at #20 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart on the issue of October 11, and jumped to #5 the following week, making it his biggest hit there. The song debuted at #3 on the Irish Singles Chart, giving T.I. his highest charting single there, and Rihanna her tenth top ten there.
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 7[5] |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 3 |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 48[6] |
| Canadian Hot 100 | 5 |
| Czech IFPI Radio Top 100[7] | 44 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 3 |
| Japan Hot 100[8] | 55 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart | 14 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 59 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[9] | 34 |
References
- ↑ BBC Radio 1
- ↑ http://justjared.buzznet.com/2008/10/15/rihanna-live-your-life-music-video-preview/
- ↑ a b c d T.I., T.I., OH! In: Billboard. Abgerufen am 9. Oktober 2008.
- ↑ T.I. Breaks Own Record With Hot 100 Burst. Billboard
- ↑ T.I. Live Your LifeBillboard. Accessed September 21
- ↑ Top 50 Singles Chart - Australian Recording Industry Association. ARIA. Accessed October 19, 2008.
- ↑ Live Your Life - T.I.IFPI. Accessed October 16, 2008
- ↑ Japan Hot 100 Singles Billboard. Retrieved on October 16, 2008
- ↑ Switzerland Singles Chart Accessed October 15, 2008