"Live in Life"
Single by The Rubens
from the album 0202
Released14 November 2019
Length3:36
LabelIvy League
Songwriter(s)
  • Scott Baldwin
  • Elliott Margin
  • Izaac Margin
  • Sam Margin
  • William Zeglis
Producer(s)
The Rubens singles chronology
"Falling Asleep at the Wheel"
(2019) 		"Live in Life"
(2019) 		"Heavy Weather"
(2020)
Music video
"Live in Life" on YouTube

"Live in Life" is a song by Australian alternative rock group The Rubens. The song was released on 14 November 2019[2] as the lead single from the group's fourth studio album, 0202 (2021). The song has peaked at number 21 on the ARIA Charts.

The Ruben's Sam Margin explained the meaning of the song during its premiere on Triple J: "I see it as this guy who has messed up and lost someone in his life, and he's telling himself 'No, this is fine. Change is fine, I'm ok with this'. But then realising he's not ok and trying to rectify things but realises it's too late."[3]

The song won Most Performed Alternative Work at the APRA Music Awards of 2021.[4][5]

Music video

The music video was directed by Luca Watson and Harry Welsh and released on 9 December 2019.[6]

Critical reception

Al Newstead from Triple J said the song "incorporates sleeker pop production and ups the beat factor for a track that follows a narrator over the course of one night during the back-and-forth of a relationship breakdown."[3]

Track listing

Digital download[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Live in Life"
  • Scott Baldwin
  • Elliott Margin
  • Izaac Margin
  • Sam Margin
  • William Zeglis
3:36
Digital download — Remix EP[7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Live in Life" (Alice Ivy remix)
  • Baldwin
  • E. Margin
  • I. Margin
  • S. Margin
  • Zeglis
4:23
2."Live in Life" (Nasaya remix)
  • Baldwin
  • E. Margin
  • I. Margin
  • S. Margin
  • Zeglis
  • The Rubens
  • Kersting
  • Nasaya
3:24
3."Live in Life" (Pink Skies remix)
  • Baldwin
  • E. Margin
  • I. Margin
  • S. Margin
  • Zeglis
  • The Rubens
  • Kersting
  • Pink Skies
3:37
4."Live in Life" (Father Bobby Townsend remix)
  • Baldwin
  • E. Margin
  • I. Margin
  • S. Margin
  • Zeglis
  • The Rubens
  • Kersting
  • Father Bobby Townsend
4:03
5."Live in Life"
  • Baldwin
  • E. Margin
  • I. Margin
  • S. Margin
  • Zeglis
  • The Rubens
  • Kersting
3:36
Total length:19:03

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 21

Year-end charts

Chart (2020) Position
Australia (ARIA)[9] 34

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[10] 3× Platinum 210,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Tones and I producer has dabbled with The Rubens on new song". Noise11. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Live in Life – Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b Newstead, Al (14 November 2019). "The textline reacts to The Rubens' reinvention on new single 'Live In Life'". ABC (Triple J). Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Nominees announced for the 2021 APRA Music Awards". APRA AMCOS. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Midnight Oil, Tones And I among big winners at 2021 APRA Music Awards". Industry Observer. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  6. ^ "The Rubens - Live In Life (Official Video)". YouTube. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  7. ^ Gallagher, Alex (18 August 2020). "The Rubens share 'Live in Life' remix EP, rescheduled tour dates". NME. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  8. ^ "The Rubens – Live in Life". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  9. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2020". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  10. ^ "ARIA Artists Top 50 Singles for 2021". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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