"I Will Buy You a New Life"
Single by Everclear
from the album So Much for the Afterglow
B-side	"Like a California King"
Released	1997
Studio	Whitehorse (Portland, Oregon)
Genre	Alternative rock[1]
Length	3:58
Label	Capitol EMI
Songwriter(s)	Art Alexakis Greg Eklund Craig Montoya
Producer(s)	Art Alexakis Neal Avron
Everclear singles chronology
"Everything to Everyone" (1997) "I Will Buy You a New Life" (1997) "Father of Mine" (1998)
Music video
"I Will Buy You a New Life" on YouTube

"I Will Buy You a New Life" is a rock song by American rock band Everclear from their third studio album, So Much for the Afterglow (1997). The song peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart, number 20 on the Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks chart, and number 31 on the Billboard Top 40 Mainstream chart. In Canada, the song reached number 49 on the RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart and number one on the RPM Alternative 30 chart.

Content

In an October 2003 interview with Songfacts, lead singer Art Alexakis said:

When Anna was a baby, me and my ex-wife, before we were even married, we would go up to this fancy neighborhood in the West Hills, and look at the houses. We'd get some hamburgers and drive around, kind of fantasize. And then one day after the success of Everclear I was able to buy a house up there. But it wasn't about the money, it was about a different kind of life, giving all of yourself to another person. It's the ultimate romantic song to me. That and "Good Witch Of The North."^[2][3]

Track listings

US 7-inch jukebox vinyl^[4]

A. "I Will Buy You a New Life" – 3:58

B. "Like a California King" – 3:34

Australian CD single^[5]

1. "I Will Buy You a New Life"
2. "So Much for the Afterglow" (live)
3. "Heroin Girl" (live)
4. "Local God" (live)

Charts