Album · The Divinyls
What a Life! by The Divinyls
What a Life! is an album by The Divinyls, released in 1985. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 22 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Pleasure And Pain”, on 22 lists with a best position of #43.
What a Life!, the second album from Sydney's Divinyls, came out on Chrysalis in October 1985, and the songs belong to the band's core pair: singer Chrissy Amphlett and guitarist Mark McEntee. Mike Chapman produced, and he keeps their mix of rock and new wave lean and sharp-edged.
Amphlett was the band's lightning rod on stage, famous for performing in a school uniform and fishnets and brandishing a neon tube at bandmates and audience alike, and on record she sounds every bit as dangerous, swinging between purr and snarl. "Pleasure and Pain" is the track rock radio has held on to, a taut, tough song that lets her voice do all the damage.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from What a Life! on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pleasure And Pain | 22 | #43 | – | 1985–2018 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.