This Is the Life ("Weird Al" Yankovic song)
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| Single by "Weird Al" Yankovic | ||
| from the album N/A (though later released on Dare To Be Stupid) | ||
| Released | November 1984 | |
| Format | 7", 12" | |
| Recorded | August 20, 1984 | |
| Genre | Comedy | |
| Length | 3:02 | |
| Label | Scotti Brothers | |
| Producer(s) | "Weird Al" Yankovic | |
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| "Weird Al" Yankovic singles chronology | ||
| "I Lost On Jeopardy" (from the album In 3-D (1984) |
"This Is The Life" (1984) |
"Like A Surgeon" (from the album Dare To Be Stupid (1985) |
"This Is The Life" is a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic. It is the theme song to the gangster comedy movie Johnny Dangerously. For legal reasons, "This Is The Life" is not featured on home video releases of the film, with the exception of the DVD released in 2002.
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[edit] Track Listing
The following tracks are on the single:
- "This Is The Life" – 3:02
- "Buy Me A Condo" – 3:52
The promo single only contains "This Is The Life".
[edit] Music video
The music video contains original material interspersed with video clips from the movie Johnny Dangerously. An older version of the video released on The Compleat Al in 1985 did not have the clips.
[edit] Trivia
- "This Is The Life" is Yankovic's first single to not contain any parodies.
[edit] See also
| “Weird Al” Yankovic |
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| Band members |
| "Weird Al" Yankovic • Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz • Steve Jay • Jim West • Rubén Valtierra |
| Discography |
| Studio albums: "Weird Al" Yankovic (1983) • "Weird Al" Yankovic In 3-D (1984) • Dare To Be Stupid (1985) • Polka Party! (1986) • Even Worse (1988) • UHF (1989) • Off The Deep End (1992) • Alapalooza (1993) • Bad Hair Day (1996) • Running With Scissors (1999) • Poodle Hat (2003) • Straight Outta Lynwood (2006) |
| List of singles by "Weird Al" Yankovic • List of songs by "Weird Al" Yankovic • Complete discography |
| Filmography |
| Music videos • "Al TV" • The Compleat Al • UHF • "The Weird Al Show" • "Weird Al" Yankovic Live! |
| Related articles |
| Singles • Songs • Songs Parodied • Dr. Demento • Music videos • Parody musicians • Comedy musicians |
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