It's My Life (Dr. Alban song)

"It's My Life"
Single by Dr. Alban
from the album One Love
B-side	Remix
Released	February 25, 1992 (Europe) April 1992 (U.S.)
Format	CD single, CD maxi
Recorded	1992
Genre	Eurodance, house
Length	4:00
Writer(s)	Dr Alban, Denniz PoP
Producer(s)	Denniz PoP
Dr. Alban singles chronology
"(We Are on Family) U & Mi" (1991) "It's My Life" (1992) "One Love" (1992)

"It's My Life" is a song by the Nigerian-Swedish artist Dr. Alban. It was released in April 1992 as the first single from his second studio album One Love.

The song was a hit in most of the European countries where it was released, peaking at number one in Sweden, Austria, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Belgium and number two in the UK. In France, the song was marketed twice: first in 1992, then in 1993 because the song was used in a TV advert for Tampax tampons (as it was in the UK in 1992), thus giving to the single a second career.^[1] According to Infodisc website, about 91,000 copies of the single were sold in France.^[2] It was also featured in the 1993 Bollywood film Baazigar.

"It's My Life" was re-released in 1994 in Australia, following the success of "Sing Hallelujah".

Track listings

• CD single

1. "It's My Life" (radio edit) — 4:00
2. "It's My Life" (club edit) — 4:07

• CD maxi

1. "It's My Life" (radio edit) — 4:00
2. "It's My Life" (extended) — 7:43
3. "It's My Life" (extended radio) — 7:03

Charts

Peak positions

It's My Life

Chart (1992–93)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[3]	97
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4]	1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5]	1
Canada Dance (RPM)[6]	2
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[7]	5
France (SNEP)[8]	13
Germany (Official German Charts)[9]	1
Ireland (IRMA)[10]	2
Italy (FIMI)[11]	1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12]	1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13]	49
Norway (VG-lista)[14]	6
Spain (AFYVE)[15]	11
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16]	1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17]	2
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[18]	2
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[19]	88
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music Club Play[19]	3
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[19]	4
U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks[19]	28
Chart (1994)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA Singles Chart)[20]	43
Chart (2016)	Peak position
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[21]	56

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)	Position
Austrian Singles Chart[22]	1
Dutch Top 40[23]	2
Germany (Official German Charts)[24]	2
Swiss Singles Chart[25]	1

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified
Austria[26]	Platinum	November 15, 1993	30,000
France[2]	Silver	1993	125,000
Germany[27]	Platinum	1992	500,000

Chart successions

It's My Life (Don't Worry)

"It's My Life (Don't Worry)"
Single by Chawki featuring Dr. Alban
Released	2014
Recorded	2014
Genre	Eurodance
Length	3:29
Label	RedOne Records
Writer(s)	Dr Alban, Denniz PoP, Travon Potts, RedOne and Rush
Producer(s)	RedOne
Certification	3x Platinum (CRIA)
Chawki singles chronology
"Time of Our Lives" (2014) "It's My Life (Don't Worry)" (2015)
Dr. Alban singles chronology "Around the World" (2014) "It's My Life (Don't Worry" (2015) Music video "It's My Life (Don't Worry)" on YouTube

In 2015, a remake of the song was released by Moroccan singer Chawki featuring vocals by Dr. Alban. The song with amended lyrics also known as "It's My Life (Don't Worry)" was produced by RedOne and released on RedOne Records. A music video was also shot for the release. The single charted in the French SNEP official Singles Chart.

Chawki also released a bilingual English/French version of the song titled "It's My Life (C'est Ma Vie)"

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
France (SNEP)[28]	187

References

1. Elia Habib, Muz hit. tubes, p. 252 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)
2. French certifications, database Infodisc.fr (Retrieved April 11, 2010)
3. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
4. "Austriancharts.at – Dr. Alban – It's My Life" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
5. "Ultratop.be – Dr. Alban – It's My Life" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
6. Canadian Dance peak
7. Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
8. "Lescharts.com – Dr. Alban – It's My Life" (in French). Les classement single.
9. "Musicline.de – Dr. Alban Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
10. Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved August 12, 2008)
11. Italian peak
12. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Dr. Alban search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
13. "Charts.org.nz – Dr. Alban – It's My Life". Top 40 Singles.
14. "Norwegiancharts.com – Dr. Alban – It's My Life". VG-lista.
15. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
16. "Swedishcharts.com – Dr. Alban – It's My Life". Singles Top 100.
17. "Swisscharts.com – Dr. Alban – It's My Life". Swiss Singles Chart.
18. "It's My Life", UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved August 12, 2008)
19. Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved August 12, 2008)
20. "australian-charts.com > Dr. Alban - It's My Life (song)". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
21. "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
22. 1992 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
23. "Single top 100 over 1992" (pdf) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
24. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts" (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
25. 1992 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
26. Austrian certifications ifpi.at (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
27. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Dr. Alban; 'It's My Life')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved April 20, 2008.
28. "Lescharts.com – Chawki Feat. Dr. Alban – It's My Life (Don't Worry)" (in French). Les classement single.