Life Story (song)

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"Life Story"
Life Story.jpg
Single by Angie Stone
from the album Black Diamond
ReleasedApril 3, 2000
Length4:07
Label Arista
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Gerry DeVeaux
Angie Stone singles chronology
"No More Rain (In This Cloud)"
(1999)		"Life Story"
(2000)		"Everyday"
(2000)

"Life Story" is a song by American recording artist Angie Stone. It was written by Gerry DeVeaux and Craig Ross and originally recorded for DeVox's collaborative album DeVox featuring Angie B. Stone (1996). A slightly remixed version of the song was later included on Stone's solo debut album with Arista Records, Black Diamond (1999), featuring additional production from Cutfather & Joe.

Contents

Released in 2000 as the second international single from Black Diamond, "Life Story" peaked at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart number six on the UK R&B Singles chart, while reaching the Dutch and German Singles Charts. Mixmag included the Booker T Vocal Mix of "Life Story" in their list of "16 of the Best Uplifting Vocal Garage Tracks". [1]

Track listings

All tracks written by Gerry DeVeaux and Craig Ross.

CD single [2]
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Life Story" (Radio Edit)
3:59
2."Life Story" (Club 69 Future Mix Radio Edit)
  • DeVeaux
  • Peter Rauhofer [a]
3:36
3."Life Story" (Full Crew Jazz Hop Mix)
  • DeVeaux
  • Full Crew [a]
4:14
4."Life Story" (Devox Original Version 1)DeVeaux3:49
5."Life Story" (Club 69 Future Dub)
  • DeVeaux
  • Rauhofer [a]
6:16

Credits and personnel

Credits lifted from the liner notes of Black Diamond . [3]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Life Story"
Chart (2000)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [4] 18
Germany (GfK) [5] 83
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [6] 88
Scotland (OCC) [7] 39
UK Singles (OCC) [8] 22
UK Dance (OCC) [9] 20
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [10] 6

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Life Story"
RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United KingdomApril 3, 2000 CD single Arista [8]

References

  1. ↑ "16 of the best uplifting vocal garage tracks". Mixmag.
  2. ↑ "Life Story (CD single)". Spotify . Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  3. ↑ Black Diamond (booklet). Angie Stone. Arista Records. 1999.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ↑ "Angie Stone – Life Story" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Angie Stone – Life Story" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Angie Stone – Life Story" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  8. 1 2 "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
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