My Life (Billy Joel song)
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"My Life" is a song by Billy Joel that first appeared on his 1978 album 52nd Street. A single version was released in the fall of 1978 and reached No. 2 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart. Early the next year, it peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.
A cover of this song was used as the theme song for the situation comedy TV series, Bosom Buddies.
Musical structure
The song begins with drums, electric bass, and a left-hand piano part, followed by a keyboard riff in the right hand. The riff is also used as a fill between verse and chorus sections and is also played at the end. The section order is intro-verse-fill-chorus-bridge-v-f-c-b-solo-c-outro.
Chicago members Peter Cetera and Donnie Dacus performed the backing vocals and sang along with Joel during the bridge and in the outro ("Keep it to yourself, it's my life").Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Reception
Billboard described "My Life" as "an infectious uptempo tune guaranteeing a good mood for the listener".[1] Cash Box said that the "jumpy, upfront beat, keyboards, and acoustic guitar lines back Joel's strong singing" and praised the "musical and lyrical hooks".[2] Record World called it a "Top 40 & adult [oriented rock] natural".[3]
Personnel
- Billy Joel – lead and backing vocals, acoustic piano (layered with a Yamaha CP-70 electric grand piano), synthesizers
- David Brown – electric guitar
- Russell Javors – acoustic guitar
- Doug Stegmeyer – bass
- Liberty DeVitto – drums
- Richie Cannata – clarinet
- Peter Cetera – backing vocals
- Donnie Dacus – backing vocals
Charts
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Certifications
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References
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External links
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- 1978 singles
- 1979 singles
- Billy Joel songs
- Comedy television theme songs
- Song recordings produced by Phil Ramone
- Songs written by Billy Joel
- Columbia Records singles
- 1978 songs
- Number-one singles in Zimbabwe