Born to Live, Born to Die

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"Born To Live, Born To Die"
Single by The Foundations
B-side "Why Did You Cry ?"
Released1969
Genre Pop
Label Pye, UK
Uni, US
Songwriter(s) Eric Allandale, The Foundations
Producer(s) Eric Allandale (musical director)
The Foundations singles chronology
"In the Bad Bad Old Days (Before You Loved Me)""Born To Live, Born To Die"
(1969)
"Baby, I Couldn't See"
(1969)

"Born To Live, Born To Die" was the last charting single for The Foundations. It made it to number 46 on the UK Singles Chart in September 1969. [1] It was written by Foundations trombone player Eric Allandale and The Foundations. [2] The B-side was composed by the group's organist Tony Gomez. [3]

In the Netherlands it went to number 28 for one week. [4]

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