Life's What You Make It (Talk Talk song)
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Original release | ||||
| Single by Talk Talk | ||||
| from the album The Colour of Spring | ||||
| B-side | "It's Getting Late in the Evening" | |||
| Released | 18 November 1985 (EU) 6 January 1986 (UK) | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
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| Genre | New wave | |||
| Length | 4:29 | |||
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| Producer | Tim Friese-Greene | |||
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| "Life's What You Make It" on YouTube | ||||
"Life's What You Make It" is a song by English band Talk Talk, initially released in Germany on 18 November 1985 as the first single from the band's third studio album The Colour of Spring, before being released in the UK on 6 January 1986 and becoming a hit, peaking at No. 16, and charted in numerous other countries, often reaching the top 20. It appeared at No. 90 on the Billboard Hot 100 the weeks of February 15 and 22, 1986.
Artist James Marsh created the single's cover illustration. The track was re-released as a single in 1990, charting for a second time.