L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.

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"L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N."
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Single by Noah and the Whale
from the album Last Night on Earth
Released21 January 2011
Genre Indie folk
Length3:46
Label Mercury
Songwriter(s) Charlie Fink
Producer(s) Charlie Fink, Jason Lader
Noah and the Whale singles chronology
"Blue Skies"
(2009)
"L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N."
(2011)
"Tonight's the Kind of Night"
(2011)

"L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N." is a song by English folk band Noah and the Whale. The single served as the lead single from the band's third studio album, Last Night on Earth . The single was released in the United Kingdom as a digital download on 21 January 2011, peaking at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart and number 26 on the Irish Singles Chart.

Contents

The song has been noted for similarities to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' "Don't Come Around Here No More" and The Kinks' "Lola". [1] [2]

Chart performance

"L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N." debuted on the UK Singles Chart on 30 January 2011 at number 37. [3] The following week, the single rose 7 places to number 30; before spending four consecutive weeks between the number 30 and 40 positions. [3] On 13 March, the single climbed 12 places from number 31 to number 19; falling a single place to number 20 the week after. Following a performance on Dancing on Ice , the single rose 6 places to a current peak of number 14; marking the band's second highest charting single since 5 Years Time . In 2011, "L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N." sold 242,000 copies in the UK. [4] The song made its debut on the Irish Singles Chart on 3 February 2011 at number 48, [5] climbing 12 places to number 35 the following week; where it spent two consecutive weeks then reached number twenty-six. [5] The song was the 5th highest selling rock single of 2011 in the UK. [6]

Music video

The music video for the song appeared on their YouTube channel on 7 January 2011 [7] and stars both the band and British actor Dan Westwick.

Track listing

Digital download [8]
No.TitleLength
1."L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N."3:46

Credits and personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [12] Platinum600,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom [13] 21 January 2011 Digital download Mercury Records

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