Song · The Animals
“It's My Life” by The Animals
Released 1965
“It's My Life” by The Animals appears on 4 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1982 and 2022. It was first released in 1965. Its best result is #383 on the WMGK Philly 500 (2022). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,931 indie & aaa song of all time.
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The Animals, the English R&B band, put "It's My Life" out as a single in October 1965, and it was made to order. Mickie Most, their producer, was hunting for material for the band's next sessions, and two New York pros from the orbit of the Brill Building, Carl D'Errico on music and Roger Atkins on words, wrote this one specifically for them. The pair, on the Screen Gems books with little to show for it, got the song they're best known for.
That same call for songs also handed the Animals "We Gotta Get Out of This Place", the single just before this one, and "Don't Bring Me Down". "It's My Life" turned up on two EPs that year, made its first album appearance on The Best of the Animals in 1966, and was a hit in several countries.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 410 | 95.5 KLOS | KLOS Memorial Day 500 (1982) | 499 |
| 2001 | 627 | WFPK | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2000 |
| 2014 | 854 | Big 100 | BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) | 1000 |
| 2022 | 383 | WMGK | WMGK Philly 500 (2022) | 500 |
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