Life Is a Game of Changing

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"Life Is a Game of Changing"
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Single by DMA's
from the album The Glow
B-side "Silver"
Released31 January 2020 [1]
Genre New rave [2]
Length4:16
Label I OH YOU
Songwriter(s)
  • Took
  • Mason
  • O'Dell
Producer(s) Stuart Price
DMA's singles chronology
"Silver"
(2019)
"Life Is a Game of Changing"
(2020)
"The Glow"
(2020)
Music video
"Life is a Game of Changing" on YouTube

"Life Is a Game of Changing" is a song by Australian rock band DMA's. It was released on 31 January 2020. as the second single from their third studio album, The Glow .

Contents

The song was the band's second single to chart (and their first to chart internationally), peaking at 99 in Scotland.

The song was nominated for Best Single at the 2021 Rolling Stone Australia Awards. [3]

Track listings

Digital download [2]
No.TitleLength
1."Life Is a Game of Changing"4:16
Digital download – Radio Edit [4]
No.TitleLength
1."Life Is a Game of Changing" (radio edit)3:26
Digital download – Willaris. K remix [5]
No.TitleLength
1."Life Is a Game of Changing" (Willaris. K remix)5:06
Digital download – Martin Buttrich remix [6]
No.TitleLength
1."Life Is a Game of Changing" (Martin Buttrich remix)4:07
2."Life Is a Game of Changing" (Martin Buttrich extended remix)8:31
Digital download – Orbital remix [7]
No.TitleLength
1."Life Is a Game of Changing" (Orbital remix)5:02

Charts

Chart performance for "Life Is a Game of Changing"
Chart (2020)Peak
position
Scotland (OCC) [8] 99

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