The Right Life

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"The Right Life"
Seal The Right Life CD Single Cover.JPG
Single by Seal
from the album System
Released11 March 2008 (2008-03-11)
Genre
Length
  • 5:09 (album version)
  • 4:04 (radio edit)
Label WEA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Stuart Price
Seal singles chronology
"Amazing"
(2007)
"The Right Life"
(2008)
"A Change Is Gonna Come"
(2008)
Music video
"The Right Life" on YouTube

"The Right Life" is a song by British singer Seal, released as the second single from his fifth studio album, System (2007).

Contents

Remixes

A remix by Tiësto was released on 11 March 2008 as a single on iTunes.

Promo radio remixes

  1. "The Right Life" (Radio) – 4:05
  2. "The Right Life" (Tiësto Radio) – 4:59
  3. "The Right Life" (Mactong Wonderland Radio) – 5:02
  4. "The Right Life" (Eddie Amador's USA Radio) – 4:30
  5. "The Right Life" (Trent Cantrelle Radio) – 4:29
  6. "The Right Life" (Josh Harris Radio) – 3:51

Charts

Chart performance for "The Right Life"
Chart (2008)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [1] 67
Germany (Official German Charts) [2] 46
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[ citation needed ]27
Turkey (Türkiye Top 20) [3] 19
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 15
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay ( Billboard ) [5] 16

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