In Our Lifetime (Texas song)

"In Our Lifetime"
Single by Texas
from the album The Hush
B-side	"Love Dream #2"
Released	12 April 1999 (1999-04-12)
Studio	Shar's house, Park Lane (Glasgow, Scotland)
Genre	Pop rock [1]
Length	4:10
Label	Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Johnny McElhone Sharleen Spiteri
Producer(s)	Johnny Mac
Texas singles chronology
"Insane" (1998) "In Our Lifetime" (1999) "Summer Son" (1999)
Music video
"In Our Lifetime" on YouTube

"In Our Lifetime" is a song by Scottish pop rock band Texas. The first single from their fifth studio album, The Hush (1999), it was released on 12 April 1999 in Europe and on 19 April 1999 in the United Kingdom. The song peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart and became the band's second number one on the Scottish Singles Chart. It was also included on the soundtrack of the 1999 romantic comedy Notting Hill . ^[2]

Background

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, ^[3]

Critical reception

A reviewer from Daily Record viewed the song as "brilliant". ^[4] 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". ^[5] Sunday Mercury described it as a "great Hong Kong Garden pastiche". ^[6]

Track listings

UK CD1 (MERCD 517) [7] "In Our Lifetime" "In Our Lifetime" (Jules' Disco Trip Mix) "In Our Lifetime" (Return To Tha Dub Mix) UK CD2 (MERDD 517) [8] "In Our Lifetime" (enhanced version) "Love Dream #2" "In Our Lifetime" (Aim Mix) "In Our Lifetime" (enhanced version video) UK cassette single (870 918-4) [9] "In Our Lifetime" "Love Dream #2"

European and Australian CD single (870 079-2) [10] "In Our Lifetime" "Love Dream #2" "In Our Lifetime" (Jules' Disco Trip Mix) "In Our Lifetime" (Return To Tha Dub Mix) German CD single (562 055-2) [11] "In Our Lifetime" – 4:10 "In Our Lifetime" (Jules' Disco Trip Mix) – 6:32 "Say What You Want" – 3:50 "I Don't Want a Lover" – 5:00

Credits and personnel

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

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1999) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [13] 79 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [14] 4 Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [15] 55 Czech Republic (IFPI) [16] 1 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [17] 14 France (SNEP) [18] 23 Germany (GfK) [19] 68 Hungary (Mahasz) [20] 6 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40) [21] 14 Ireland (IRMA) [22] 14 Italy ( Musica e dischi ) [23] 42 Italy Airplay ( Music & Media ) [24] 10 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [25] 72 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [26] 31 Scotland (OCC) [27] 1 Spain (PROMUSICAE) [28] 4 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [29] 40 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [30] 33 UK Singles (OCC) [31] 4

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position Romania (Romanian Top 100) [32] 12 UK Singles (OCC) [33] 100 UK Airplay ( Music Week ) [34] 9

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [35]	Silver	200,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref(s).
United Kingdom	16 March 1999	Radio	Mercury	[1]
Europe	12 April 1999	CD		[36]
United Kingdom	19 April 1999	CD cassette		[37]
United States	20 April 1999	Contemporary hit radio	Universal	[38]
Japan	1 August 1999	CD	Mercury	[39]

References

1. Sexton, Paul; Taylor, Chuck (17 April 1999). "Texas Rises on Mercury". Billboard . Vol. 111, no. 16. p. 88. ...'In Our Lifetime,' an Asian-influenced midtempo pop/rocker. The song went to British radio March 16...
2. "Notting Hill (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)". Apple Music . Retrieved 17 December 2020.
3. "Your guide to the best tracks from the best albums of 1999". Q (160): 3. January 2000.
4. "Chartslot". Daily Record . 30 April 1999. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
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8. In Our Lifetime (UK CD2 liner notes). Texas. Mercury Records. 1999. MERDD 517, 870 921-2.
9. In Our Lifetime (UK cassette single sleeve). Texas. Mercury Records. 1999. 870 918-4.
10. In Our Lifetime (European & Australian CD single liner notes). Texas. Mercury Records. 1999. 870 079-2.
11. In Our Lifetime (German CD single liner notes). Texas. Mercury Records. 1999. 562 055-2.
12. The Hush (UK CD album sleeve). Texas. Mercury Records. 1999. 538 972-2.
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34. "Most Broadcast of 1999: Airplay Top 50" (PDF). Music Week . 22 January 2000. p. 31. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
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