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| Length = 4:15 | Label = | Writer = | Producer = | Audio sample? = | Certification = see below | Last single = "Flying High" (1982) | This single = "Live Is Life" (1985) | Next single = "Flying High" (live) (1985) | Misc = }} "Live Is Life" is a song originally recorded in 1984 by Austrian pop rock group Opus. It was a European number-one hit in the summer of 1985; in the Americas, the single also reached the top position in Canada and was a top 40 hit in the US in 1986. It was covered by many artists throughout the years. ==Background and chart performance== "Live Is Life" is their second single, released in 1985, and achieved huge success, topping the charts of many countries, including Austria (eight weeks), Germany, France (seven weeks) and Sweden (four weeks). In France, the song is the 149th best-selling single of all time with about 857,000 units sold. The song was created during a concert in Oberwart, on 2 September 1984, while the group celebrated its eleventh anniversary. Recorded in a live version, the audience also sings the verses. In the lyrics, the song expresses "the enthusiastic attachment of the group to the stage". The song was performed during the 1985 charity campaign Austria für Afrika. In 1994, Opus published another version of their hit "Live Is Life", which made it into the top ten by Austria and to honor the 1994 FIFA World Cup has been released. The song was re-recorded by the group in 2008 in a solo version and featuring Jerry. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Live Is Life」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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