Wonderful Life (Hurts song)

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"Wonderful Life"
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Single by Hurts
from the album Happiness
B-side "Affair"
Released3 May 2010 (2010-05-03)
Recorded2009
Genre Synthpop
Length4:15
Label
  • Major Label
  • RCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Hurts singles chronology
"Better Than Love"
(2010)
"Wonderful Life"
(2010)
"Stay"
(2010)
Music video
"Hurts - Wonderful Life (Original Video)" on YouTube

Personnel

Source: [10]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [62] Gold15,000*
Germany (BVMI) [63] 3× Gold450,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [64] Platinum30,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat
Denmark3 May 2010 Digital download
Germany30 July 2010 [65]
6 August 2010 [66] CD single
United Kingdom22 August 2010 [67] Digital download
23 August 2010 [68] CD single
Worldwide (Purple Disco remixes)23 May 2025download, streaming

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