Life (K-Ci & JoJo song)

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"Life"
Single by K-Ci & JoJo
from the album It's Real and Life
ReleasedJanuary 26, 1999
Recorded1998–1999
Length3:33
Label MCA / Interscope
Songwriter(s) Robert Kelly
Producer(s) R. Kelly
K-Ci & JoJo singles chronology
"Don't Rush (Take Love Slowly)"
(1998)
"Life"
(1999)
"Tell Me It's Real"
(1999)

"Life" is a song by American R&B duo K-Ci & JoJo. It was the first single off their second studio album It's Real . It is also featured on the soundtrack for the 1999 movie Life . The lyrics were written by R&B singer & producer R. Kelly.

The lyrics can be interpreted in many different ways, but it mainly tells a narrative about being imprisoned for life.

Weekly charts

Chart (1999)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [1] 60
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks [2] 15

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