"Life" is a 1993 song recorded by the Trinidadian

Trinidad and Tobago

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 eurodance

Eurodance

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 and house

House music

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 musician

Musician

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 Haddaway

Haddaway

Nestor Alexander Haddaway , better known by his stage name Haddaway, is a Trinidadian-German singer. He is most famous for his worldwide 1993 hit, "What Is Love".- Early life :...

. It was the second single from his debut album Haddaway

Haddaway (album)

Haddaway is the debut from pop/eurodance/house artist Haddaway, which includes his hit singles "What Is Love" and "Life". It was released in 1993 on Arista Records...

and was released in 1993 summer. Another CD maxi were produced at the end of that year containing new remixes (one of them was made by Bass Bumpers

Bass Bumpers

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).

The song was a hit in several countries, particularly in Sweden

Sweden

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 and Spain

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 where it reached number 1. The song is featured prominently at Unleash the Power Within and other live life coaching events hosted by Tony Robbins

Tony Robbins

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 worldwide, as a main augmenting component of the neuro-linguistic programming

Neuro-linguistic programming

Neuro-linguistic programming is an approach to psychotherapy, self-help and organizational change. Founders Richard Bandler and John Grinder say that NLP is a model of interpersonal communication and a system of alternative therapy which seeks to educate people in self-awareness and effective...

 deployed at the events.

Track listings

CD maxi

1. "Life" (radio edit) — 4:18
2. "Life" (12" mix) — 6:00
3. "Life" (club life) — 6:13

CD single

1. "Life" — 4:18
2. "Life" (instrumental) — 4:18

CD maxi - Remixes

1. "Life / Remix" (mission control mix) — 7:00
2. "Life" (Bass Bumpers remix) — 5:55
3. "Life" (radio edit) — 4:15

Peak positions

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	34
Austrian Singles Chart	2
Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting...	3
Eurochart Hot 100	1
French SNEP Singles Chart	5
German Singles Chart	2
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	3
Norwegian Singles Chart	3
Spanish Singles Chart	1
Swedish Singles Chart	1
Swiss Singles Chart	2
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	6
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	41
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	3
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...	5
U.S. Billboard Pop Songs	14
Chart (1993) 1	Peak position
Swedish Singles Chart	28
Swiss Singles Chart	14

¹ Remix version

End of year charts

End of year chart (1993)	Position
Austrian Singles Chart	12
Dutch Top 40	24
Swiss Singles Chart	13

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified
Austria	Gold	October 21, 1993	15,000
Germany	Platinum	1993	500,000
Sweden	Gold	November 12, 1993	10,000

Chart successions